Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] be [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When the chief comes into court , the two of them are on nodding terms . ’ |
| 2 | But none of them is worth measuring , like our old place . |
| 3 | Perhaps the best way of tricking readers into seeing but not seeing what you put in front of them is by stating your fact in a way that seems clearly to be doing so for a different purpose than that of playing the game . |
| 4 | But we could find that all of them were worth doing and then we would have to consider comparative advantages . |
| 5 | It is hard to relinquish status and income , both of which are like to fall if you take a step down or sideways or you stop on the career ladder . |
| 6 | He claimed he had acted to protect US lives ; to defend the Panama Canal ( control of which was to passed over to Panama on January 1 , 1990 — eleven days before the invasion ) ; to ‘ restore democracy ’ to Panama ; and to stop drug trafficking and bring Noriega to justice . |
| 7 | We weakened the signal in several ways , one of which was by damaging the cells of the polarizing region with high doses of X-rays before grafting it to the anterior margin . |
| 8 | No , keep it down as low as you can because , the lower you keep it the less chance of there is of getting this biopsy done . |
| 9 | Getting a story out of her is like getting blood out of a stone . ’ |
| 10 | A lot of it is about assessing the character of the individual borrower . ’ |
| 11 | Some of it is about coming to terms with reality . |
| 12 | I 'd got nicked for burglary and , so , the only way to get out of it was by trying the hospital . |
| 13 | Teatime is a bright , bold affair now , so here 's our selection of what 's worth buying . |
| 14 | If your kalanchoe is in the house , the most economical and easy way to deal with them is by using a proprietary spray , such as Fisons Insect Spray for Houseplants . |
| 15 | Although she was terribly fond of the children she found that working with them was like banging her head against a brick wall . |
| 16 | Trying to snatch a word with you is like trying to hold on to a fistful of quicksilver . ’ |
| 17 | Lying with him was like discovering a miracle . |
| 18 | Arguing with him was like trying to wade through treacle — impossible ! |
| 19 | Being with him was like shading under a massive tree with deep roots , during a long hot summer and I shall always cherish that time . |
| 20 | Contemplating the others who might have shared this infinity of delight with him was like probing an open wound . |
| 21 | Coming into it was like coming home on a bitter cold day to a bright , leaping fire . |
| 22 | You see the only way we can get equity out and put money in ourselves is by selling this place . |
| 23 | Your village or corner shop , on the other hand , usually gives the opportunity for a friendly chat This in itself is worth paying a penny or two more on sultanas , and it provides regular contact with the shopkeeper , who will soon realize that ‘ you hear her better if you see her face ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ Getting information from anybody is like trying to extract teeth . ’ |
| 25 | It was pointed out in Dann v Hamilton that the defence could apply in cases where : " the drunkenness of the driver at the material time is so extreme and so glaring that to accept a lift from him is like engaging in an intrinsically and obviously dangerous occupation , intermeddling with an unexploded bomb or walking along on the edge of an unfenced cliff " . |
| 26 | This is an important area for wildfowl during the winter months , and if the tide is coming in it 's worth finding a comfy place to sit and watch the geese , ducks and waders feeding at the water 's edge , gradually being pushed closer by the tide . |
| 27 | I mean it 's about sort of you know in it 's about increasing the erm where we are within our own particular sphere and it 's far too much I mean people it 's interesting that I mean for the , it seems to me an and once again correction but it seems to me the last five years the empowerment thing was really strong and now managers are moving away from it and saying it 's jargon as a means of diluting it . |
| 28 | And you know I , I actually had phrases like bra burning thrown at me and erm I I said that feminism to me is about having the same opportunities as men and I put few of the phrases er er you know along those lines and so everybody round the table said well yes I believe in that too , I said well then you 're feminists and so it 's about valuing or devaluing words as well and you know you just made the point about changing words , but how far do we go with this ? |
| 29 | Saying this to me was like holding a red rag to a bull : the more anyone told me not to do a thing , the more I tried to do it . |
| 30 | So she would have to she was to given up her career in acting , she may have to take a view and give up singing totally for a while . |