Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If you charter from Corsica — where there seemed to be no real shortage — take as much extra as you can manage . |
| 32 | They describe some typical conversations in which comments from one person did not link in an expected way to preceding comments — where there seemed to be a very loose connection between what one person said and the next . |
| 33 | So a Primary school headmaster , for instance , could find his school offering movement experience to children who had female teachers to the neglect of those children who were unfortunate enough to have a man as their teacher , and similarly , Movement and Drama appeared as a subject on the time-table in our Secondary schools where there happened to be a woman in the P.E . |
| 34 | Where existing standards fall short of complete clarity , allowing abuses to develop , or where there seems to be misunderstanding of the law , the Task Force has stepped in to bring about correction . |
| 35 | One such exception concerns circumstances where a particular person does not have close relatives , where there seems to be an expectation that kin in the outer circle should give more support than they otherwise might , as it were deputizing or substituting for the non-existent children or parents . |
| 36 | And finally where there seems to be no intrinsic need for a preposition : to see her is to love her . |
| 37 | And this on an island where there appeared to be next to no gold and a few sparse cotton plants . |
| 38 | It was subsequently agreed that the examination would address information needs by type , ie to concentrate on one or more categories where there appeared to be a problem , as indicated by the earlier interviews with staff and the issues reflected in the rich picture . |
| 39 | America , where there appear to be more grossly obese people than in Britain ( by which I mean those around double their desirable body weight , rather than just a couple of stones overweight ) , is an excellent place to observe this eating-speed phenomenon . |
| 40 | Examine a particular category of information where there appears to be a problem . |
| 41 | Even for over achievement , or where there appears to be no problem , it could be worth reviewing the target levels to consider if these have been set incorrectly ; perfection the first time round might well be suspect ! |
| 42 | If one could select those areas where there appears to be the largest proportion of sites which seem to have been affected , they are in Hampshire , Hertfordshire and north Kent , possibly indicating that they suffered the greatest disturbance . |
| 43 | Where there appears to be a mismatch , this is usually appreciated pretty well instantaneously because the speaker receives immediate feedback from the conversational partner . |
| 44 | In short the collapse of Taurus — where the name of the game was not to upset vested interests — has paved the way for a compromise where there appears to be a general acceptance of the IFMA view that : ‘ the solution to the problems are presented with a view to satisfying the requirements of the principal users , not third party service providers . ’ |
| 45 | As for the residents , they know just where they like to be and that 's down the local pub . |
| 46 | Laughter is the same language the world over , and the sense of pride and group identity which is engendered when a group tells another about who it is and where they came from is a critical factor in the cementation of the group and fostering of indigenous skills . |
| 47 | They went to the s School of Signals in the where they learnt to be operators . |
| 48 | All of the sample of Rowdies were able to plot very accurately where they had stood on the terraces over the last few years , who they had been with , and where they expected to be in the future . |
| 49 | They focus not on areas of need but on areas where they want to be seen to be giving , and that 's usually where the spotlight happens for the moment to be falling . |
| 50 | That congregations be given ample opportunity to sing in services , even where they have to be unaccompanied ( 528–529 , 540 ) . |
| 51 | out on their own are the crew of Dodo 's Delight … the boat from Oxfordshire that 's sailing around the world … the wrong way against the winds and currents … the crew of old boys from Kingham school have landed in Rio next stop is the Falklands where they plan to be ashore for Christmas Day … |
| 52 | Alexander and Weber believe they have found the best way to establish themselves where they need to be . |
| 53 | Here , John Landon and others believe , a more sophisticated response is needed : relevant in-service and pre-qualification training for teachers and educational psychologists , a greater number of bilingual teachers , and a thoroughgoing revision of tests where they need to be used . |
| 54 | Where they appear to be gaining , opposition develops , based on fears about the profession 's declining prestige . |
| 55 | It is at this point , where the routines become more closely aligned with the self and where they appear to be dealing reasonably successfully with the ever-present problem of control , that the habit becomes hard to break and that threats to it will be resisted . |
| 56 | Ports , especially great ports , are never quite where they seem to be — a corner , a quay , the light filtering past funnels and masts on either side , there is always something that belongs to other places and other times . |
| 57 | Everything had an improvised , random air about it , as if people had erected new machines just where they happened to be standing at the time , next to the debris of the old . |
| 58 | Incidentally , in such cases identity of interest produced a close symbiosis between the large producers — where they happened to be natives and not themselves foreigners — the great trading houses and compradore interests of the export/import ports , and the policies of the states representing the European markets and suppliers . |
| 59 | Whales and dolphins are largely carnivorous , but feed mostly on much smaller creatures — fish , lobsters , krill , plankton and so on , depending upon the species and where they happen to be in the world 's oceans . |
| 60 | Earlier this month a mass demonstration by radical green activists brought the yard to a standstill for a day and forced management into a face to face meeting with protestors where they claimed to be keenly supportive of the rainforest environment |