Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adv] [is] " in BNC.
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1 | So do n't prejudge , the purpose of being there is to organize yourself , get a prime preparation about the customer , look at the area because that could be part of er your talking point so appropriate thing . |
2 | Well cos it ca n't only be in here or in there , it 's got ta be everywhere in n it ? |
3 | If you have to rely solely on public transport then the rural life may not be such a good idea , unless everything that you have to be near is within your area . |
4 | and finally , among the many good reasons to be home is that Durham XI play cricket against Lancashire XI at Shildon next Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday . |
5 | ‘ The message , ’ says Robin Richardson of the race relations charity Runnymede Trust , ‘ seems to be there is no place for black ethnic minority people in the centuries-old history evoked by this picture — and , by implication , in the historic work ahead of us ’ . |
6 | That this should continue to be so is curious , as participants in many meetings covering a wide variety of subjects will often , when pressed , agree that the interchange which has taken place outwith the meeting has been at least as useful , and generally more enjoyable , than the actual meeting itself . |
7 | Byron , who had no good word to say of the town itself , spoke highly of its inhabitants : ‘ … both female and male , at least the young ones , are remarkably handsome , and how the devil they came to be so is a wonder . ’ |
8 | It 's the only way to be really is n't it ? |
9 | Rejecting the QALY calculation , Harris suggests that since there is no rational way of choosing between the two people the way closest to being just is to choose randomly . |
10 | To be strong and to have a reputation for being so is a source of self-esteem . |
11 | ‘ Any information will be treated in the strictest confidence , and your purpose for being there is of no interest to the police . ’ |