Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain combinations of landscape elements that I tend to search for were in short supply . |
| 2 | I long for being in real contact with them . |
| 3 | After Yusopov 's reply — which he found despite being in terrible time pressure — the Russian was always likely to escape with a draw . |
| 4 | South Korea 's " northward diplomacy " , which had come into being during late 1988 as part of its strategy for achieving a closer relationship with North Korea , was pursued assiduously during 1989 and with notable success towards the end of that year [ see also pp. 37041 ; 37089 ] . |
| 5 | It must have pleased the powerful church of Canterbury , with which he seems to have wished to be on good terms , and been gratifyingly displeasing to that of London . |
| 6 | Eton and Winchester , foundations designed to be of national significance and high quality and therefore directly linked with sister foundations at Cambridge and Oxford , were the exceptions . |
| 7 | In these negotiations , we put forward a series of proposals designed to be of direct benefit to the European citizen . |
| 8 | The evidence would need to be of positive performance ; that is , pupils taking the tests should have a high chance of success . |
| 9 | We do n't all need to be in working class inner city areas . |
| 10 | Also , he lived in Wales and therefore would need to be in frequent telephone contact with C.N.D. headquarters . |
| 11 | You will need to be in top form during March , June , August , October and November . |
| 12 | To achieve the list of objectives set you will need to be in constant contact with the leading publications in your field and in occasional contact with all the other publications which might be useful . |
| 13 | when some security staff are located outside the hotel , they may need to be in constant communication with their colleagues inside the building , in order to verify that people arriving are bona fide guests , for example . |
| 14 | From this collection of information , which in many cases will need to be in considerable detail , a job description can be written . |
| 15 | It is very often the intangible and indeterminate savings which provide to be of major significance . |
| 16 | Children will begin to see that the same amount of water will fill containers that appear to be of different capacity . |
| 17 | Such inferences appear to be of different kinds . |
| 18 | Specific causes such as tumours , drug toxicity , infection and trauma appear to be of lesser significance as causes of dementia . |
| 19 | But the main problems appear to be with residential home owners , who have threatened legal action over allegedly unfair contracts drawn by some SSDs . |
| 20 | As you appear to be without legal assistance the following instructions must be carried out forthwith : — |
| 21 | Even if appliances appear to be in good order , allow for the cost of immediate testing and servicing by the Gas Board , CORGI registered contractor or , in the case of oil , the oil company 's nominee , as soon as you move in . |
| 22 | The badges , now faded , appear to be from various air forces which fought during World War Two . |
| 23 | Fixed-term appointments are offered by the Board only where the job is expected to be of limited duration or there are exceptional management reasons for appointing someone for only a limited period to an ongoing job . |
| 24 | The two narrative conditions were expected to be of intermediate difficulty with the after-theme condition being easier than the no-theme . |
| 25 | For example , second-hand goods can hardly be expected to be in perfect condition . |
| 26 | The aircrafts and space vehicles featured in the programme are expected to be in big demand along with the Captain Scarlet costume . |
| 27 | His father sold off some copyrights in 1969 when , as Wilson 's lawyers now claim , Brian could not be claimed to be of sound mind . |
| 28 | At the top , leaders Whitby expect to be at virtual full strength for their game at Tow Law , who will be without Darren Darwen and Tony Higgs . |
| 29 | Leaders Birkenhead St. Mary 's expect to be at full strength for their local derby at Bromborough Pool . |
| 30 | It is therefore a subject on which I expect to be in continuing dialogue . |