Example sentences of "[prep] this be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well the thing is , the interesting thing about this is of course is what we 're actually dealing with is not erm well in a sense er not , not erm your actual preference , which according to the erm theory is unchangeable . |
| 2 | It is said by the appellant … that International Law has firmly fixed that a locus such as this is beyond the limits of territorial sovereignty ; and that consequently it is not to be thought that in such a place the legislature could seek to affect any but the King 's subjects . |
| 3 | When sites such as this are to be destroyed , it is important that the building above the ground is recorded before it is destroyed . |
| 4 | Arguments such as this are in principle more respectable than the argument based on sheer , naked incredulity . |
| 5 | The client gets help for day-to-day problems , but the price he pays for this is to be the landlord 's follower , to do his bidding and accept his view of the world . |
| 6 | Part of the reason for this is to be found in the constraints imposed by agencies outside the classroom . |
| 7 | The main reason is that most common polymers do not mix with one another to form homogeneous , one phase solutions or blends , and an explanation for this is to be found in the thermodynamics of solutions which have been outlined in the previous sections . |
| 8 | The reason why males die more readily than females do is attributable to the effects of testosterone and the only cure for this is to be castrated , and the earlier you are castrated the lo if you 're a male , the longer your life expectancy will become compared with , compared with females . |
| 9 | Precedent for this is to be found in Campra 's petits motets rather than in his stage music . |
| 10 | The most common position for this is on the last lexical word ( e.g. noun , adjective , verb , adverb as distinct from the function words introduced in Chapter 12 , p. 102 ) of the tone-unit . |
| 11 | Responsibility for this is with the government of the country , the main decisions being taken by the Cabinet and put into effect by the various government departments and a range of quasi-autonomous bodies . |
| 12 | The best position for this is at an angle of 45° facing south , but this will be dictated by the pitch of your roof and if the ridge runs north/ south , site the collector on the east side to get the benefit of the early morning sun . |
| 13 | The estimated cost for this is at least £3,000 . |
| 14 | ‘ The place for this is in the British Museum for all the public to see . ’ |
| 15 | Her punishment for this was to be thrown into the arena . |
| 16 | The most obvious place for this was in the private sector , where these jobs , and skills , were being lost . |
| 17 | To drain the works in the soles of Fleming 's Level , a pumping and winding sump was put down at the intersection with the cross-cut and it is believed that power for this was by hand . |
| 18 | The new organizations catering for this were to be economically more efficient and culturally more bland than the popular movements of the first half of the century . |
| 19 | Our billetors were obliged , wherever possible , to provide us with one bath per week ; where this was not possible , facilities were available at B.P. , but this interfered with transport provisions , and sometimes a request for private transport was necessary , though not readily granted , and arrangements for this were in the hands of a Mrs Wildboar-Smith . |
| 20 | Formerly , the villagers used to eat turtle eggs and flesh , despite this being against the law . |
| 21 | Urban Tyneside still has mining employment and in the recent past this was of great significance . |
| 22 | The mathematics of this are worth contemplating — 27½ hours a week , 1100 hours in 365 days , about one eighth of a calendar year . |
| 23 | It will also look at what the implications of this are for UK competitiveness long term and for UK involvement in European based defence technology initiatives . |
| 24 | Examples of this are of performance related pay |
| 25 | ( His most categorical assertions of this are in Guide to Kul- chur . ) |
| 26 | The 3c trituration powder ( details of the preparation of this are in §270 ) is the starting point for the preparation of the LM scale because all remedies are soluble in water at this point ; so any remedy can be utilised even the insoluble materials such as Carbo Veg , Aurum etc . |
| 27 | The best illustrations of this are in societies where the authorities bring defaulters to heel directly by the power of their curse . |
| 28 | The most important examples of this are in Gates head at Retail World on the Team Valley ( retail warehouses ) , and at the Metro Centre ( Mall ) . |
| 29 | Examples of this are in names such as Jack becoming Jacko , Albertie for Albert . |
| 30 | Examples of this are in studies of crystallization and the deformation behaviour of polymers . |