Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [noun prp] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Grand Junction Canal was commenced to create a shorter route for trade in coal and other freight between the Midlands and London , the construction of a tunnel through Blisworth Hill proved to be one of the biggest engineering problems . |
| 2 | Life for Richard Baxter continued to be a series of narrow escapes from the hands of his persecutors . |
| 3 | ‘ We ca n't wait for Dr Banda to die to be free again . |
| 4 | The distribution speed of oral rumour was much quicker than that of newspapers , which from the guberniia capital of Voronezh' Shafir calculated to be one verst for every four and a half hours . |
| 5 | Actually we have A LOT more to give — £16,000 worth of Nike Gore-Tex suits to be precise . |
| 6 | One is hammering on the front door of Elland Road asking to be let in to the VIP suites . |
| 7 | The many deadening years spent bringing up a family in the narrow society of Tidewater Virginia seemed to be evaporating rapidly from her memory in the heat and excitement of the tropics . |
| 8 | They oppose the proposed changes for political reasons , believing that they form part of the task the prime minister , Michel Rocard , has set himself to reform public sector industry — reforms that many to the left of Mr Rocard believe to be inherently unsocialist . |
| 9 | This save proved the turning point of the game because United pushed forward and the pace of Kenny Langston proved to be the undoing of United 's square defence . |
| 10 | As the cold Berlin winter turned to early spring in 1940 , the joke of Lord Haw-Haw ceased to be quite so amusing . |
| 11 | He came and sat beside her , saying that the story of Timothy Gedge seemed to be there to mock him . |
| 12 | The success of the one-off rally prolonged the life of the movement and although it kept its basically evangelical outlook for a couple of years , Roy Wallis suggests that the likes of Peter Hill began to be replaced by a leadership that was ‘ more directly concerned with the civic-political aspects of moral reform , rather than with evangelism . ’ |
| 13 | The likely truth lies in those still-sealed files on chemical warfare experiments — but the riddle of Shingle Street refuses to be buried after more than half a century . |
| 14 | They now reside on the walls of Rules of Covent Garden said to be London 's oldest restaurant , which is run by the son of Mrs Fields ' nephew , John Mayhew . |
| 15 | The avalanche of red tape surrounding events such as this ( the entire population of New Delhi appears to be employed handing out forms to fill in ) has to be seen to be believed , and it is by no means certain that , come 1 November , there will be any paper left to provide the winners with their cheque . |
| 16 | Shortly after , the Sheerwater section , which has a history of troubles , began leaking , and the canal below St. Johns had to be closed for the rest of the summer . |
| 17 | Also being shown were the Xylogics Annex range of Ethernet terminal servers and a selection of NCD X-windows displays to be used with multiple or networked hosts or applications . |
| 18 | The frailty of such buildings is indicated in William Godwin 's novel , Caleb Williams ( 1794 ) , for Mr Falkland seems to be able to demolish a cottage with little more than his bare hands in order to prevent a fire from spreading . |
| 19 | He knew she was getting at him — imagine a man like Marc Vila admitting to being foolish ever ! — but if she kept calm like this she could undermine him just as he had tried to undermine her . |
| 20 | This came somewhat late to the RUC because of the added security risks its members run by admitting outsiders , and because police authorities in divided societies like Northern Ireland have to be more sensitive about public perceptions of the police and therefore more conscious of the risks they run through research . |
| 21 | Too many different players were winning odd caps and the continuity that had been so important under Ron Greenwood seemed to be disappearing . |
| 22 | Middlesbrough midfield player Andy Peake has been recalled to today 's team with Mark Proctor expected to be on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 23 | Today Gerry McInerney is again centre stage , and his clash with John Power promises to be just one of the highlights of an intriguing 70 minutes . |
| 24 | Today Gerry McInerney is again centre stage , and his clash with John Power promises to be just one of the highlights of an intriguing 70 minutes . |
| 25 | Curran formed a useful partnership with centre-back Lee Hirst and with Adrian Meyer expected to be out through injury until Christmas , Curran could well start next season in the first team fray . |
| 26 | Efforts to counter local air pollution problems in Los Angeles appear to be working , with low-level ozone densities in 1991 the lowest reported since records began in 1976 . |
| 27 | The entrance to the School from Buxton Road had to be closed until the 19th while an unexploded bomb in Corbar Road was dealt with . |
| 28 | Politics in Puerto Rico continued to be dominated in 1990 by the issue of constitutional status and the proposed referendum , scheduled for mid-1991 , to determine the territory 's future relationship with the USA . |
| 29 | A French company wishing to build a plant in West Germany needs to be able to turn its French francs into D-marks . |
| 30 | This year 's Object World event from July 20 to 23 in San Francisco promises to be a ‘ not-to-be-missed ’ diary date . |