Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh det] be be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't have much finesse to do the things but erm and I think he used to sh he although I I got on all right with him , but some of the people working on the floor like the wardrobe people and that he used to they used to dislike him because he was but I would but you do find s I think perhaps he was a bit unsure of himself because I do n't think he was somebody who 'd had a had a tremendous education , otherwise he probably would n't have gone in on the on the construction side which was being a chippy or something at Shepherds Bush and so you know you often find people like that they have a bit of a chip on their shoulders do n't they you know , you know . |
| 2 | There was , therefore , a vote of about one-third of the Derry electorate which was being deployed against the established parties . |
| 3 | In February 1965 the DUAC picketed a dinner in the Guildhall which was being addressed by Minister of Commerce Brian Faulkner . |
| 4 | One is to disconnect the CMOS-backing or other built-in batteries for about five minutes in order to check that it is not a previously cleared fault which is being ‘ remembered ’ . |
| 5 | FRANK BRUNO is almost certain to jump the heavyweight queue on the way to his third world title attempt which is being planned for London early next year . |
| 6 | In that review which is being sought in the motion we need to think strategically , not just about our own provision , but to ensure that a large scale T U C provision is maintained . |
| 7 | It was perfectly featureless and reflected none of the light which was being directed on to its surface . |
| 8 | It is not that these initiatives do not contain good educational practice which is being criticised here ( for they do ) , but rather the way in which they are seen by some as panaceas which can succeed without full professional involvement . |
| 9 | The second is that the rhynchosaurs themselves declined in association with the seed-fern Dicroidium which was being ousted by the global spread of conifers . |
| 10 | But that was n't the end of it ; they had made up their minds to sample every diversion that Wickhams had to offer , and went on to explore the entire store , from Haberdashery , where Mabel bought some knicker-elastic , to Hardware , where Florrie could not resist a patent vegetable slicer which was being demonstrated by a lady in a snowy white apron , who showed them how the little gadget peeled apples , chipped potatoes , sliced onions and generally made itself invaluable to the busy housewife . |
| 11 | A substantial army marched on London , and although it was defeated and the leaders were put to death , to do so the King had to divert the force which was being prepared for the campaign in Scotland ( 73 , pp. 14–16 ) . |
| 12 | It certainly is n't in the interests of this country to do to the mining industry what is being done . ’ |
| 13 | But it is a , it was n't a , it was n't in ordinary auction what is was , somebody had died in Nantwich and they were doing selling the contents the of her house |
| 14 | It 's the DNA technique which is being used to trace a multiple rapist at loose in Oxford , responsible for three attacks in the last 12 months . |
| 15 | Arsonists have tried to destroy a building which is being converted into a clinic for men who 've sexually abused children . |
| 16 | Er , has been and is continue , continuing to be whittled away , so workers in Shropshire are , are in a poor position , and , and this is an opportunity to , to give them some help , to replace some of that statutory protection which is being removed . |
| 17 | This Note summarizes the conceptual thinking behind a comprehensive system of assessment which is being piloted in four local authorities , and reports on the preliminary results . |
| 18 | In fact the effluent which was being discharged contained a very high quantity of zinc which was killing the fish . |
| 19 | Can I can I say that in my opinion that the county council 's current budgeting strategy which effectively imposes a two percent efficiency saving which I might add in figures come to something like one point five million erm is , is of concern but what is of greater concern is the further possibility of a four percent er reduction which is being sought in blocks of three percent and one percent next year for ninety four ninety five which is to the amount of two point eight million at the current prices will in my opinion decimate the present level of service provision in policing . |
| 20 | There were problems a few years ago when it first started with th the initial contract which was was won by the the County 's own direct service organization and now it seems we 're having a repeat of of those problems . |
| 21 | So please council when you have the money will you take action to remedy this blot on our lovely park which is being destroyed by mindless yobs at night time . |
| 22 | Just a few hundred yards away , at the site of the former Blackfriars friary , hundreds of skeletons were found under a car park which was being dug up . |
| 23 | The successful communicator selects just those features which differ from this schema , enabling the receiver to adjust it and to bring it closer to the individual instance which is being described . |
| 24 | Labour MP Mr Hall said the motorway link which is being fought tooth-and-nail by action groups in Cheshire and south Manchester was completely unnecessary . |
| 25 | After all , it is a noble part of your heritage which is being destroyed . |
| 26 | According to this reading , the repetition of episodes and the lack of a linear structure can be regarded as being in keeping with the formal realism of a narrative which is being conducted by someone whose overwrought state of mind colours his perception of the world around him , and who is no longer able to distinguish between imagination and reality . |
| 27 | Mr Bean had bales of straw in the truck which were being unloaded , and hay and sacks of food , and buckets . |
| 28 | There 's a little tiny bit to tinker with , but it 's not if we were to , we , we 're canvassing at pressed about altering the length of the lunchtime break to break it down from an hour and a half and an hour and a quarter to an hour and a quarter to an hour which is being we would save some money on not paying our |
| 29 | Similarly , if parents are able to have their views upheld ( as might occur on an appeal against a decision not to reinstate a permanently excluded pupil ) , ‘ it may not be clear whether it is primarily the child 's right or the parents ' rights over upbringing which is being upheld ’ . |
| 30 | Planning permission is being sought for a driving range beside Hunley Hall golf course which is being built at Brotton . |