Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [vb pp] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The third was ensuring that whatever equipment was required was at the right place — and would work . |
| 2 | They found that children of men who had been exposed to external penetrating ionising radiation before their child was conceived were at an increased risk of leukaemia . |
| 3 | The place where Aldhelm 's body was found is within close woodland , untended , on a narrow path , where the only light would come from the open sky above the track . |
| 4 | The gifts of which evidence was given were in favour of the plaintiff 's children and in the circumstances did not in substance conflict … with his intention to benefit the plaintiff . |
| 5 | Mr Fallon said the town 's unemployment rate on which its status was fixed was below the national average of ten per cent . |
| 6 | While everyone agreed the changes in living standards since the film was made were for the better , there was some nostalgia for farming as it was when they were young . |
| 7 | Results from analyses restricted to men younger than 50 at baseline whose history of smoking was known were in line with the preceding results . |
| 8 | The final case where the victim was named is of a different order from the others . |