Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of these people were genuinely concerned about development pressures but did n't know enough about CPRW to be attract to join . |
| 2 | Has the Minister accepted the argument which was put strongly to him and to which he listened carefully that day , that it makes no sense for Northumberland to be forced by Government spending restrictions to cut £3.5 million from its education budget when it spends less per pupil than most other authorities ? |
| 3 | But it was entirely inappropriate for Blissett to be charged with causing grievous bodily harm , an offence we associate more with dark alleyways and the wielding of iron bars rather than football fields . |
| 4 | There had been so much to see and she 'd ached for Fernando to be beside her to show her everything . |
| 5 | In fact it took a revolutionary medical technique for Ian to be able to play again , but only for the Palace Reserves , for the first team were , at that time at least , more than holding their own in Division One . |
| 6 | His KL collection is in a sense a continuation of the looks he designed for Chloé in being soft , rather sexy and highly individual and tends to be worn by women who do not need the reassurance of the double C on gilt buttons . |
| 7 | For Sheila to be committed to the partnership and agreement it is vital it is openly negotiated and freely entered into . |
| 8 | ‘ Arrange for Kirov to be pulled in by the KGB . |
| 9 | The new arrangements for Coca-Cola to be the official soft drink at all three events will cover the years 1993 , 1994 and 1995 . |
| 10 | That was enough for Huberts to be able to fulfil his promise and Zeelenberg was all set to start the 1990 season as a full factory rider . |
| 11 | I can t wait for Marie to be finished here so we can walk down the street in our new clothes . |
| 12 | We were n't prepared for Texas to be quite so — er , Texan . |
| 13 | OK , so I 've never seen Kurt look quite that pale before , and I 'm not sure it 's such a good idea for Courtney to be zipping about with Kurt on that hired motorbike while seven months pregnant but , hell , it 's not as if anyone 's dead . |
| 14 | Unfortunately , after the first six or seven freebies things got a little hazy and I understand that I told everyone that Singh and his brothers ( no relation ) were indeed going to build a superstore on ‘ The Tip ’ , but that they were also going to spend £2,000,000 on a new stadium for Athletico to be built on top of Mitchley cemetery . |
| 15 | In December 1990 , the parliamentary assembly ’ adopted a position opposed to certain proposals for WEU to be integrated in the European Community , Its view was that , if implemented , these proposals would weaken the Atlantic Alliance and also Europe 's ability to play a useful role on the world stage . |
| 16 | Waiting for Bella to be furious and upset . |
| 17 | It would be preferable for Taiwan to be returned to Japan rather than fall into communist hands . |
| 18 | Part of the emphasis is the need for BPX to be comfortable with risk-taking and risk-sharing . |
| 19 | Ivashko , 58 , the Ukrainian President for little over a month [ see pp. 37539-40 ; for his resignation on July 18 see below ] , was described by Western commentators variously as a " cautious centrist " and a " pragmatic neo-conservative " , although all were agreed on his staunch support for Gorbachev since being named Ukrainian CP leader in September 1989 [ see p. 36884 ] . |
| 20 | Thus Saint-Pierre specified that existing frontiers were not to be changed in any way , and that no exchanges of territory were to take place or treaties between States to be made except with the consent of the federation which he wished to create . |
| 21 | What Athens presumably wanted , for pollution could be got rid of , was for the Megarians to vow an expensive building or pay some humiliatingly large fine ( thus acknowledging Athenian ascendancy ) , for the ‘ chief malefactors ’ , i.e. the anti-Athenians , to be hounded out , and for Megara to be quietly absorbed into Athens ' sphere of influence . |
| 22 | Had she been revealing her feelings about David without being aware of it ? |
| 23 | We believe it is important for LASMO to be active internationally . |
| 24 | It was unusual for Dennis to be late . |
| 25 | THE first batch of cards supporting the campaign for Meirionnydd to be given unitary authority status has been sent to Welsh Secretary John Redwood . |
| 26 | A composer who took after Campra in being able to dramatize recitatives without having to resort to highly coloured harmony was Michel Pignolet de Montéclair . |
| 27 | Whirlwind , though it continued the story of the Noble House company , was a departure for Clavell in being about modern politics in Iran . |
| 28 | Alan Curtis , the former Welsh international striker , yesterday signed for Swansea after being given a free transfer by Cardiff . |
| 29 | Going out-of-door was , of course , the most favoured activity of Sherman and Austin and it was not unusual for Sherman to be excited about going outside . |
| 30 | Police moved on the protestors who gathered in the car park after the game calling for Gray to be sacked . |