Example sentences of "[pron] a [noun sg] be [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a reference to the execution of the Chevalier de la Barre who was accused of sacrilege at Abbéville in 1766 , having passed within 30 yards of a procession in which a crucifix was being carried without removing his hat . |
| 2 | In this paper I am concerned with whether the termination of the use of artificial ‘ life-support ’ machinery on which a person is being maintained ( particularly a ventilator ) ever involves a violation of the criminal law amounting to homicide . |
| 3 | Ventilation in 19th century mines was very primitive and the air in the confined space in which a passage was being cleared , soon became foul and lacking in oxygen . |
| 4 | The erm problems only recently b been identified and it is one to which a solution is being sought . |
| 5 | It turns out that trying to define what a group is is quite difficult a what distinguishes a group of people from a mob of people er a group of people queuing at a bus stop , are they a group well you do n't think so normally . |
| 6 | The area of my life for which you believed yourself a candidate is being taken care of quite adequately at the moment . |