Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We always promised to be at each other 's wedding , and if I do n't turn up she 'll be upset . |
| 2 | I promised to be in a certain place by this time tomorrow , and I intend to be there . |
| 3 | Marian pretended to be in no doubt . |
| 4 | The argument from error can be used to show that we know of cases where others have successfully concealed their states of mind , or pretended to be in a state of mind other than their own ( these possibilities are not really distinct ) . |
| 5 | Compeyson is the man who pretended to be in love with her . ’ |
| 6 | The change is unlikely to help heal relations between Downing Street and France , reported to be at an all-time low . |
| 7 | ( In the US , HarperCollins paid a figure reported to be between £14m and £18m for rights outside the UK in As the Crow Flies , the next novel and a volume of short stories . ) |
| 8 | The South Korean Defence Ministry announced plans to buy F/A-18 Hornet jet fighter aircraft from the USA in a deal reported to be worth US$4,200 million . |
| 9 | The US helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky signed an agreement with Turkey reported to be worth US$1,100 million on Dec. 8 for the sale and co-production of Black Hawk helicopters ; 45 were to be delivered in 1993 and 50 produced in Turkey over four years . |
| 10 | He is lined up to join relegated Plymouth managed by Peter Shilton in a deal reported to be worth £275,000 . |
| 11 | While on the subject of meat , we can tell you that the competition to find the best-made sausages in the UK gets under way this Sunday with the defending champion reported to be in sizzling form . |
| 12 | Top Of The Pops , reported to be in its dying days , trailed in as the seventh best TV programme . |
| 13 | Temperament is already undermining the career of Wright , whom Graham Taylor reported to be in a state of high anxiety before England 's game against Norway . |
| 14 | Kisekka , who was appointed Vice-President , was in his mid-70s and reported to be in poor health ; in February 1988 he had been given three deputies to ease his workload . |
| 15 | Let me just , just show you a little thing here just enclosing , just linking it up there , there it is , it 's , it 's a well known little picture , it 's a picture of a wheel where there in the centre the hub is Christ , you see when the hub has got to be the centre otherwise the wheel does not run true and there with Christ is the hub , the centre of your life , the centre of my life , and you and I our lives our selves , there on the outside , were the rim and there 's those spokes that hold it together and make it run true the spoke of , of the bible , God 's word allowing him to speak to us , the spoke of prayer , our communion with God , our praying to him , the spoke of obedience following him obeying him , bringing our lives into , into line with what he says in his word , he says if you love me you will keep my commandments , that 's why we 've got to learn and get to know them from his word and then the spoke of fellowship somebody as likened them to prayer , being like air , our breath , the bible being like food , giving us nourishment and strength , fellowship , it 's the family situation and in just as in a nature family there is , that is the place for care , it 's the place for support it 's the place of sharing , it 's the place of love , where it should be , so God 's family , and then the final one their obedience like exercise , keeping fit , it 's the callisthenics , it 's keeping the muscles toned , obeying what he tells us in his word , well that 's what it means to be a Christian bringing ourselves into line with him and allowing him to re-fashion us in his image and it 's a process that 's going on all the time , Wesley and his hymn talks about us being used and the scripture being changed from glory into glory , till in heaven we take our place there , like him , John says when we see him , we shall be like him , but we shall see him as he is and that 's God 's purpose for you and for me , to be like him , and the moment we come to him and respond to him , the process starts and it goes on , day in , day out , night in , night out , week in , week out , over the years him changing and fashioning us into the image of his son , because that 's how he created us originally , he created to be like him and in this new creation , we were singing we are a new creation , it 's to be like him . |
| 16 | Erm , one thing some people do know that are in this room , and others do n't , and he 's quite embarrassed about this , on the way home from the conference , Matthew and I had a very , very bad accident , on the motorway and we 're both very , very lucky to have survived actually , erm , but erm , unfortunately during the course , well after the accident , Matthew was breathalysed and found to be over the limit and he 's in court actually in the Birmingham area on the twenty second of February , and we 're hoping that he gets off with a very light sentence , but er , we 're both very , very lucky to be here today . |
| 17 | One which I found to be of great value in my business life , until the advent of decimalisation , was learnt in Standard Four , in the usual sing-song fashion . |
| 18 | The disqualification stage in this bears some resemblance to denunciation , which we found to be of limited value as a justification of punishment . |
| 19 | Areas found to be at risk include ancient woodlands dating back to the last ice age , internationally rare lowland heaths , meadows and marshes containing many rare species of plants , flowers , animals , birds and insects . |
| 20 | Daniel ( ’ Robinson Crusoe ’ ) Defoe , after reaching Saltash , which he found to be in a state of decay , and travelling to Liskeard , which was more to his taste , wrote , ‘ In the neighbourhood of these towns are many pleasant seats of the Cornish gentry … they are the most sociable , generous and to one another the kindest neighbours that are to be found ’ . |
| 21 | Except by special permission candidates shall not bring written , printed or similar material to their examination places , and any candidate found to be in possession of such unauthorised material shall be reported to the Secretary of the University in the first instance . |
| 22 | fines of up to 10 per cent of UK turnover for firms found to be in breach of the prohibitions . |
| 23 | Amongst the one-third of the urban population of London and York whom Booth and Rowntree found to be in poverty at the end of the nineteenth century , the chief concern of the married women was to provide food , clothing and shelter for themselves and their children . |
| 24 | No matter how realistic and cautious I tried to be about changes at home , in my heart I only wanted reassurance that things would be as before . |
| 25 | In order to work on a DC it is necessary for all modules referenced to be in a single package . |
| 26 | In order to work on a DC it is necessary for all the modules referenced to be in a single package . |
| 27 | In order to work on a DC it is necessary for all the modules referenced to be in a single package . |
| 28 | ‘ Aye , an ’ there used tae be at least thirty thousand here every Saturday in the auld days . ’ |
| 29 | Mr Holmes a Court has put in a formal offer for the magazine , believed to be between £2 and £3 million . |
| 30 | One option believed to be under consideration by GEC would be to form its own partnership with British Aerospace , but MoD sources say this would be unlikely to overcome its fundamental objections to GEC 's involvement . |