Example sentences of "[det] [pron] be [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , no i ever every decision was taken at the lodge , the shop stewards did n't run the strike between them and just inform us after every decision was taken by all fifty members at the start and forty members at the finish , and I 'm you know I 'm proud to say that everyone was part of what went on . |
| 2 | Now this one is speed in itself . |
| 3 | After all he was doing for her , she had virtually accused him of trying to seduce her . |
| 4 | Like that there are limits to my self-control … ’ |
| 5 | And so she settled down quietly into our family life for over a year , until one of the aunts , Aunt Kate , came to see us , and after that there was talk between our parents — children always know these things , having good ears — about it perhaps being best now for Grandma to be going back to her little house in Hampshire . |
| 6 | In 1284 the statute of Wales declares that ‘ all those which are subject unto our power should be governed with due order , to the honour and praise of God and of Holy Church , and the advancement of justice ’ . |
| 7 | Abundance thus rapidly acquired by those who were ignorant of its proper application hastened the progress of luxury and licentiousness , and the lower orders were almost universally corrupted by profusion and depravity scarcely to be credited by those who are strangers to our district . |
| 8 | with one exception , all [ scholars ] contacted have expressed strongly that the service did not appear to see the practical relevance of university training , did not know how to exploit the benefits gained by the individual and in many cases showed noticeable coolness to those who were part of it . |