Example sentences of "the [noun prp] be [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FRIENDS WERE WORRIED ABOUT HOW POOR THE ASHLEYS WERE AT THIS TIME BUT THE CHILDREN ARE WEARING MATCHING SWEATERS . |
| 2 | ‘ Then the journey to the Guildhall was to some purpose , my lord ? ’ |
| 3 | The USSR is by most standards a highly militarised society ; in common with militarist movements of previous eras , the CPSU considers war to be the ultimate test for society and regards peace as a pre-war period . |
| 4 | As a replacement for the Bluebird , the Primera is on another planet . |
| 5 | Neither Coleridge nor the Wordsworths were in any doubt that ‘ The Ancient Mariner ’ was a work of great power and originality , a poem , as Coleridge later said , which could not be imitated . |
| 6 | The Shogun is in any event protected by a three year unlimited mileage warranty . |
| 7 | But , as Oliver has already challenged their whereabouts on the evening Sabine was killed , I will say this : on that evening the Josephs were at that man 's house . |
| 8 | Although the US , or at least the State Department , ‘ frankly [ had ] no solution of problem to suggest ’ it was obvious that the US was at this stage hoping for a negotiated settlement , a settlement in which their further hope was that France would find it possible to be more than generous . |
| 9 | Well , the DTI is at this moment considering giving money to keep Huerter , one of his main rivals , going . |
| 10 | The Dicks were amongst many others who have been recognised for their contribution . |