Example sentences of "[prep] be [prep] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Church was the essence of being to Medieval peoples whether in town or village . |
| 2 | Arguments are more likely to be over domestic chores and money , than children or sex ( which caused very few rows indeed — only 11% ) . |
| 3 | These dreams tend not to be about sudden drops or stumbles , but of long drops from high buildings or down deep holes , ending in collisions with the ground , or perhaps with miraculously soft landings . |
| 4 | Presumably each side would want to state its position about the quality/condition of the sample and the evidence would presumably be about other samples said to be of various qualities or conditions . |
| 5 | The tyres on the locomotive 's driving wheels were found to be of different sizes after they had been reprofiled by a well-known company in South Wales . |
| 6 | It was basically envisaged to be of national proportions as well as non-denominational , with religious instruction given in separate classes . |
| 7 | The illustrations had to be of ruined castles and dark forests , mythical monsters and fire-breathing dragons , unicorns , trolls and goblins , and a golden-haired boy who fought against the forces of the night . |
| 8 | In turn , they prefer it precisely because it enables them to be with fellow immigrants and avoid the hostility of white workers on the day-shift . |
| 9 | It 's hard for most men to be with successful women but Robert is very proud of me . ’ |
| 10 | Any analogies have to be with living creatures that are distantly related in the zoological sense , although there may be reasons to suspect that they have similar life habits to those that the fossil animals once enjoyed . |
| 11 | Soil-nutrients have been found to be at similar levels as under mature forest , at least so far as phosphorus , organic carbon and nitrogen are concerned , though the pH and cation concentrations are higher . |
| 12 | As numbers of mortgage arrears and repossessions grow , especially in London and the Southeast , and with up to 10 per cent of mortgage borrowers said to be in minor arrears or postponed repayments , building societies and other lenders are being particularly careful to offer their borrowers help in paying . |
| 13 | Almost constantly she longed to be like ordinary-looking girls and have a fellow , even if , like most attachments on the station , it was only a temporary affair . |
| 14 | " I do n't want to be like other women and cheat you . |
| 15 | The ones not accounted for were in little pockets that were cut off and taken prisoner and I think that 's what happened to Terry . ’ |