Example sentences of "[subord] [pos pn] [noun sg] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many whales also spend some considerable time swimming on the surface , where good sight is required but where their sonar is of little use . |
| 2 | The eponymous notion of Ferdinand Magellan 's men that the Mar del Sur was a Pacific sea , blessed by fine weather and pleasant breezes , was more or less coded — at least , for that region of the Ocean through which they first sailed and where their optimism was at its height . |
| 3 | Where her evidence is in conflict with that of Miss Judith , the defendant 's expert , I prefer the former because of the depth and variety of experience Mrs has . |
| 4 | She 's grown up in an atmosphere of decadence and disgustingness where her mother 's with her uncle and her uncle 's this lech , and people are being beheaded and crucified and tortured and murdered all around her . ’ |
| 5 | The mother was unaware of how much time and attention a young child required as she herself had a very deprived childhood in the West Indies where her role was as a maid to help her mother bring up her brothers and sisters . |
| 6 | Gloucester 's immediate influence was mainly restricted to the edges of the county : to the lordship of Clitheroe in the east and to Furness in the north — both areas where his influence was in a sense overspill from more substantial interests elsewhere . |
| 7 | Gloucester 's immediate influence was mainly restricted to the edges of the county : to the lordship of Clitheroe in the east and to Furness in the north — both areas where his influence was in a sense overspill from more substantial interests elsewhere . |
| 8 | Nevertheless the general opinion seems to be that A commits a tort , certainly where his threat is of violence , and also , since Rookes v. Barnard , where the threat is of any unlawful act within the meaning of that case . |
| 9 | If he has severe perceptual problems , for instance , you may need to keep reminding him where his face is by helping him to touch it , or he may keep forgetting to shave or wash the left half of his face . |
| 10 | Schofield found them a rehearsal room at Middleton Cricket Club where his father was on the committee . |
| 11 | More than my life 's worth |
| 12 | ‘ I must tell you what I 've heard , although my life is in danger if I do . |
| 13 | I 'd love to see that error put right tomorrow but , although my heart is with Rangers , Leeds are a mighty outfit and I think the force will be with them at Elland Road . |
| 14 | My subject was French history , and although my focus was on a relatively obscure piece of ecclesiastical history I had the good fortune to work with the most genial and scholarly of humanists , Professor Alfred Cobban of the University of London . |
| 15 | Revenue patronage was of course normally restricted to those Scottish politicians friendly to the current administration , but even here there was something in private hands , although its importance was of diminishing value as the country became more prosperous . |
| 16 | However , she points out proudly that her films have been faring better than her rival 's at the box office . |
| 17 | Tomorrow , once her mother was over the small operation , she would have to think again about what she 'd overheard . |
| 18 | There was , too , something unaccountable about Richard — perhaps the same wilfulness that induced him to live offshore although his marriage was in a perilous state — which attracted him to Pratts because celebrations were only held there for the death of a king or queen . |
| 19 | Thomas Bewick of Newcastle was the pioneer and perhaps the greatest exponent of this art ; his History of British Birds of 1797–1804 was a splendid example of what could be done , although his text was of no scientific significance . |
| 20 | Mr Dunn 's parents are also believed to live in the Gulf although his family is from north west England . |
| 21 | Although his condition is in one sense hopeless , in that he will not recover , it is not hopeless in the sense that he is in imminent danger of dying . |
| 22 | A brilliant officer with more than twenty commendations , he had grown to believe he was omnipotent ; and when Mathews refused to tell him the names of his accomplices , saying it was more than his life was worth , Drury , obsessed with clearing up another case , offered him a deal : make a statement that three men whose names I will give you were your accomplices , testify against them in the witness-box , and in return no charges will be brought against you , and we 'll come to an arrangement about the reward money offered by the Post Office . |
| 23 | A subordinate clause which functions as an adverb : Of Comparison In John is taller than his brother was at that age the clause than his brother was at that age qualifies is . |
| 24 | A subordinate clause which functions as an adverb : Of Comparison In John is taller than his brother was at that age the clause than his brother was at that age qualifies is . |
| 25 | Gibbons carving is a small field so his skill was in demand . |
| 26 | He could never penetrate , not even if his life depended on it , for he is sure that their nether mouths contain teeth , and that once his limb was inside them , they would bite it off . ’ |
| 27 | And remember — you 'll qualify for the special free gift overleaf once your Plan is in force ! |
| 28 | We 've been a bit lucky because , although our ball is in high rough — and I mean high ; it was up to Greg 's knees — we 've caught a good lie , so he can hit a pitching-wedge back on to the fairway . |
| 29 | Do n't , do n't tell , cos my cousin is in control of it , yeah ? |
| 30 | So well , I always remember it cos my missus was in the White Hart , she was telling me about it . |