Example sentences of "[pron] be [noun] [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm doubtfull he 's but unfitt for anything requires attendance ’ . |
| 2 | If someone is present who does n't enjoy speaking or is prominent through being an outsider , on a much lower level , or even a different gender from everyone else , make sure they get included . |
| 3 | He had a limp , he had a false leg , and of course , when you 're kids it strikes you as very funny to have a woodwork teacher with a wooden leg , so he 'd say , ‘ What shall we make today , kids ? ’ and we 'd go ‘ Want another leg , sir ? ’ and things like that . |
| 4 | Ah she 's Lyn she 's er got it all wrong I think , she thinks she wins men 's affections like by sleeping with them all . |
| 5 | When we are children everyone has expectations of us . |
| 6 | NO CRIME PLEASE , WE 'RE IOFCs It has been estimated that half the world 's financial transactions by value involve an offshore centre directly or indirectly . |
| 7 | If New Historicism sometimes seems to fall victim to certain formulas , such as subversion and containment , there are others it challenges . |
| 8 | But there are things he does not know , and the knowledge will somewhat better a case which even so is still black enough . |
| 9 | Newsweek , available on news stands on Monday , excerpted parts of hostage Terry Anderson 's book ‘ Den of Lions : Memoirs of Seven Years ’ in which he writes : Waite ‘ can not seem to understand that there are things he does that drive the rest of us crazy . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But there are things he lacks . |
| 11 | Even the most loving woman is sometimes angry and feels passionately that there are things she lacks which she is entitled to have . |
| 12 | And you say there are rooms she has n't been in , but how do you know ? |
| 13 | There are suggestions it has at least a 2.5 per cent shareholding . |
| 14 | Does this mean ‘ there being things one sees that are in fact blue ’ or does it mean ‘ one 's seeing things as blue ’ ? |
| 15 | Oh , there 's kind she 's been ! |
| 16 | Cos do n't forget there 's people who 's moved from Donny and had their kids in London |
| 17 | ‘ Then if there 's time she wants a ‘ Guess the Weight ’ cake making as well — I 've got to make it look as if it weighs five pounds when it really weighs ten . ’ |
| 18 | It is of better quality in the Blackfriars mosaic although , here too , there is work which appears to be of different standards , ( see pls. 4a and 4b ) . |
| 19 | Although it may not yet be easy to detect the overall depletion of atmospheric ozone in the whole of the northern hemisphere , there is evidence which suggests that Europe 's ozone layer has thinned by about 3 per cent in the past 20 years , according to research published earlier in the year . |
| 20 | Indeed there is evidence which shows that the longer the delay in seeing a solicitor , the less likely damages will be obtained . |
| 21 | For public buildings — shops , hotels , warehouses — proprietors have the responsibility to take adequate precautions against fire and there is legislation which permits inspection of premises to ensure that the necessary safety measures are enforced . |
| 22 | In other animals there is behaviour which benefits another individual , and moreover there is behaviour the end of which is to benefit another individual , in a sense of ‘ end ’ which requires a lot of work to make clear , but which is uncontentiously illustrated by behaviour the end of which is that the animal should take in food . |
| 23 | Jason and Rachel Sheffield rush between us , helping with the boat , and there is Jean who has been our main support and encouraged and organized us through all the long months of preparation , fed us , nagged us and even done my washing ! |
| 24 | If there is trouble it seems Jones is inevitably in the middle of it , but he ca n't afford to mix it any more with a six-month suspended ban hanging over him . |
| 25 | Because they are mouthbrooders it does not matter if a male holds only a small or temporary territory , as the eggs are safe in the female 's mouth . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , yes , let it be Phena who has to shut up ! |
| 27 | And with it being Tuesday it means that we 've our missing persons feature , where are you now , round about three thirty today , so if you 've lost touch with a friend , relative or neighbour we could find them for you if they 're still in the East Midlands . |
| 28 | The same family has closed it 's delicatessen which has now become an art shop and the butcher whose family has been here for 176 years , closes this weekend . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's Stone he wants , really . |
| 30 | And it 's Tommy who 's scored , the young Irishman has done so well at the heart of the defence for Shrewsbury , has got into the opposition penalty area and what about this for a score line ? |