Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] [be] [is] " in BNC.

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1 Ever since John Marshall , its first chief justice , discovered that the court had the ability to overturn legislation that did not accord with the constitution , it has been indispensable in bolstering the central tenet of American democracy : that no grant of governmental power to those who exercise it for the time being is limitless .
2 The privately held company 's main concern for the time being is , it says , to get the toolkit on to as many platforms as it can , and is eagerly offering itself up to OEMs — Sun being the prime target of its attention , with three million ONC licencees under its belt .
3 Here , the owner for the time being is recorded .
4 Since the QT Meeting on the 7th has indicated that she is feeling a little better and for the time being is willing to continue as the Teachers ' Representative , however , it is possible that in the future she may require assistance to carry out her duties .
5 But that and then the rest of the land is is open countryside E two land .
6 And there 's no doubt about it the flashing of the lights is is a beneficial thing .
7 Well a all I 'm saying chair is that the principle of the calculation is is what I 'm pleading on behalf on behalf of the City Council to be met .
8 People were sitting the main point of the chair is is to enable you to write and it 's actually very satisfactory to write in , it 's just the right height .
9 to introduce to introduce one or two patients who ar who are happy with the drug is is irrelevant as you should know
10 In some cases you can upgrade the hardware by adding extra RAM etc. but in most cases where it is built into the motherboard is is n't .
11 One of the things I 'd like to know , erm , fairly on in the course is is your asked to bring along some thought , something you were trying to influence somebody about .
12 The countryside in the county is is undesignated area erm outside the area er the the main designation .
13 The water supply of over a million people living in the area are is contaminated by a range of pollutants , including heavy metals , and nitrates at concentrations of up to 25 times the permitted EC limits .
14 So that the price we want to end up with on the books is is
15 I would say that the criteria that 's that 's sent out at the moment is is far too strict for the lot , a lot of women and at the moment you 're expected to be skeletal , whereas th , you can very well be thirteen stone and anorexic it 's , it depends on your attitude towards food .
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