Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [art] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea is to spend a few days at a hotel and all you have to pay for are the meals and any extras , such as wine . |
| 2 | Other subtle , country hues to look out for are the Alabaster and Mushroom Duo Signature eyeshadow box in Estée Lauder 's 1990 make-up collection ; Shiseido 's Pearl and Onyx Triple System Eyeshadow shades from the Subtle Contrasts collection ; and for the eyelashes , Guerlain 's new treatment Starcils mascara in shades Brun and Noir . |
| 3 | The most sought after is the silver and golden holly , which is essential for making the most attractive wreaths . |
| 4 | I thought it might of been a women that was . |
| 5 | Charmwood the house and she was saying when her mum and dad were courting , where they used to do the co courting , like must of been a wood and that I think |
| 6 | Must of been a butcher or a baker . |
| 7 | nothing went round and unplugged every phone out , wedged every one out cos we thought it might of been a station that 's going down , cos er I 'm saying about the mark one , the old |
| 8 | No they were , that 's what they were were n't it when it all happened , the old Revered somebody or other , they wilful murder but erm yeah basically it does n't seem like , there was no real evidence as to who erm fired first and there was no conclusion that the about that , but they were certainly I R A gunmen , para 's , its like without a doubt if you know some people , but like with those high powered weapons they may , alright its unfortunately that somebody may have got shot , but it may not of been the main shot , that may , may of been a ricochet or , or anything like that , both their they 've got a killing range of up to three mile so one mate come round , he says he 's gon na come round again tomorrow and have a look at it |
| 9 | If only that had of been a grey or a cream |
| 10 | It was better than the other one , it might of been the seats but I do n't think so because I mean there was so much in this one |
| 11 | had they been suing then that would of been met with a defence er counter claim settle and so on , erm and that would of been the answer that you ca n't enforce the claim under clause nine because it 's void , we did n't , we therefore ca n't , there 's no duty to keep the agent in funds , sue it to clause nine , it been a void clause |
| 12 | The speed was intense , but it was a feeling of being every shape and object within view ; of being all of creation at once . |
| 13 | Vietnam , remember , shares with Argentina the distinction of being a country where the British Government does n't match the aid resources of non-governmental relief organisations like Oxfam . |
| 14 | Vietnam , remember , shares with Argentina the distinction of being a country where the British Government does n't match the aid resources of non-governmental relief organisations like Oxfam . |
| 15 | Well , what , what 's the use of being a boss if you ca n't fiddle a . |
| 16 | According to a report in the Financial Times of Canada , the court ruled that the man concerned was not in the business of being a thief and so the cash he had stolen was not ‘ income ’ for the purposes of the law . |
| 17 | Now she was on her way to see a second cousin , who had the double misfortune of being a cripple and being married to a horrible man . |
| 18 | They were also the most likely to say Dad would not make a good job of being a housewife and should be out at work ( 57pc pc compared to 38pc ) . |
| 19 | The more couples are able to tolerate differences in their partnership — between men and women , and between babies and parents — the less will the satisfactions of being a parent and being a married partner be eroded by children . |
| 20 | A loan stock convertible into ordinary shares has the advantage that it enables the holder to retain the security of being a creditor if it wishes , while offering a share in capital growth on conversion . |
| 21 | Steve had talked of being a fatalist and if Fernando had the power to have them removed from the island that was fate and she was n't going to fight it . |
| 22 | John had dreams of being a writer and had tried his hand at poetry , including an epic poem on the Battle of Largs . |
| 23 | The figure in the painting spoke of the human spirit and looked out at the world with a serene timelessness , and eyes that knew the great gift of being a master and an artist . |
| 24 | He accused Luther of being a Hussite and in 1519 at Leipzig debated Luther 's Ninety-five Theses with him . |
| 25 | The Bild newspaper accused Charles of being a hypocrite and said a man who refused to divorce his wife because it would ruin his ambition to be king must have ‘ ice-cold blood ’ in his veins . |
| 26 | The accuser of the brethren is always on hand to accuse them of being a failure or out , of the will of God . |
| 27 | ‘ Boardroom struggles for power , wheeler-dealing in the buying and selling of shares and , indeed , of whole clubs sometimes suggest that those involved are more interested in the personal financial benefits or social status of being a director than of directing the club in the interests of its customers . ’ |
| 28 | There she would stand conveying the burden of being a creature and the sorrow to which humanity ( but more so caninity ) is heir to . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , he knuckled under , but the young man made a great show of being a soldier and the McLaggans went to cool him down . ’ |
| 30 | and I just do n't want to move out of being a student because I find that , that more and more problems are , you know I 'm coming up with because , like Melanie saying there is problems with child care , there is erm positive discrimination against women , and we are always discriminated on the sexual harassment in the college is unbelievable and we have to campaign against this and that 's what 's gon na keep me being a student . |