Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [be] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I meant , why would you think I 'm from that part of America ? ’ |
| 2 | do n't know who 's on this week , the Baron Knights were on a fortnight ago were n't they ? |
| 3 | He had time to have a word with everyone and on the occasions when I met him in England he was more than helpful — unlike some of his colleagues in the Press room who pestered you for information when at Leopardstown , then pretended you were from another planet when you went to a big meeting in England . |
| 4 | How did you know we were on that train ? ’ |
| 5 | At the end of the Saturday debate we were in more disarray than at any stage since either coming to power or Margaret Thatcher taking over the leadership . |
| 6 | I expect it 's in this pile somewhere . |
| 7 | Has he been in all day ? |
| 8 | Has he been in all day ? |
| 9 | A real heavy duty place it was in those days |
| 10 | ‘ Looking at it now , I realise it was from this point that Diana began putting herself behind Relate and Aids charities . |
| 11 | We still need to know what is in that contract or we need to find out whether there is anything peculiar , and I mean illegal , about Harley 's putter . |
| 12 | It bore a French stamp and suddenly she did n't want to know what was inside that letter . |
| 13 | We do n't know what 's in that report and that 's one of the reasons why we 're calling for an independent enquiry . |
| 14 | It is sad when the options are closed off because those who support do not know what is of most significance . |
| 15 | They may not know what is in these documents ; even those who do may not understand the implications of the proposals . |
| 16 | Did you know what was on this morning ? |
| 17 | ‘ Master Cook ! ’ he said , ‘ I do n't know what was in that flame pot of yours but it undoubtedly saved the day and many noble lives . |
| 18 | No laws of behaviour are going to be formulated which are in any way dependent on the basic physical characteristics of a stimulus . |
| 19 | The Ayatollah Khomeini may have died , the demonstrations may have dwindled , the book which precipitated the whole bizarre nightmare may no longer be burned in scenes of spine-chilling ugliness , but let no-one be in any doubt : Iran still wants Salman Rushdie dead . |
| 20 | I do n't feel I 'm in any sense vaudevillian or melodramatic . ’ |
| 21 | I just hope she 's in this time . ’ |
| 22 | Says Bob , ‘ It 's amazing how much co-operation and support there is between these growers . ’ |
| 23 | cos Kenneth come up early on , he says it 's like this night he says I 'm not properly , ah right , I says I might I says were that like , I says , I says what time ? |
| 24 | For a moment he imagined he was in another world , a simple uncomplicated world : a world where there was no place down below in the valley where men were being prepared for war ; that there was no place in Northumberland where a woman sat in a room all day with only her thoughts for company ; that there was no one called Carrie Smith ; that the world had dwindled and there was only this secluded garden and a secluded house , as had been said , with the hills to the back of it and the river at its feet and two women so unalike , yet alike : so understanding , so thoughtful of each other , and not only of each other , but of him . |
| 25 | Whatever you do at least be sure to make it stupendously high ; let it be of all columns in the world the most lofty . ’ |
| 26 | And however well endowed he was with these qualities , he might still have difficulty on some points . |
| 27 | The pathologist had said it was at this stage impossible to give an opinion but the report also said the police were treating the case as murder . |
| 28 | ‘ Have you seen what 's under this table ? ’ he asked eventually . |
| 29 | If you really do n't think she 's in any danger , then I do n't know what else I can say to you . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't think you 're in much danger . ’ |