Example sentences of "[Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] be [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd never been in hospital before , and after the first day I felt well enough to notice things like the faint smell , which I thought was of death , but which was disinfectant , and to be mildly infuriated by hospital routine . |
| 2 | So that new life , which I receive is from God . |
| 3 | The most professional approach which I had was in fact via an intermediary who was acting on behalf of an existing customer of the company who employed me and whose objective was to sound out general interest without disturbing the importance of on-going business relationships . |
| 4 | The world from which I come is in crisis . |
| 5 | Besides being ‘ colourful ’ they advertise records which I presume are for sale in Liverpool shops and various events such as the wonderful ‘ Festival of Comedy ’ . |
| 6 | The jacket describes the book as being a cross between 9½ Weeks and The Third Man , which I think is about right . |
| 7 | Er I mean I , I mean have we really thought this through because er if we 're an anticipating having hundred , hundred and fifty people here which I suppose is of course about what we would hope for , the response that NUPE er as you know they would need to actually achieve the yes vote , I mean we need this sort of room full er would n't it not be more sensible to split up between co or not , would it not be normal for the tutor to expect the group to split up to address specific areas like , I do n't know , Labour Party membership , erm finance , I do n't know , whatever |
| 8 | The Everyday Electronics official policy is that anything published more than five years ago is ‘ old ’ , which I suppose is about right . |
| 9 | Now I think about it I believe I can identify a mixture of floor-polish and dust … cooking , certainly … books , yes … a touch of mildew … and an old and comfortable smell which I suppose is from Millie 's cello case in the corner . |
| 10 | In anticipation of receiving your contract within the next few days , I am requesting a copy of the tape according to your specifications , which I understand are for UNIX on Sun/4 at 6250 bpi . |
| 11 | Neither of those points is true after the years in which we have been in office . |
| 12 | It is an important one , because every aspect of the environment in which we live is of interest to us as individuals and is certainly of interest to the people whom we seek to represent . |
| 13 | I think that we should accept th that this island in which we live is in effect becoming smaller day-by-day , as it is becoming more and more open er we should accept that its population is becoming perhaps with the assistance of a little advice from myself from time-to-time , rather more mobile than it used to be and I must say that we should I think all accept and I 'm sure we do that criminals do not have any particular respect for local authority boundaries er indeed the existence of the motorway system er despite the M25 does encourage mobility of crime and criminals to a very great extent . |
| 14 | When we are not sure , it is time to make sure — to see if the things which we believe are in fact true . |
| 15 | Some felt a leaping in their spirits at the moment when the announcement was made at the AGM , something which they knew was from God . |
| 16 | He starts by looking at DRG 's pension fund surplus , which he says is worth £25m . |
| 17 | The religion which Proust eventually elaborated , as we shall see , was I think a religion of art , and the masterpiece which he wrote was of course his novel in fifteen volumes . |
| 18 | Leaving until last the one which he knew was from Madeleine , he opened Aubrey 's . |
| 19 | And as he had her , he emitted grunts which he hoped were in character for the director of a man-made fibres company . |
| 20 | He had demanded exorbitant fees for his speaking engagements and billed the Socialist Labor Party for theatre tickets and corsages which he claimed were for Eleanor . |
| 21 | It identified 500,000 hectares of costal habitat which it said were in need of active conservation measures . |
| 22 | At all stages in the development of armory , and in all the centuries during which it has been in use , there have been two conflicting underlying factors , and it is important that the local historian be aware of them from the outset , so that if false trails are followed they are not followed for long . |
| 23 | What she said was of interest to Edouard , but he could see that it was by way of a preamble . |
| 24 | The body 's centre line and she equated that and what she said was in terms of the hands that people who were open and positive communicators used on average more symmetrical open palm gestures than individual or closed palm gestures non-symmetrical . |
| 25 | Essentially , what she wants is for Berowne to discover what is serious in life , and to stop fooling all the time . |
| 26 | The bacteria destroys flesh , so what you smell is in fact rotting flesh . |
| 27 | Now that we do live much longer with better health care generally , what we want is for women to be able to live that last third of their lives in health and being able to enjoy themselves and contribute to the community , not feeling that they 're crippled by pain . |
| 28 | Never mind what we think is in chromosomes — if babies can learn to talk and listen , then some sort of knowledge must be in there somewhere . |
| 29 | What he says is of interest . |
| 30 | ‘ Sealed envelope with Mme Wyatt , ’ he replied , laying an uncharacteristic finger against his nose as if this was what he 'd been to spy-school for . |