Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] [noun] [subord] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm to have Patrick as my servant , ’ said Irina . |
| 2 | You are charged interest because your tax has been paid late ; |
| 3 | If you are using electricity as your method of heating , then it is obviously cheaper to heat the volume of the tanks than the volume of the fish house ! |
| 4 | Building society and bank deposit accounts are taxed at source , so you are losing money if your savings are there . |
| 5 | She also knew it was affecting Silas because his arms had begun to clasp her even more tightly , with one hand moving to rest upon her breast . |
| 6 | They were in awe of him because you would never have guessed from meeting him how immensely wealthy he was , and because you would never have guessed from knowing how immensely wealthy he was how immensely clever he was as well , and because he was called Freddie when his initials were A. P. J. You 'd catch a glimpse of this tall , stooped figure crossing Trinity Great Court , with one shoulder held slightly higher than the other , and you 'd know you were watching one of the world 's great fortunes walking about , plus , on the same two lanky legs , behind the same untidily dangling forelock , one of the world 's great instruments of serious scholarship . |