Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [noun sg] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing so dead as an old love , and what they had shared had only been desire on his part . |
| 2 | Ralph had planned it but they had all been party to his evil . |
| 3 | They 'd only be evidence of her crush on Harry , not of his presence at her death . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I know anything you discover will only be grist to your mill ! ’ |
| 5 | Not only is traffic on their motorways obstructing lorries going in and out of the vast Europoort , but public opposition to air pollution and the taking of scarce land for new roads is intense . |
| 6 | ‘ It 'll soon be time for your afternoon lesson . ’ |
| 7 | There should just be room for your finger , and your toes should not feel cramped . |
| 8 | If you have been following the series , the starred items will already be part of your components kit so check before ordering . |
| 9 | In principle parsons had the advantage , but in practice rectories with cure of souls tended to be the poorer ones , for many of the best were impropriate to their monastic patrons , which in almost every case had ordained a vicarage and endowed it adequately — rarely with less than £5 a year , more commonly £6 — while rectory incomes tended to vary widely . |
| 10 | We were the first union in nineteen seventy six to come out with our policy on the then Race Relations Act it 's always been a trade union issue whether it was the trade unions in Germany in the twenties and thirties fighting Hitlerism and Nazi-ism or whether it was the trade unions fighting Moseley and his black shirts in Britain it has always been part of our ideals and principles . |
| 11 | Although Ross was still obviously the same hard , unshakeable man who 'd always been master of his own emotions , it did seem to Laura that he was now acting in an oddly constrained manner . |
| 12 | While the Three Pillars have stood the test of time , there has always been controversy about their relative importance , and hence about the allocation of resources between them . |
| 13 | I 'm the only one who 's ever been mayor in his twenties , and I think that came about probably because the family had been in the town since the beginning of the century erm and I 'd been involved in local politics since about eight or nine , taking numbers on polling stations and so on , and so when I got elected to the Council I think one or two people at any rate felt that it was quite natural that I should have the opportunity fairly soon . |
| 14 | Yes , I was the youngest ever Mayor of Lewes by a clear ten years , I 'm the only one who 's ever been Mayor in his twenties , and I think that came about probably because the family had been in the town since the beginning of the century , erm and I 'd been involved in local politics since about eight or nineteen , I was on polling stations and so on . |
| 15 | Miss Hannah Hauxwell , dressed in men 's trousers and old jacket so torn that it looked as though savaging by wolf packs had once been part of her daily routine , looked at me mildly . |
| 16 | The confrontation between President Zviad Gamsakhurdia and opposition forces , including those who had once been part of his regime as fellow nationalists , continued throughout October . |
| 17 | The introduction of new services will always be part of our strategy and as I said last time the water saving service has moved well in the year . |
| 18 | Your response to this letter and our meeting , will , I hope , allow me to enhance even further 's position under my Will , which needs changing following a bereavement . |
| 19 | In the latter group there had often been erosion of their first language and their command of English was confined to the language they needed for everyday use . |
| 20 | Our two days off duty every twelve days could now be spend with our families , flying either from Aberdeen or Edinburgh airports and this made all the difference to working in Scotland . |
| 21 | Chairman all I 've heard so far is music to my ears er thank you . |
| 22 | For the closing phrases , by which time she 'd completely lost it and was just plain screaming , we all fell silent , because it was awesome ; and then when she had finished the victim of her fury slowly exited right on cue in complete silence , complete silence except for Madame 's heavy breathing and the sound of Gary playing recitative on the piano , for he had been playing along under her rage all the time , as if to support it , as if this really was music to our ears . |
| 23 | This may , however , have simply been part of his lifelong preoccupation with correct dress : one friend remarked that his clothes were English , his underclothes American . " |
| 24 | Humming pickups , poorly grounded leads , or the waves of hiss emanating from your preamp and effects might well be part of your sound , but they create an editing nightmare . |
| 25 | The fact that the number of working days lost in the United Kingdom as a whole in 1991 was the lowest since records began 100 years ago is testimony to our success . |
| 26 | Here is part of her description of daily routine , together with some observations about the kind of standards she has ( I have used italics to draw attention to particular ‘ perfectionist ’ remarks ) : |
| 27 | Here is Daddy in his car . |
| 28 | Here is nature at its most raw , manifest in savage peaks and towering precipices , in awesome acres of naked rock and bogs , in lonely lochs and silent glens . |
| 29 | Besides being secretary of his local club , the Heart of Midlothian Budgerigar Society , he 's also assistant show secretary of the Scottish Budgerigar Show , the largest one day show in Britain . |
| 30 | ‘ Then be queen to my king ! ’ |