Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How effective has occupational pension provision been in removing the present generation of ‘ young elderly ’ women , currently aged 60–75 , from poverty ? |
| 2 | In this situation , when casting off , the first shoulder , the second shoulder , and possibly the neckline are in holding position . |
| 3 | They had in any case been considering asking me to remove her , as she had caused them quite a lot of trouble in one way and another . |
| 4 | The words of Sir Keith Joseph , Kenneth Baker 's immediate predecessor at the DES , and an architect of the National Curriculum are worth quoting in this context . |
| 5 | On the other side of Ayrshire , Ally MacLeod discovered how painfully short his Ayr United side are of becoming genuine challengers for promotion out of the First Division . |
| 6 | The Report 's observations on the overall development programme are worth repeating . |
| 7 | So great had his concentration been on finishing the maps that Green had had little time to do anything else in those difficult years excepting for a brief visit to Buttermere in 1791 , and in 1793 he went to Wales and the Lake District with his stalwart helper Thornton ; but in 1794 he revisited Cumberland for twelve weeks two of which were devoted to Buttermere . |
| 8 | The real question is whether any bits of the former Soviet Union 's industry are worth having ? |
| 9 | This book is based on the view that the general principles of judicial review of administrative action are worth studying . |
| 10 | The administration of the remedy is like dropping a pebble into the water 's edge , the ripples/waves resulting will depending on their homœopathicity cancel out the energy disturbance of the disease . |
| 11 | The Football Association is considering re-opening its investigation into financial irregularities at Swindon Town . |
| 12 | Rather than confront the exchange 's Byzantine politics again to try to revive the merger talks , a nascent derivatives association is considering starting a brand-new options market , possibly under LIFFE 's arm — or even with the European Options Exchange . |
| 13 | The most effective means of maintaining healthy stock is by maintaining healthy water . |
| 14 | One variant of the experiment is worth mentioning . |
| 15 | AN ENVOY believed to be a Russian double-spy is in hiding in Britain . |
| 16 | Absence of status consciousness is worth commenting on further as an effect of national culture on scores . |
| 17 | It was to be known whether the mines " are like to continue as they have been , & whether the Oare is like to continue at the same rate it hath been at , and whether it be of the same goodness as it hath been . " |
| 18 | The most obvious way to assess men 's awareness of AIDS is by measuring their use of condoms . |
| 19 | Critics seem to have it the other way round , so there 's a lot of stuff talked about me using different styles , but there does n't seem to be much said about whether it works , or whether it 's done with taste , or whether the end result is worth having . |
| 20 | The net result is like sitting in a club with all the right credentials but failing to have a good time . |
| 21 | ‘ The only way most clubs aim to boost revenue is through playing more matches or increasing its merchandising activities . |
| 22 | For example , a 14-year-old who gets out of his seat in class must be taught , with rewards , that staying in his seat is worth choosing and , with punishments , that getting out of his seat is not worth choosing . |
| 23 | 736 and so firmly reiterated in Makanjuola v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is by invoking the decision of the Court of Appeal in Peach v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [ 1986 ] Q.B . |
| 24 | Building self-esteem is about appreciating strengths and developing them as much as it is about gaining an understanding of weaknesses . |
| 25 | One simple way of creating tension in your soloing is by using Pentatonics ‘ outside ’ of the normal harmony suggested by the chord changes . |
| 26 | All non-specialist information is obtained from online services and , indeed , one department is considering putting specialist information on to its own database . |
| 27 | As for ‘ aware ’ , its associations are with the cognate ‘ ware ’ , ‘ beware ’ , ‘ wary ’ , ‘ warn ’ ; the analogy is with putting oneself on guard against a peril , a vigilance imposed by pressing need or by duty . |
| 28 | Quoting messages ; The only way I can see of ‘ reply'ing to a message , but sending it to the listserver is by FORWARDing it . |
| 29 | Cocaine is for anaesthetising against pain . ’ |
| 30 | The only way in which the European Community can work in the future is by linking the concept of the free market with that strong collective provision . |