Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 He chose me as his master , which appealed to me enormously , as it 's one of my functions in life to be a teacher , so I was very happy at being this kind of pedagogue .
2 Together , their demands for self-determination to be guaranteed before an election will be harder for Mr de Klerk to ignore .
3 There must also have been a loop so that locomotives could run round their trains in order to be at the front for the journey back to Bishop 's Castle .
4 Why are they so large , because their economies of scale to be reaped right companies are trying to erm , to accrue those economies of scale right , cos if they do n't , they 'll go out of business , because their competitors alright will produce , erm , a superior or a lower price product okay .
5 That conclusion is supported by contemporary evidence from Qureshi and Simons 's ( 1987 ) study in Sheffield , which clearly indicates that it is rare for elderly people to move in with their children in order to be cared for .
6 Both oral presentation and writing , however , have an additional function in helping the researchers to sort out and understand their findings in order to be able to communicate them to others .
7 Both oral presentation and writing , however , have an additional function in helping the researchers to sort out and understand their findings in order to be able to communicate them .
8 The point is that individual shareholders , each with a holding insufficient to affect the outcome of the bid , have an incentive to reject the offer to buy their shares in order to be able to ‘ free ride ’ on the efforts of the bidder , if successful .
9 He urged the police committee to approve his plans in principle to be implemented ‘ when the financial situation improves ’ .
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