Example sentences of "be [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He adds , ‘ Whereas in other countries in Europe , EDS has grown through acquisition , in Spain it 's been through knocking on doors and selling the business . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ James — I am for staying here — do you agree ? ’ |
| 3 | Treasurer Keating had used high interest rates as his main weapon in the struggle to reduce the country 's current account deficit , but they had been for blamed for contributing to the loss of business confidence . |
| 4 | But mostly I remember the fishing and if it had n't been for having to carry a gas mask , go without sweets and put up with loud bangs in the middle of the night , I would hardly have known a war was going on . |
| 5 | What had her motives been for keeping quiet then , for not behaving as ( perhaps ) most women would have behaved ? |
| 6 | Those conditions would appear to be obvious but they are worth stating : |
| 7 | So I want to suggest that success , if I have perhaps have slightly persuaded you that the media are worth taking seriously , that success comes through a variety of things . |
| 8 | Check that the fascia boards are worth repairing : if they have started to rot , you will have to replace them before starting on the guttering . |
| 9 | Everyone arrives with a stack of singles which they think are worth considering for the playlist . |
| 10 | None the less , they are worth considering , because they help us to understand both the origin and the artificiality of feudalism . |
| 11 | This has important implications which are worth considering more closely . |
| 12 | Three points are worth considering : |
| 13 | These two motivations are worth considering on their merits , for they reveal Bonar Law as a thinker of some insight . |
| 14 | The players I think are worth considering from my time as a Leeds supporter are |
| 15 | Hunting still faces an uphill task but , backed by a yield of 7.6 p.c. , the shares are worth staying with . |
| 16 | Nonetheless , it is always useful to have some general guidelines , and in this final chapter I have gathered together many of the points that , from my personal experience , are worth bearing in mind when embarking on such a project . |
| 17 | They are worth bearing in mind as at least a partial explanation of some aspects of credit use , so as to avoid the risk of misinterpreting those aspects as a purely a matter of individual consumer choice . |
| 18 | Whichever end is biased , there are some general points which are worth bearing in mind . |
| 19 | Whether these costs are worth bearing is another question that must be asked — though , in truth , it is probably unanswerable . |
| 20 | The Cotswolds villages with their honey-coloured buildings are worth exploring , and the towns of Worcester , Hereford , Gloucester and Lichfield whose magnificent medieval cathedrals dominate the skyline . |
| 21 | Even the most unlikely avenues are worth exploring . |
| 22 | These are worth exploring on a short but pleasant walk from the village . |
| 23 | All possible aids — technical and tactical — are worth exploring ; simple information and preparation should be used to ensure positive and effective participation . |
| 24 | The bookseller is there to sell books ; those on his shelves are , therefore , attractive to the reading public in that topic and are worth exploring . |
| 25 | Rolle 's gifts as a writer enable him to convey the flavour of a variety of levels of religious awareness and all his English writings are worth exploring with this in mind . |
| 26 | It is frustrating as a producer , when you have so many ideas that are worth trying to make it better . ’ |
| 27 | Ideally an assessment by an experienced practitioner should be sought for this but these two remedies are worth trying . |
| 28 | There are various ways of reducing the amount of milk in the morning feed , and these are worth trying . |
| 29 | If you have extra cards , that is ones other than those in your basic pack , you 'll want to know how to decide if they are worth trying with tuck and slip , but first let's look at how you knit tuck and slip and how the fabric is actually formed . |
| 30 | Seagal used to be a martial arts expert , so at least the stunts are worth watching , even if the principals are n't ( Seagal looks like Chuck Norris on Mogadon and LeBrock really should n't be wearing such a tight skirt ) . |