Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [pers pn] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Or , for that matter , what good is it to the teacher who has to keep up with the ins and outs of teaching reading and who needs to diagnose the difficulties of Jason , Amil and Della and then advise a colleague on how to help them ?
2 So what chapter is it at the top ?
3 She has a hard act to follow ; it is never enviable to be the successor of one very powerful founder director be it in the gallery sector or in commerce .
4 What business is it of the State if someone now wishes to be known as a woman , where previously she was considered a man ?
5 ‘ The focal point is me in a school because the subject is education , ’ he said .
6 He told Nicola the programme was looking tired and the job was hers for the asking
7 Ceauşescu was happy to meet this condition : for him , as for any true follower of Lenin , a trade union was ‘ a transmission belt of authority ’ ; if the union officials could not get the workers to meet their targets , failed to anticipate strikes , and then did not resolve them at once , what use were they to the regime ?
8 This wealth of history , beauty and tranquillity is yours on a Waterbike . ’
9 In time , the ever-increasing number of visitors had opened up an entirely new source of income for the Heymouthians , and instead of having to depend on fishing as their primary source of income , they found the tourist trade was theirs for the developing .
10 Whose turn was it for a facilities trip ?
11 What size was she at the time of change ?
12 The addressee is you as a telephone user .
13 On the days he was going to see her , he woke up feeling that anything was possible , that the world was his for the asking .
14 On the razz is she on the pull ?
15 I shudder at the recollection of those long , cold hours standing around followed by long , deserted routes where the only struggle is you versus the wind , trying to keep the banner upright .
16 no way am I under the thumb
17 Oh wha , what , what time are you over the girl 's house ?
18 ‘ And of course the house is yours for the duration , my love .
19 What time is it on the Tuesday ?
20 By then , at the end of the century , the Secretary 's power was his for the taking .
  Next page