Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand , and shalt be for frontlets between thine eyes . |
| 2 | The genius of English painting was turning to the grandeur and the detail of Nature — Turner , Constable , Wright of Derby , Gainsborough — all coming here , sometimes no more than a few yards from the wood in which Mary was now making her way , also driven by the strange , indefinable current of change , as powerful and mysterious as the turn of a tide , which now decreed that the study of man should be through Nature . |
| 3 | This document accepts that the traditional trade union approach to employee representation has been that the single channel for th for the representation should be through trade union membership now just listen to this colleagues . |
| 4 | OK , said Neville , but if they were going to make the trip it should be through Asia . |
| 5 | Erm but it it 's not just the views of the settlement which I think should be under consideration here . |
| 6 | I say the churches belong with the land , and all should be under Durham and York . ’ |
| 7 | There is no necessity for the agreement for lease to be under seal as the promise to grant and accept the lease will be adequate consideration , and although it is suggested that the agreement should be under seal if one or more of the parties is a company ( to secure the presumption of due execution ) in practice this is not usually done . |
| 8 | If we want to erect any distinction , it should be between genes that pass from body to body via the orthodox route of sperms or eggs , and genes that pass from body to body via unorthodox , ‘ sideways ’ routes . |
| 9 | So far as voting is concerned this is a comparatively recent development , for , on the analogy of the partnership rule , it was long felt that members ' voting rights should be divorced from their purely financial interests in respect of dividend and capital , so that the equality in voting should be between members rather than between shares . |
| 10 | 97% agreed with paying an annual registration fee , and 74% felt the sum should be between £10 and £30 . |
| 11 | This was how it should be between ex-lovers meeting again , just normal , no animosity . |
| 12 | If you went on the form book , the finals should be between Steve Davis , who 's got married , and Steven Hendry who 's got very rich . |
| 13 | If you went on the form book , the final should be between Steve Davis , who 's got married , and Steven Hendry , who 's got very rich , and I would n't like to pick either of those . |
| 14 | The Miller , he states : and immediately before the tale commences he repeats the point : However doubtful we should be about attempts to associate the emergence of the medieval fabliau with any particular social class , it is significant that Chaucer wishes to represent the fabliau in precisely such terms . |
| 15 | They should be about shoulder-width apart , placed equidistant from the CE so that there is an equal amount of strain on both arms . |
| 16 | Grip the club so that the palm of your left hand is facing downwards and the palm of your right hand is facing upwards The hands should be about shoulder-width apart . |
| 17 | That , however , is of scant consequence to coach Brian Gilbert , who ruefully reflected : ‘ At this late stage of the season it should be about polishing off moves , not going back to the drawing board . |
| 18 | There is , of course , a very good argument for giving women everywhere more control over their fertility ; but that argument should be about empowerment , not about keeping down numbers . |
| 19 | Good rose-growing should be about enjoyment as well as understanding . |
| 20 | Is it not clear , in retrospect , that our right hon. Friend the Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) was absolutely right when she went to Rome in October 1990 and warned our partners that the talks should be about world free trade , and not about cloud cuckoo land — that is , political and economic union , which was doomed to failure in any event ? |
| 21 | It seemed ridiculous that she should be beyond help . |
| 22 | Prayer should be beyond self , and so Nenna repeated a Hail Mary for everyone in the world who was lost in Kingsland Road without their bus fares . |
| 23 | The responsibility of the adviser will be considerable and his independence from the parties should be beyond question . |
| 24 | All the marriage rites emphasize that while her fertility is her main asset , she must be faithful to her husband so that the legitimacy of her children should be beyond doubt . |
| 25 | The Development Steering Group will be represented when we know the date of our interview which should be during October/November . |
| 26 | I should be off Tuesday , Wednesday |
| 27 | Nurse Calvert should be off duty . ’ |
| 28 | No garden should be without L. regale ( regal or Royal Lily ) for its scented white flowers . |
| 29 | First , no young person should be without income . |
| 30 | The latter two Acts will be referred to as necessary in this and the following chapters , and , needless to say , no legal adviser should be without copies of these Acts , as well as a standard reference work on the subject , when drafting conditions or contracts for the supply of goods and services . |