Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though committed to increasing the number of bishops in England since the council of Hertford in 672 ( HE IV , 5 ) , he did not attempt ( so far as is known ) to partition Wilfrid 's vast diocese of York until Ecgfrith quarrelled with Wilfrid and expelled him in 678 and even then king and archbishop appear to have been in agreement about the subdivision ( HE IV , 12 : V , 19 , 24 ; Vita Wilfridi , ch. 24 ) . |
| 2 | Where the divergence has arisen is in the statement of dogma into which educators have been lured . |
| 3 | The heads interviewed had been in post from four terms to nearly 20 years . |
| 4 | Many spoke with respect and admiration for the soldiers of the 6th Army , but took the view that the losses suffered had been in vain . |
| 5 | The textual practices of these nouveaux romanciers reveal a much greater similarity than was previously the case : under Ricardou 's stewardship , a new aesthetic programme seems to have been in operation . |
| 6 | The only words spoken had been to the butler and maid , who were waiting at table and when they rose , Tamar excused herself . |
| 7 | Spencer denied having been at the scene when the attack took place but the jury took just less than twenty minutes to convict him . |
| 8 | Although I am anxious to avoid entering into aesthetic theory or acting theory to any large extent it has to be conceded that the topic I have been tackling here , the logical relationship between emotion occurring and emotion described has been of central interest to aestheticians and acting theorists alike . |
| 9 | ‘ A third role the Guild has to play is in the promotion of the consumption and enjoyment of cheese . |
| 10 | Indeed , religious tensions appear to have been at the root of the party divide — not the sole cause , it should be stressed ( indeed , much of this book has been concerned with documenting the complex ways constitutional and religious issues interacted ) , but perhaps the most potent source of conflict , with attitudes towards Dissent ( whether one was sympathetic or hostile to Protestant Nonconformists ) being one of the strongest predictors of partisan allegiance . |
| 11 | Alan says powerboating is like going down a hill in snow on a tin tray … its a bit punishing … shakes you about … he 's got a good throttle man and a good navigator |
| 12 | The most common , but least obvious , way that sites get buried is through the natural processes of decay and renewal . |
| 13 | Thus Darwin appears to have been at least partly correct . |
| 14 | The hey-day of sport in our village seems to have been from the late 19th century up to the 1914 war , with a short revival between the wars but although attempts have been made at intervals the same enthusiasm does n't seem to prevail . |
| 15 | On the other hand , in R. v. Secretary of State for the Environment , ex parte Rose Theatre Trust Co. the judge appears to have been of the view that an applicant could have standing only on the basis of a personal interest and not on the basis of representing the interests of others . |
| 16 | Quiet and reserved he may have been , but his determination to succeed has been of great importance to his colleagues , both on and off the field . |
| 17 | Ferranti 's capacity to deliver had been in doubt because of its financial problems following the September 1989 revelation of a major alleged fraud scandal , but on Jan. 23 a deal was announced for the sale of Ferranti 's radar division Ferranti Defence Systems to GEC , which would merge it into GEC-Marconi . |
| 18 | The main problem that companies have to face is in choosing the most appropriate channel , and from the viewpoint of sales management this includes the type of sales outlet that must be serviced . |
| 19 | The hook shown had been in service for four years and showed very little wear . |
| 20 | On the same day , the eighteenth of October , Mr came back and spoke to Miss about this telephone call and he rang Peter in the afternoon of that Friday and he asked again if it was possible to withdraw because of the landlord 's failure to consent to the er assignment and again er after what will er be described as a fairly easy discussion between the plaintiff and er Mr , er he was told very clearly that it was not possible for him to withdraw , contracts had been exchanged and he was advised that what the landlords er failure to consent did was in fact er provide Mr with more breathing space in order to obtain proper funding and re-arrange his finances er , that again is denied . |
| 21 | The warning voices raised from time to time in the journal appear to have been in the minority . |
| 22 | Not only does the battered town seem to have been on the receiving end of a good deal of good , honest , no-nonsense coppering , but it gives the impression that a higher authority , God , must have passed over it in the Fifties , blasting it at close range with His celestial hair-drier , to judge from the universally blistered and leprous paintwork on all the buildings . |
| 23 | His vassals were asked to swear on the Gospels what these rights and obligations ( deveriis ) were , and the thrust of the inquiry appears to have been towards municipal and communal liberties . |
| 24 | This may well be a little rose-tinted , but that weighty , bulldog clip-around-the-nose sensation appears to have been with me and indeed to have shaped me — not only me , but my nose ; not only my nose , but my personality — for as far back as I can see . |
| 25 | This may well be a little rose-tinted , but that weighty , bulldog-clip-round-the-nose sensation appears to have been with me , and indeed to have shaped — not only me , but my nose — not only my nose , but my personality — for as long as I can recall . |
| 26 | Stark 's confidence appears to have been at a low ebb but the Scotland manager , Duncan Paterson , has been reminding him of his form earlier in the season : at the Dubai Sevens , which the Scots won ; in the A international against Italy in Melrose when the Boroughmuir winger had a hand in both tries ; and in his senior international debut against Ireland at Murrayfield , when he scored one try and was heavily involved in the other from Tony Stanger . |
| 27 | The enthusiasm and excitement that TECs have generated are without parallel in our past . |
| 28 | He added : ‘ What the policyholders have to ask is for whose benefit is it being done — the management 's or the policyholders ’ ? |
| 29 | Those projects observed had been in progress for over a year and most had established a good opening strategy as might be expected from their ability to identify schools with good potential for change . |
| 30 | Another situation where a wife became involved was in the case of sickness , when over half the farms would rely on the wife to keep things going . |