Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [noun sg] be [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , if you have had a number of unsuccessful taxations it may be that your draftsman is being too optimistic , especially if payment is on the basis of a percentage of the costs as drawn — If you want to test out your costs draftsman , having received a bill back , send the file off to someone else and see how they draw it . |
| 2 | The transport firms should consider this issue carefully before they make any changes to schedules especially if change is for the sake of a few pounds . |
| 3 | The menu for creating contexts is controlled by context-tables : thus if Book-title is in the context-table it appears in the author 's menu . |
| 4 | ‘ … the notion of value within science is at the philosophical heart of scientific administration , just as truth is at the heart of the practice of science ’ . |
| 5 | She took the torch , using it freely now because speed was of the first importance , and stealth of none at all , and went on down the slippery path towards the thick box hedge , behind which the invisible red roof hung , representing help and companionship . |
| 6 | ‘ With nothing but common sense in the mortar , and a tongue that can adjust most problems and people to scale , and an arrogance that will not connive at pretence , even if pretence is of the essence of kingship . |
| 7 | The Steam Tank is an unstoppable mass of metal , and it does not halt simply because enemy are in the way ! |
| 8 | In 1975 I answered an ad in Spare Rib and spent the next nine years in a feminist photography group where politics as well as photography was on the agenda . |
| 9 | EVEN though marriage is on the decrease , an increasing proportion of weddings involve the remarriage of at least one partner . |
| 10 | She doubted she would ever sleep again while fitzAlan was in the immediate vicinity , but the prospect of remaining awake and having to keep her mask of aloof composure in place was daunting indeed . |