Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The ideal thing would have been for them to keep to their offer of a two-year deal and I would have signed it before the final . |
| 2 | It may well be a ‘ parody ’ : the eight songs attributable to Bedyngham are between them supplied with no fewer than twenty-six different texts in four languages ; three remain doubtful as to their form , but two are ballades and three rondeaux , forms well known and widely practised in England at the time . |
| 3 | But if you 're like me moving to a , a house that 's been established for some years you 'll probably find there 's only a minimum of power points because let's face it over the years the use of electrical apparatus have become more and more has n't it ? |
| 4 | Yes certainly in the late nineteen eighties , more houses were built in one particular year , depend depending on which part of the country you 're in it happens to be different years . |
| 5 | If we were going there and back in a day but it would n't really be worth it to go to the fair . |
| 6 | It 'll be about I think about half past one . |
| 7 | he said to me one day , and I do n't remember the day he said the best thing would be for her to go on casual , then she can keep her thingy thingy . |
| 8 | So you 've got ta go away , think like burglars , and think how easy is it , would it be for me to break into my own home ? |
| 9 | It must be for him to decide on the disposition of his force and the concentration of his resources on any particular crime or area . |
| 10 | It must be for him to decide on the disposition of his force and the concentration of his resources on any particular crime or area . |
| 11 | Maman 's perception had probably told how impossible it would be for him to part with any of her things in his lifetime . |
| 12 | ‘ He had asked the country for a mandate for Tariff Reform , this had been refused , and the honourable thing would be for him to resign at once . ’ |
| 13 | but in the very unlikely , very unlikely er position whereby Norfolk are absolutely adamantly oppose our proposals then as Mr said it 's very difficult for us to build in , in neighbouring authority , there is however one procedure left to us and that of course will be for us to meet in private act of Parliament , well that is er almost unthinkable , but we do have a final resort to that with a , in many ways the problems in Brandon have to be resolved by , by doing a bypass and if in the end we have to do that I 'm sure that |
| 14 | Each case is different , and it will be for you to decide upon what action you should take to try to improve your parent 's situation in the light of your knowledge of her circumstances . |
| 15 | A good starting-point would be for you to get in touch with The National Council for the Single Woman and her Dependants , 29 , Chilworth Mews , London W2 3RG , by writing ( with a stamped addressed envelope enclosed ) for one of their information leaflets . |
| 16 | ‘ The simplest thing would be for you to write to STG and say you no longer wish them to represent you . |
| 17 | Speculation about what will be in it ranges from a package of measures to help reduce unemployment to increases in petrol , alcohol and tobacco . |
| 18 | She was willing to be used by him and the outrageous request received the obedient , ‘ Let it be to me according to your word ’ ( Luke 1.38 ) . |
| 19 | I have also purchased a monograph of Parrots from a Mr Lear — When you and I are old men — how pleasing it will be to us to look at these together to quiz them all , and pass our We to upon them ! |
| 20 | Commenting on Lord Castlehaven 's case , he stated : ‘ Tho in marriage she hath given up her body to her husband , she is not to be by him prostituted to another . ’ |
| 21 | He clicked the intercom again and said , ‘ Miss Bassett , all calls regarding the Briant project are to he switched to me from here on in . |
| 22 | Any fears , however , that Havel 's talent might be going off were for me resolved by the broadcast version of Redevelopment , given a dramatised reading by the RSC in February under the title Slum Clearance . |
| 23 | So of course the bike , the car 's for me to use in the evening , but last |
| 24 | ‘ How 's for me talking to her ? ’ |
| 25 | Well I er do n't agree that there has been er understaffing and in the statement which I made to the House today I was able to point out what a very big increase in er the total complement of the prison officers has taken place during recent years , but it 's up to Lord Justice Woolf to look in to whatever evidence is put before him , it 's for him to look at the terms of reference and he will no doubt decide what is relevant and what is not . |
| 26 | ‘ We need the supporters and all I ask is for them to stay with us for the 90 minutes . ’ |
| 27 | Under the Electricity Act 1989 , it is for him to decide on the methodology for developing renewable energy in Scotland . |
| 28 | By now , however , the biggest pressure Kylie is facing is for her to move towards live appearances and a major world tour to capitalise on the success of ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ and all that has followed it . |
| 29 | So I will make a personal attack on you the day after to-morrow , when the House will be full , and I will tell you beforehand what I 'm going to say and what the right come-back is for you to score off me . |
| 30 | You are only fifteen , and if your parents will not take responsibility for you , and you will not tell us what you are up at night , the only alternative is for you to go into care . |