Example sentences of "[be] [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been nothing achieved by the expedition save the coachman 's cold which now threatened to lay low the rest of her staff . |
| 2 | But for the sheer number of performances , there has been nothing to compare with the serial trials of white collar criminals . |
| 3 | She had been far too busy trying to cope with the sale of the large estate , and by the time all her father 's debts had been settled there had been nothing left except the old Elizabethan Manor House . |
| 4 | But they are nothing compared with the Caledonian and Alpine Ophiolite suites . |
| 5 | But such worries are nothing compared to the dilemma facing the Kremlin as the waves of perestroika lap at one of the last fortresses of communist orthodoxy . |
| 6 | But pricey as the drinks at Kamieniolomy are , they are nothing compared to the girls . |
| 7 | In one of her poems , she feels sad , weary and footsore , but then sees that her sufferings are nothing compared to the sufferings of Jesus . |
| 8 | The hardships we are suffering in the recession are nothing compared to the hell of the Bosnian detention camps , and if we can not find the cash to help what amounts to very few of them then we are morally as well as economically bankrupt . |
| 9 | But those are nothing compared to the effects of crime on the victims , particularly elderly ones . |
| 10 | But his selection problems are nothing compared to the turmoil at Lyngby , following the sale of five of their players , the shock resignation of coach Kent Karlsson and just one win from their opening six games of the season . |
| 11 | The mechanics , the in-house mechanics , which are nothing to do with the backbenchers , which they know nothing of and understand even less . |
| 12 | Aye the , many of the reasons for these being over are nothing to do with the efficiency of the design office , they 're due to the efficiency of the s |
| 13 | Right , am I let off the hook now ? |
| 14 | ‘ Am I speaking to the radiant bride ? ’ |
| 15 | Nor am I troubled by the suggestion put forward by both Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that a conclusion in favour of the Bank of England on this point will introduce an element of doubt into an area where certainty is important , since authorised institutions will be familiar with the Act , and will have no difficulty in recognising a section 39 notice as an exception . |
| 16 | Who am I to argue with the Bard ? |
| 17 | Then a fortnight ago I had a cataract removed , but there must have been more to it than that , because not only am I startled by the brightness of things , but the vision in that eye is practically perfect , so I am not wearing glasses most of the time , though for faint or small print ( not piano music : hooray ) I shall have to get some more specs . |
| 18 | What am I getting from the schools ? |
| 19 | I put it on the bed where we made the baby that was n't and what am I to put in the water-marked , dog-tooth lining ? |
| 20 | When he came alongside a trawler 25 miles out from the English coast he asked : ‘ Am I going in the right direction for France ? ’ |
| 21 | What part am I playing in the conflict process ? |
| 22 | Nor am I impressed by the floodgates argument — it is said that the Divisional Court would be overwhelmed by applications to review visitors ' decisions . |
| 23 | All right so why am I standing outside the door of the canteen … ? |
| 24 | How am I doing by the way Jennifer ? |
| 25 | You think to yourself now what am I giving , what am I giving in the contribution box now as compared to one , two , three , four , five , years ago , it may be the same and it may be as much as you can afford , well if that 's so , then that 's grand is n't it ? |
| 26 | Now why am I stirring in the age long war between the sexes ? |
| 27 | Why am I coming in the room ? |
| 28 | Am I coming in the back ? |
| 29 | My Lords the my er justification for that is of course that particular clause in the Bill which my amendments seeks to seeks to change both are I admit on the face of it entirely incomprehensible . |
| 30 | In another school , which is er , locally managed , we are I think about the only school in the county who have decided to employ our own caretaker and our own cleaners , and , and in fact the latitude that gives us , has really allowed us to do a lot more in that school , erm with the staff and the staff are happier . |