Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [noun] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If it had n't been for Home Rule in the South , would Ulster have been ruled by Presbyterians in Belfast ? ’ |
| 2 | But the project could have been lost to overseas had it not been for grant aid from the Welsh Office . |
| 3 | No wonder that the answer to the puzzle was AN EXCLUSIVE SCOOP and that is just what her entry has been for Ann Scudder of Dartford , Kent as she is the one to scoop up this fabulous prize . |
| 4 | Jane Starkie , she , she would have been in the frame had it not been for penalty points during the cross country course , for being a wee bit too slow . |
| 5 | Tidal experts agreed that the body could not have been off Pilsey Island for more than 24 hours . |
| 6 | Prices are for economy twins with no sea view . |
| 7 | WE would like to outline how disgraced we are as Ards fans at our teams recent performances . |
| 8 | Although this chapter and the next are about sex differences in the use of language , they should not be treated as an exhaustive catalogue of research findings on that subject . |
| 9 | But of Hippys ' work on Italy only a few quotations survive , and these are about foundation myths of places , or physical curiosities . |
| 10 | Many of their colleagues are off work sick for long periods being treated for nervous disorders . |
| 11 | I 've never been as sea sick in all my life ! |
| 12 | Until now , Mr Major 's biggest fear has been of revenge attacks on the 2,400 British troops . |
| 13 | Although once most usually seen in winter , nearly all records since 1938 have been of passage birds at the coast . |
| 14 | Three motives can perhaps be identified for the creation of special agencies in Britain , although there are of course dangers in taking ostensible motives as real ones , to create an effective separate and accountable ‘ management system ’ to reduce political ‘ interference ’ and to provide for the direct representation of special interests . |
| 15 | There are of course problems in bringing up a Down 's child which are not present , at least to the same degree , in bringing up a child without Down 's Syndrome . |
| 16 | There are of course divisions of opinion as to the idiomatic nature of Brahms 's writing , and none of these pieces lie easily within the hands . |
| 17 | There are of course areas of the city that are notorious for their bars and sex shows , but even there the atmosphere is lively and interesting ( ! ) and you can just walk past ! |
| 18 | There are of course difficulties in compiling any such table . |
| 19 | There are of course things to be said also about Egypt and Carthage . |
| 20 | There are of course arguments on both sides … |
| 21 | If their motive actually is er to enjoy seeing a fox torn to pieces er then I suggest to them er that is unbearable cruel there are of course objections to er this motion and to its further extension the banning of fox hunting altogether . |
| 22 | There are of course exceptions to the rule : you can ask someone the time , or for directions ; you can expect to attract comment if your behaviour is somehow deviant , for example you are hopping down the street dressed in a clown suit . |
| 23 | There are of course exceptions to the rules , and some of them well-known at that . |
| 24 | There are of course exceptions of those who are neither councillors nor magistrates er and are prepared to do these jobs , but there are n't very many in relation to er the numbers of people that would be required for this sort of task and there are many other activities for which there are required , like school governors who like helping on various health bodies and er they have n't got the time to do them all , and if they have , they probably are n't suitable , because I have to my Lords that a lord of people who volunteer for these sorts of tasks and I have experience of them are n't people that locally we would like to have sitting on these various bodies and we have to discourage them one way and another . |
| 25 | There are of course classes of preferential and pre-preferential creditors , but I do not propose to expand on that here . |
| 26 | Teachers and schools are of necessity partners in the business of curriculum reform and partners must set forth on an enterprise with an understanding of what it is about , and a certain confidence in the policies they pursue . |
| 27 | All f levels are of u symmetry in a centrosymmetric environment , so f-f transitions are forbidden . |
| 28 | The five examples are of module headers for a package module , a source file , a command file , a text file and a foreign module . |
| 29 | Most ladders are of aluminium construction for lightness and ease of handling . |
| 30 | Spielberg 's first and last shots are of children open-mouthed with wonder . |