Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] [pron] be [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I do not know if you are so frank with me because you do not care how I react , or if it is honesty which prompts you . |
2 | Action means movement and where there is movement there must at least be a claim that it is movement in a particular direction . |
3 | He did n't think it was a case of God 's being vindictive , more a case of rules being rules and God having to administer them , like a caning head , and where there was Adultery there was always a Death , that was the way it was . |
4 | ‘ We 'll dump our things at the hotel , ’ Ward said , ‘ and if there 's time we 'll have a look round . ’ |
5 | And if there is blood you will have to pray for forgiveness for that also . ’ |
6 | And if there was organization there was money . |
7 | And while there was life there was hope . |
8 | One of the great characters of the cutter fleet at that time was Leo Brock , ex P & 0 purser and when he was chef he demanded an assistant — and got one . |
9 | It fell ill , unknown to the family , and as it was mid-winter it crawled under a neighbour 's balcony to escape from the cold , where it expired . |
10 | But where there is energy there is life , so it is unlikely that you will be jobless or unsuccessful for long . |
11 | But if it 's rubbish it 's storage for Dick it 's taking up . |