Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] be [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Dr York and Dr Itzhaky teach in the School of Social Work at Bar-Ilan University , where they are in charge of the community work specialization . |
| 2 | One of the problems , he said , was that staff were resisting a plan to relocate them from local offices , where they were in touch with industry , to remote district offices . |
| 3 | Last night the incorrigible priest was back at Weight Watchers , where he is in line for the Recidivist of the Year award . |
| 4 | Warne 's exploits in the Old Trafford Test , when he grabbed eight wickets , have catapulted him into the Top 10 of the Coopers and Lybrand Ratings , where he is within sight of another Aussie scourge of England , absent medium-fast bowler Bruce Reid . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've never hurt anyone with a challenge or anything like that , so I 'm in control of what I 'm doing on the pitch . |
| 6 | It is suggested that she did not appreciate the legal position , although she was in receipt of legal advice at the time . |
| 7 | Although she was in favour of keeping the lily garden all white , the awesome echo of Miss Jekyll 's ‘ Chaste ! ’ faded and , in place of unrelieved arum lilies , a plethora of white alternatives was installed . |
| 8 | Sheila lives in a council maisonette and has not been involved with social services recently , although she was in care for two years from the age of 14 . |
| 9 | ‘ So you are in love with him ? ’ |
| 10 | Once she was in bed with Edward Bear , the light out , the night shut safe outside behind the drawn curtains , Melanie cried a little because she was not tucked into her bed with the satin headboard and the striped coverlet . |
| 11 | Once we are in possession of such proof , we can accept thereon the certification of attendance from the course tutor/administrator . |
| 12 | In patients with an in situ gall bladder the risks of biliary related problems are higher although they are in keeping with the general incidence in patients who are treated with a sphincterotomy and successful duct clearance . |
| 13 | Unless an appeal committee comes to the conclusion that compliance with the parents ' preference would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources , the local education authority remains under a duty to comply with the expressed preference and if they fail to do so they are in breach of duty . |
| 14 | Although the Spirit of the Lord has permeated the church through what is called ‘ charismatic renewal ’ , and although it is like leaven in a lump which has begun to spread its influence , there are still many parts of the church unreached and unaffected . |
| 15 | It 's much easier to get good marks on a short answer question than it is in theory to but most people do n't because they do n't apply the correct technique so to writing short answers . |
| 16 | No sooner one woman in the grave whom he had cheated on , a woman who had been miserable enough to kill herself , than he was in bed with another . |
| 17 | The site 's 23 miles off-shore , so it 's beyond alot of people 's reach . |
| 18 | After the jump , no doubt I might simply regret not having died , but only if it no longer matters to me how I die , only if I am past caring about the value of my acts . |
| 19 | Turning left into the shops I wonder if I am under surveillance from Rufus 's boys . |
| 20 | I , for one , am not sure if I am in favour of remote boats , it may just be me getting older and , therefore , less responsive to new ideas and gadgets . |
| 21 | If I was to sort of pinch the muscle at the back here ? |
| 22 | Well now , during this twelve months I went out on the beats etcetera , I just merely picked it up , if I was in doubt about anything my sergeant would put me right and the atmosphere , the amount of discipline was quite severe , for instance , I always , we had always to parade at least ten minutes before the hour to be acquainted with what had happened since we were last on duty . |
| 23 | Storying is involved in such private , internal activities as dreaming and fantasizing : ‘ If I was in charge for a day , I 'd … ’ ; |
| 24 | If I was in charge on the Brit side , I 'd give a little rope , let things get started , then arrest everybody in sight . |
| 25 | If I 'm in port on a Sunday I always go to church at Tala-Tala . ’ |
| 26 | It may make me sound as if I 'm in training for a Blue Peter badge , but it works . |
| 27 | I feel like I 'm on trial at the moment . |
| 28 | Well , now , I was n't , cos I was on holiday at the last meeting , so I could n't check , I have down Grace , but it was also queried at the time . |
| 29 | We came on a , I think it was on a Friday or Saturday morning and I had to go back Sunday night , cos I was on duty on the Monday back in Plymouth , and I did a month in Plymouth , er , a month or five weeks no longer , and I came up each weekend to see them , my wife was left there then . |
| 30 | He dropped the bag then , tightening his grip on the switchblade , he waited until she was in range before lunging at her , the blade slashing the air inches from her face . |