Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is nothing that enjoys being on the end of a strength 10 hit from a cannon . |
| 2 | Even for the world 's fittest men , riding up them and surviving is like being battered onto your hands and knees . |
| 3 | Everything that happens is by design and purpose . |
| 4 | It was something he had been wanting to do for over ten years , but , now that he had done it , he had destroy something that had been between them — a mysterious , almost exquisite , promise of delight . |
| 5 | This is something that 's been on my mind for a very long time and I mean , I , I , I think it 's about time we started getting rid of these things and updating our own toilets you know . |
| 6 | Has that been something that 's been on the government 's mind , the backhanded benefit of higher prices ? |
| 7 | He much prefers to drive something that has been on the market for two or three years , reasoning that most of the initial problems should have been ironed out . |
| 8 | Order , or or or order , order , the honourable lady would not expect me to comment on something that has been on television , er in something that I I have no er I I did n't even see last night , it 's up to the minister whether he wishes to come and make a statement it is really not at all a point of order for me . |
| 9 | You would n't want one that had been in a smash anyway , it could |
| 10 | Well this bloke this boss 's brother er his his his brother was the mayor of for several years , the only one that 's been during the War , the First World War , . |
| 11 | There are two public sites in the Vale , one that has been at East Challow since the year dot and people have forgotten actually exist . |
| 12 | The main point of contention , according to one of the shops visited is the distinction between what is a ‘ genuine ’ sale item ( i.e. one that has been on sale in the shop at full price for not less than 28 consecutive days during the preceding six months ) and a ‘ special purchase ’ , such as a remainder or bargain book . |
| 13 | ‘ I mean that , when the client suggested giving our sales force a taste of the product they were selling , I had to put it all together at ultra-short notice — and the only way I managed to get my people to drop everything and come was by stressing how much I relied on each of them individually . |
| 14 | An interim restraining order was placed on him and has been under appeal . |
| 15 | A personal bodyguard was assigned to her and has been with her day and night ever since . |
| 16 | What is interesting here , however , is that the word its ( the possessive pronoun , meaning " belonging to it " ) is not built by taking it and adding 's to it . |
| 17 | But Benedict 's eyes were on her , as compelling a question in them as had been in those of his godmother . |