Example sentences of "be [prep] [art] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Data General Corp made a net loss of $63 million for fiscal 1992 , the company maintains that it has been through the worst in its transition from proprietary to open systems , and is now seeing considerable growth in demand for its high-end multiprocessor AViiON servers . |
| 2 | There , contrary to expectation , primary schools are of the two to three teacher type even in the heavily populated Punjab province , partly because of the village concept of life and partly because the community structure makes this the best and perhaps the only acceptable form of organisation . |
| 3 | I I do n't think that 's a problem because we 're doing erm we 're doing two blocks of six and we 're onto the fourth of the first block now , but then the second block comes up in September and October , so it 's certainly in time for that . |
| 4 | You can be confident you 're with the best in the business . |
| 5 | Keep drawing , Ms Madelin , you 're in the best of company ! |
| 6 | Keep drawing , Ms Madelin , you 're in the best of company ! |
| 7 | Looks like we 're in the clear for now . ’ |
| 8 | And at the moment we 're on the ninth of this month , I received a copy today they s they sent me some material , erm they 've actually been given photographs by people like er Ansell Adams , Fay Goodwin , er David er Bailey . |
| 9 | ‘ You 're among the civilised in this place . |
| 10 | You 'll enjoy standards of service and food which are amongst the best in Europe . |
| 11 | Dentdale is superb walking country : the high ridge walks along Rise Hill and Barbon Fell are amongst the best in the Dales , while lower down , the Dales Way long-distance path follows the river for much of its length into Sedbergh , and some of the wooded gills like Flinter Gill , which arc a typical feature of Dentdale , have footpaths along them leading on to the fells or on to the old packhorse routes . |
| 12 | Although today volcanoes are no longer regarded with such religious awe , their violent aspects are still widely publicized ; deservedly , since volcanic eruptions are amongst the finest of natural spectacles . |
| 13 | All hotels and guest houses listed in this brochure comply with a Tourist Charter which sets standards which are amongst the highest of any resort in Britain . |
| 14 | When we finally make proposals to build a repository we must be confident they will satisfy safety standards that are amongst the toughest in the world . |
| 15 | The arcuate island chain of the Outer Hebrides is underlain by rocks which are amongst the oldest in Britain , principally comprising Lewisian gneisses with some granites and younger sedimentary rocks . |
| 16 | ‘ South Africa must be worried how easily we did get through , and close to their line , because they know that Will Carling and Jeremy Guscott are amongst the quickest in the world . |
| 17 | Lothian 's water and sewerage charges are amongst the cheapest in Scotland and cheaper than English and Welsh water companies , based on the information available . |
| 18 | Edible plants that stained the skin while being prepared for eating , or being eaten , such as blackberries , would have been amongst the first to be tried for dyeing ; gradually the range of colours available from plants increased by using combinations of dyes to take in every shade possible . |
| 19 | It is to be hoped that this satisfactory industrial position will be maintained after the War , for , unfortunately , in the past the deaf and dumb have always been amongst the first to be pushed to the wall in periods of depression . |
| 20 | We are proud that Thames Water 's prices have been amongst the lowest of any of the recently privatised large water companies . |
| 21 | January first nineteen seven , I C I shares have been amongst the worst on the London market . |
| 22 | Plasma pepsinogen levels are above the normal of 1.0 i.u. tyrosine and usually exceed 2.0 i.u. in sheep with heavy infections . |
| 23 | We changed to meet the demands of the '70s and '80s and now we are into the '90s with many more changes to come ; I am confident that there is a very bright future for our Company which is blessed with a lot of very good professional people who we must be careful not to undervalue . |
| 24 | ‘ Forgive me , ’ he was saying , the gentle pressure of his hand forcing her slowly back , ‘ but I am in the worst of humours , Marie . |
| 25 | ‘ And I 've been in every one of them , ’ Maidstone said . |
| 26 | For days he 'd been in the blackest of moods , furious with her for wasting herself on a man old enough to be her father , and even more furious with himself for not having taken her forcefully after that Christmas evening when he 'd known her feelings were as inflamed as his own . |
| 27 | The biggest decline has been in the 1.3 to two-litre sector . |
| 28 | For forty hours he had not slept , and for nine had been in the thickest of the fighting . |
| 29 | After having been in the thick of the battle for a number of years , Haslam found the transition to main board director in 1974 somewhat difficult to adjust to . |
| 30 | It was unfair , because last time he had been in the thick of the fighting when the message came , and Tuathal had fought to be beside him . |