Example sentences of "['s] [noun] be [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It appeared that Princess Anne was not one of her admirers , and though Princess Anne 's views were at this time usually rather criticised this was something for the press to get its teeth into . |
2 | You ask what the Government 's policy is on this matter . |
3 | Or maybe — in a siding only a mile or two from where I lay — a cleaner 's brush was at this moment encountering the bag , wedged back under the seat … |
4 | Much that was important in Arlott 's life was in this room , lined with treasured bookcases and priceless first editions . |
5 | and King 's Lynn is close to the wash , King 's Lynn is in this area here . |
6 | Certainly Premack 's findings are under this cloud since Sarah 's performance suffered considerably when in the presence of a trainer who did not know the answers that she was supposed to give , and it would seem natural to expect that the more broadbrush methods of the gestural teaching would be equally suspect . |
7 | Reliance was apparently placed — I say ‘ apparently ’ because there is nothing in the papers which indicates clearly one way or the other what the view of the justices ' clerk was on this subject — I am told that reliance was placed on section 8(3) which provides : ‘ For the purposes of this Act ‘ family proceedings ’ means any proceedings … ( b ) under the enactments mentioned in subsection ( 4 ) . ’ |