Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] be [noun sg] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he accords them the right to boast , for they have returned with money and presents which are proof of their achievement . |
| 2 | For the first time in her life Horatia was terrified of Rossmayne There was insanity in his eyes , and she knew without a doubt that at that moment he wanted to murder her . |
| 3 | " Whatever it was you said to him has caused him to cancel the work I was doing for him . |
| 4 | Can I ask a question please , who will determine what is the most important work which is part of our promise , list |
| 5 | Gerry , a member of the Belfast Telegraph staff for 25 years , and previously with the Irish News , underwent a quadruple heart by-pass operation in 1983 but within a week he had started writing his column again from his hospital bed — a column which was part of his life . |
| 6 | I think we call er the volunteers , or those who run the shops anyway , Sally 's Army and that is in my way a tribute to Sally Barker who 's chairman of our branches advisory committee and does so much to make sure that the money does get raised in the field . |
| 7 | The Secretary of State for Education and Science has referred to LEAs ' and schools ' ‘ important responsibility to work towards the promotion of equality of opportunity for the different ethnic groups who are part of our national life ’ . |
| 8 | Buildings which were evidence of its 900 years history have disappeared and their places taken by unremarkable retail stores and car parks so that several references to streets and buildings in the book are difficult to follow . |
| 9 | And on the other hand the less litigious masses among the laity who are complicit in their belief in the universality of these legal symbols . |
| 10 | For a moment there is indecision among them . |
| 11 | For a long moment there was silence between them as she stared unseeingly down at her own hand caught in his surprisingly tender grasp . |
| 12 | For a brief moment there was recognition in his eyes and he reached for he hand , pulling back before the contact was made . |
| 13 | At this point there is need for me to give some detail about the shape and nature of the primary curriculum to which all children should have access . |
| 14 | Oh , it is the landscape gardeners and a very nice job they 're doing of it . |
| 15 | Yes at the moment he 's sort of he he 's the lone ranger is n't he Collimore . |
| 16 | With his few belongings it was home to him wherever he went . |
| 17 | After six years it was time for me to move on to Debenham High School . |
| 18 | ‘ You must be mad , insane , ’ Agnes almost yelled at her , only to clap a hand over her mouth and glance towards the door as if expecting it to open and her mother to appear ; and for a while there was silence between them , except for the slight moaning sound coming from Jessie . |
| 19 | For a while there was silence between them . |
| 20 | But er I 'll tell you the most dangerous thing a tin of peas , if you put it into your pot there 's sugar in it , if you look at that , the ingredients |
| 21 | In the province of the night there was harmony between us . |
| 22 | These he carried home , partly because the little room lacked storage space , partly to appease the secretive , magpie instinct which was part of his nature : he loved to keep , hide , obfuscate , cover his tracks ; he had fantasies in the watches of the night of other scholars stealing a march on him and publishing the definitive study of Walter Machin first ( though how that would be possible , in view of his privileged position , he would have been hard put to it to say ) . |
| 23 | The result is a slightly elusive quality which is part of its singular attraction . |
| 24 | Was it a Government commitment which was part of their manifesto ? |
| 25 | Since then she has written to tell us of her first reply and we thought you 'd also be interested in some of the suggestions that came in , including Dee Murton 's account of the origin of these cardboard cones which was news to us . |
| 26 | Not just the right to negotiate , but to but the organization should actually be organized to benefit the people who are part of it . |
| 27 | Who do you spend your time with her , are your commissioning editors people who are part of your daily life ? |
| 28 | The same goes for your relations with language helpers and other local people who are part of your team . |
| 29 | I include in that the staff of Westminster Strategy who are part of our team . |
| 30 | If she is sure that she would not qualify for a supplementary pension and wishes to apply for a rent rebate or allowance , an application form , and the information leaflet There 's Money off your Rent , can be obtained from the local authority Housing Department . |