Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And erm the we are given or they h one of the reasons or the purposes behind Confirmation is to give us the strength to use the gifts which God 's al has already given us . |
| 2 | The simplest dynamical question that can be posed for curved space–time is to ask what the motion of a test body is in free fall , i.e. under gravitational forces alone . |
| 3 | A good way of familiarising yourself with the principle of intervallic interchange is to set yourself the following task , both on and away from your guitar . |
| 4 | One thing America has done for Lemmy is to afford him the chance to fulfil an ambition … |
| 5 | and it was as simple as that , it was only until that I got all the paperwork from Germany that the letters and one thing and another , but somebody in there said to them well you 're talking rubbish cos the girl 's telling you the truth |
| 6 | The impact of this work was to bring him the support of the social democrats and thus to extend the appeal of his Bonapartist message . |
| 7 | It had given him the chance to go on talking to and getting to know children and he was sure he would know if a boy was telling him the truth . |
| 8 | Joe Meek 's last big hit was Have I the Right by the Honeycombs . |
| 9 | He told BBC 's Six O'Clock News : ‘ The Prime Minister 's job is to do what the people of his country want , not what the leaders of other countries want . ’ |
| 10 | It 's the 10th time the event has been held and the aim is to make it the biggest and best yet ! |
| 11 | It has also been made clear that where an unmet need is recorded which the department has a legal duty to provide , it could be used as the basis for a legal challenge , although it should still be recorded . |
| 12 | With such ancient remains , the first need is to accord them the same protection as other ancient monuments . |
| 13 | A meeting is held which the teacher attends in role as a railway engineer . |
| 14 | ‘ Your body 's giving me the right , ’ he said , blatantly dropping his gaze to her breasts . |
| 15 | What 's his name 's lending her the washing |
| 16 | ‘ I do not go around public houses asking if my wife is telling me the truth . |
| 17 | The first and foremost step in planning a food facility is to establish what the facility is going to sell , and what type of function is required from the service facility . |
| 18 | Experts on the Jurassic age are calling it the most significant discovery of its kind in Northern Europe . |
| 19 | This is done electronically now , but the principle is , is often the same , and the instinct is to do it the same . |
| 20 | If the bags are full of rotting food , or there is a smell or filth around the place , then more action may need to be taken , but the first priority is establishing what the person concerned feels , before asking ‘ Would it be helpful for someone to come in and give a hand with tidying up ? ’ |
| 21 | Her father was reading her the story , a long time ago . |
| 22 | He was all the more determined to appear in control because his father-in-law was giving him the half-amused , half-pitying look , which Hugh interpreted as ‘ I know you 're sorry you 've got to put up with me . |
| 23 | This usually means the firm is giving you the person who specializes in your type of work , and this is a good sign . |
| 24 | " Well , her young man 's given her the go-by , " Mrs. Butler said , " and she 's very upset about it . |
| 25 | Government concern is to develop what the Foreign Office called a mechanism to turn people round more quickly and prevent them from arriving at a destination where they were unwanted . |
| 26 | This time I left it up to my patient to decide which area of her life was causing her the most distress . |
| 27 | Accordingly , the purpose of this book is to examine what the Scriptures , particularly in the fuller light afforded by the New Testament , have to teach about the Holy Spirit , and to relate their message to our own situation . |
| 28 | The purpose of the rest of this book is to give you the information you need to compile the missing nutritional manual that will tell you what is just right for your body . |
| 29 | To buy a Stag just for its investment potential is to deny yourself the sort of al fresco luxury that most people can only dream about in a new car . |
| 30 | My own advertising was giving them the the service and the quality . |