Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] be [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | yeah , it was , the bit I saw was that policeman when he goes although those two were up to no good |
| 2 | And again to spell that out erm the way it needs to work in practice I believe is that in its local plan a local authority should be able to define a site which it would regard as suitable for development only for these strategically important reasons . |
| 3 | Even as she said it she recalled the growing doubts and disgust which had been another spur driving her to accept Clive 's invitation . |
| 4 | ‘ The remedies we examined were all equally good and should relieve the classic symptoms of a hangover , ’ said Sue Leggate , editor of Which ? . |
| 5 | The large fishing vessels we saw were all well maintained with modern equipment . |
| 6 | In Ecuador there has been little unionisation , but organisations based on ethnicity have given the indigenous rural population an effective foundation for action . |
| 7 | The force he unleashed was that of insubordination . |
| 8 | Within a cell what happens is this right a cell , what happens is that erm D N A is copied on to something called erm R N A , which is a kind of template , messenger R N A , it 's a kind of copy and it 's a single strand , corresponding to one of the strands on the original D N A with the same base structure . |
| 9 | As such they are seen as antithetical to the work ethic which has been such an integral part of Thatcherite political rhetoric . |
| 10 | From Penhill Crags , where the only bones I saw were those of a less than gigantic sheep , we walked by the disused quarry to Stony Gate and the old drove road of Morpeth Gate , now a peaceful broad green lane and very pleasant walking . |
| 11 | Focus on the two-party system , the growing strength of the organized working-class and the gradual decline of the big single-issue movements which had been such a central feature of the mid-Victorian political scene were visible signs of this transformation . |
| 12 | The question which remains is that of minimum sample size and , in general , other researchers have tended to avoid applying formulae to texts of less than 150 words in length . |
| 13 | The parameters of the religious issue might have been changed somewhat by the grudging toleration granted to Protestant Nonconformists in 1689 , but the religious settlement can scarcely be said to have provided a satisfactory solution to the issue of Dissent which had been such a source of tension in Restoration society . |
| 14 | The bold make-up she affected was all wrong today ; it hid nothing , and accentuated the harsher signs of ageing . |
| 15 | During the session there had been some debate over the selection of the ministers of finance and foreign affairs . |
| 16 | And how the only strokes they knew were those they practised on each other 's bodies . ) |
| 17 | The Court could find no evidence that the parties intended to be liable on the contracts of the International Tin Council ; the obligations they envisaged were those they owed to the Council itself and not to third party creditors . |
| 18 | Another discovery he claimed was that of a cure for glanders : one horse had remained ‘ cured ’ for four years after treatment with what was popularly known as ‘ Sewell 's Blue Broth ’ — three ounces of copper sulphate in a quart of water . |
| 19 | In short , the consumer called the tune and the operators who prospered were those who best identified the needs of the consumers and met them at the right price . |
| 20 | The other decision she made was that , on the one-per-cent chance that it was n't a fool 's errand she was on , since it was uphill for most of the way and she did n't want to arrive hot and sticky , she would take a taxi up , and walk down . |
| 21 | But the broad gist of the point I think is this . |
| 22 | Among the films I brought was that of the Scharnhorst and when its showing time was listed in the ship 's paper , I was informed that one of the passengers , a Captain Danckwerts , had been the Scharnhorst 's wartime assistant navigating officer . |
| 23 | The first body I saw was that of a man lying in a gutter in Raouche , his arms wrapped around his face , one leg hooked above the pavement . |
| 24 | ‘ Then the next point which arises is this , against whom does this inference of undue influence operate ? |
| 25 | For what it is worth , the general conclusion which emerged was that overseas investment had a small positive effect on exports . |
| 26 | For his firm support and that of Charles Elly as Deputy Vice-President , despite other intense pressures on their time , I owe a singular debt of gratitude — as I do to the Secretary-General and all his staff , not least the dedicated private office team who have been such a help to me and to Catherine my wife . |
| 27 | One of the weaknesses we find is that marketing is the skill most frequently lacking . ’ |
| 28 | Since those early days there have been many sea chases with much bigger things at stake , but broadly speaking the same rules apply , although it is sometimes difficult to be dispassionate where hard drugs are concerned . |
| 29 | And he added : ‘ If I were an American , I would be saying thank goodness there have been some musicals to keep Broadway alive for the last 10 years . ’ |
| 30 | Prior to the meeting there had been much speculation that Shamir would face a challenge at the meeting ; in the event even Sharon urged the party to unite behind Shamir . |