Example sentences of "[prep] be [pers pn] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When at the end his brothers poured out their guilt and begged him for forgiveness , he replied with the words , ‘ Fear not , for am I in the place of God ? ’ |
2 | They were married in was it in the barn or or |
3 | By the time she reached the front door the house , she knew , had to be hers for the summer . |
4 | And , her tone suddenly changing completely , ‘ Would it really hurt you so much to pretend to be me for an hour ? ’ she asked mournfully . |
5 | ‘ Well , you know what my mother 's always saying : everything in life has to be paid for , and you 've paid for the happiness that 's going to be yours in the future . |
6 | Then I thought that she lived in the cottage — Maria looked after her , perhaps ; or perhaps this room that was to be mine for the week-end was normally hers . |
7 | And that seemed to be it for the night . |
8 | All the furniture in Mr. Preston 's accommodation — is to be his with the exception of the old mahogany bureau which I believe you , Sara , have always looked on as your special possession . " |