Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [pron] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They both knew that a loss had been suffered which had to be apportioned between them , but there is nothing to show that they had any idea , let alone conflicting ideas , of what the correct apportionment should be . |
| 2 | After he had been accepted he trained in South Africa , and was then posted as a Flight Sergeant to Coastal Command . |
| 3 | I remember little of my stay in the intensive care unit , but I am told they cared for me every second of the night and day . |
| 4 | Modigliani was plagued and anxious because of the difficulty of finding models , and when one had been found he waited in a state of tension for fear of being let down . |
| 5 | To achieve this aim a curriculum should be formulated which took into account the needs and expectations of society , ensured continuity of the education process throughout the years of compulsory schooling and the importance of the coherence of subject disciplines . |
| 6 | There is no spider to be seen it had of course retreated to the darkest corner it could find again . |
| 7 | Denega , of Walnut Road , Torquay , was jailed for four months after admitting causing work to be done which resulted in changing or demolishing a listed building . |
| 8 | On the sovereignty issue Ordóñez declared that " the colony of Gibraltar belongs to the past " , while Hurd reiterated that nothing could be done which went against the will of the Gibraltarians . |
| 9 | on the road to Damascus and saved him , but he did , it was a tremendous surprise to the Apostle Paul that the Lord had saved him at all , he never got over it , he called himself the chief of sinners , but God 's grace , God 's mercy had been revealed to him , you and I when we get to heaven are in for a few surprises , the grace , the mercy of God is far broader and wider than our imagination , we 'll meet a lot of folk there that we did n't expect to see that leads me to a fourth proposition , not only will some be saved that we did not expect to be saved , but it 's clear that others will not be saved who expected to be saved there 's a passage in Luke thirteen , verses twenty five , let me read them again one the head of the house gets up and shuts the door you begin to stand outside and knock on the door saying Lord open up to us and then he will answer and say to you I do not know where you 're from , then you 'll begin to say we ate and drank in your presence , you taught in our streets , we know you Lord , we rubbed shoulders with you , we went to church , we experience those things , we knew the answers to the re to the questions but he will say I tell you I did not know where you are from , depart from me all you evil doers those words make it quite clear , here , there 's words of Jesus , there 's references to those who profess , to know the Lord Jesus Christ , but who do not in fact know him at all , they know bits and pieces about him , they 've seen him , you know it 's in its immediate context , they had seen him in the street , they had heard his teaching , there maybe those who had been fed by the , by the miraculous er multiplying of the loafs and the fishes , they had seen the miracle , some of them may have been healed by Jesus , they knew lots about him but they did not know him and he says I do not know you how many folk there are like this , they expect to be saved , perhaps because they go to church , perhaps because they 've got Christian parents , perhaps because they read their bible , perhaps because occasionally when they 're in trouble they prayer , they 've been confirmed , they 've been baptized , that , that they 're good , they 're honest , they 're not rogues , they would n't do a , a , a bad turn to somebody , not deliberately , they 're nice people but they , they do n't know the truth of what it says in God 's word , they do n't know the truth of Romans three and verse twenty because by the works of the Lord no flesh will be justified in his sight for through the law comes the knowledge of sin , does n't come the forgiveness of it , they do n't know the truth of Ephesians chapter two verses eight and nine for by grace you 've been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it 's the gift of God , not as a result of works that no one should boast , for we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared before hand that we should walk in them , they do n't know the truth of er , er of Titus , chapter three and , and verse five where , where the apostle Paul says there , he saved us not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness , but according to his mercy , how tragic it is to expect to be saved , to think you 're going to heaven and in the end to find that you 're not saved and Jesus says they 'll be many like that in that day . |
| 10 | Deane scored for Leeds , and , it could be argued he scored for Tottenham as well cos I think it was his foot that deflected it past Beaney . |
| 11 | His nature , which it might be argued he turned into Nature , always desired love and recognition , in a way that most of us do , but it seemed increasingly the environment in which he lived , and more especially the people which he met , denied him that . |
| 12 | In celebration , I 'm told you shot off every flare you could get your hands on . |
| 13 | As a result of the impact of research of this kind a further third strand could be detected which devolved upon the investigation of earth hazards and of physical geography from a socioeconomic-viewpoint . |
| 14 | After all , before Jesus could be arrested he had to be found . |
| 15 | During the 1970s the Community was preoccupied with enlargement of the Community , institutional crises such as the Luxembourg accords , following the refusal of France to accept qualified majority ruling in the Council of Minsters , frequent budgetary difficulties and differences of view as to how the Community should be financed which resulted in very little progress towards the achievement of a single market . |
| 16 | Minnis decided to do something for others who might similarly be afflicted which resulted in the Kenilworth Club and the PGL contributing annually to a fund . |
| 17 | So as often as could be managed I went for trips with my father on the trams . |
| 18 | The House of Lords found that the legislation only allowed terms to be attached which related to the use of the site and not to the types of contract the site owner could make with the caravan owners . |
| 19 | When sentence had been passed he glanced at her and was sure he could see the trace of a smile on her lips . |
| 20 | I remember how , when I was a naughty boy as I usually was , there being no corporal punishment , I was led about on a bit of string by my Headmaster , and one day when I was being reprimanded I laughed in the Headmaster 's face — I have always been defiant to all who tried to control me . |
| 21 | Approximately 270 proposals were received which resulted in around 160 validation events . |
| 22 | On the deck itself were scattered what looked like paving stones , and the leeboard winch had been somewhat garishly painted in red , white , and gold . |
| 23 | The Department stated : ’ In anticipation of the proposed revision to the regulation , in some parts of the country ’ — the Minister has mentioned this — ’ campaigns were organised which resulted in non-specific applications for review on a scale which would have flooded the benefit system . ’ |
| 24 | The water 's work being done it passed into the Swilgate , this wending its way to the outskirts of Tewkesbury , where it joins the Severn . |
| 25 | If the policy makers are willing to learn from some of the mistakes made in industry , where hasty changes were made which led to a dramatic brain drain subsequently , the unpalatable adjustments that will need to be made in London should create less harm than will otherwise be the case . |
| 26 | If a Z o were produced which decayed into an electron positron pair , observation of both particles in the pair would give a definite identification of the Z o and its mass . |
| 27 | Once the birds were enclosed she leaned against the low coconut tree behind the house and examined her arms in the gentle afternoon light , wondering what colour they were . |
| 28 | hens who were once the oats were so were sown they had to they were closed down and that . |
| 29 | When we were introduced she turned to Freddie and said haughtily . |
| 30 | ‘ When they were distracted I rushed into the street . ’ |