Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [be] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The following afternoon I was to be found in Green Park near Buckingham Palace with two ‘ smart ’ ladies in tow , the Hon Mrs This and That , and I had to photograph their hats . |
| 2 | The last branch I was in was very small , and I got a lot of feedback from them . |
| 3 | Every spring she was to be found visiting Fife . |
| 4 | For the underground it was to be almost unknown . |
| 5 | For Locke , then , personal identity consists in an identity of consciousness , and not in the identity of some substance whose essence it is to be conscious . |
| 6 | I thought he was fun but I did n't take much notice especially since this boy I was with was angry . |
| 7 | Some respondents to FRED 1 were concerned about exceptional items and the prominence they were to be given . |
| 8 | The great bulk of population movement occurred independently of Moscow in the years 1917–22 , but after the end of NEP it was to be strictly enforced , and took place on a vast scale again . |
| 9 | What will her reaction be when she knows that her bright boy , while patting and stroking her and kissing her brow and her blue lips , must have been laughing up his sleeve at her , and thinking what a clever boy he is to be able to live in her fine house and have a big say in her business , while at the same time running a mistress on the side . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Then what an unfeeling little brute you are to be sure . |
| 11 | And I do n't know , certainly the shift I was with were very loyal , always turned up and you know we ne we never had any problems . |
| 12 | She was saying that the shop she was in was selling the turkeys that we got , for three ninety nine I think it was a supermarket or somewhere was selling them |
| 13 | On this evening we are to be entertained by a speaker who has investigated the life and time of William Shakespeare . |
| 14 | These asked for an end to the current system of zero-rating goods bound for export to other EC states in favour of levying VAT on all taxable goods sold , regardless of where in the Community they are to be sold . |
| 15 | They also pointed out that in a competitive market for a homogeneous product it was to be expected that prices would be identical and follow each other closely . |
| 16 | Although the stanchions are in place it was to be a further 3 years before electrification was completed . |
| 17 | Then there were officers with particular functions , one whose job it was to be at the scene of the crime before the body was touched or moved . |
| 18 | Kenneth says what a joy it is to be back on one of the Great Western ’ Castles ’ . |
| 19 | It is hard to convey to those who do not remember the abysmal depths of post-war British catering what a heady sensation it was to be invited to strike a blow for improvement — or to strike a restaurant off for bad cooking , uncleanliness or lack of attention . |
| 20 | When he arrived at the meeting it was to be told that he was suspended and barred from his office . |
| 21 | ‘ But if you do n't know , how can you be sure when you 're really in love and when you just think you are because the person you 're with is so attractive ? ’ |
| 22 | It tells a dark and passionate story of love and hatred , as a young bride elopes with her lover on the morning of the day she was to be married to her childhood sweetheart . |
| 23 | Emily was being handed down to stand before the light-filled doorway of the Assembly Rooms and she took a deep breath of anticipation , this was her night , the night she was to be accepted as an adult and she would make the most of it . |
| 24 | They delivered their derogatory cards in turn to NatWest , Midlands , Lloyds and Barclays , and then let their feelings known with specially adapted carols such as : ‘ Jingle tills , jingle tills , jingle all the way/Oh what fun it is to be a High Street bank these days , /Pulling money out , putting receivers in/ Winding business up , with an evil grin . ’ |
| 25 | I think I said how it would please me if one day he were to be elected to the Cullbridge Athenaeum . |
| 26 | All red wine and vintage port would have been decanted ; port as early as possible on the day it was to be drunk ; claret two or three hours before drinking and kept at room temperature without a stopper in order to let it ‘ breathe ’ . |
| 27 | But as Duke he was to be more than just the Count of Poitou . |
| 28 | On this occasion it was to be hoped that humiliation and hurt pride had been assuaged by a new pair of shoes and a many-stranded jet necklace — like early travellers taking presents to the natives , Sophia felt . |
| 29 | ‘ What a bloodthirsty little creature you are to be sure ! ’ said Biff , with a hint of admiration . |
| 30 | This month it is to be extended by nearly 1 km . |