Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm The response has been for that authority then to groin its bit of beach , and so we end up with a situation today where along the Sussex coast practically the whole of the coast is groined , except for the areas which are backed by high cliffs , erm where we have the sorts of rates of erosion that I mentioned . |
| 2 | The majority had been of wood and most of these were lost through fire . |
| 3 | But several readers had pointed out that if evil could not create , was only good perverted , then presumably the orcs had been by nature good and might in some way be saved ; Tolkien certainly balked at calling them ‘ irredeemable ’ , see Letters , pp. 195 , 355 . |
| 4 | This has become something of a cause célèbre in rock press folklore , but in truth the NME had been in worse scrapes before and no doubt has many more ahead . |
| 5 | The base had been in line for the axe under the Options for Change review of the Services but was saved because the cost of relocation exceeded the saving . |
| 6 | Hence the provision made was in the form of public sector over spill , particularly at Longbenton , but also within Wallsend and Tyne mouth County Borough . |
| 7 | Hitherto the provision had been for the Speaker to become interim president , with the obligation to organize elections within a period of 45-60 days . |
| 8 | And the change had been with Pamela , not with him . |
| 9 | ( 1982 ) have shown that about three-quarters of the change has been to woodland , as shown in Figure 8.4 , and that this pattern is fairly geographically even , except for Dartmoor as shown in Table 8.4 . |
| 10 | Both suggest that in the area of sexual morality the change has been towards less restraint , less control and more choice . |
| 11 | The last thing the retailer wants is to be left with a lot of stock that does n't sell . |
| 12 | Although he differentiated his position from that of Draper , suggesting that the struggle had been between science and dogmatic theology rather than between science and religion , A. D. White insisted that there had been a theological and a scientific view of every question , invariably at odds . |
| 13 | The struggle has been between the Czech people and the security apparatus behind the Communist party . |
| 14 | The struggle has been between the Czech people and the security apparatus behind the Communist party . |
| 15 | It was developed originally to promulgate priestly or legislative initiatives , and since these were collective and in some sense impersonal productions , what the writer meant was to all intents and purposes recoverable from what he wrote down . |
| 16 | The programmes undertaken are of two main types , the one country-specific , the other regional in emphasis . |
| 17 | This covers sales to the fields of business , industry , and education and training organisations , and many of the programmes sold are in the science documentary area . |
| 18 | As an extremely well-equipped force , the SDK have been at the centre of political controversy in Japan because of the difficulty of assessing the basic needs of a force that is there purely to defend . |
| 19 | On balance , I believe that Britain 's membership of the EEC has been of some benefit in terms of the home market which she has gained and will continue to gain as and when her partners honour their commitments to complete the Single Market ; however , as should be clear from the figures quoted in Chapter 5 , the assertion that EEC membership has been good for Britain is open to question . |
| 20 | Almost all previous contact with the Board had been through courses of one or two days duration — mostly held on a trainee 's farm ( but also at local education colleges in England and Wales ) , with up to 70% of the time being spent on trainee participation and practice . |
| 21 | That is why the board has been considering developing an alternative system jointly with NASDAQ , the American over-the-counter market . |
| 22 | The Paras have been jumping into one of the dropping zones on Salisbury Plain since first light , so the Scouts have been on standby on the DZ in case there should be any casualties . |
| 23 | The RAF has been at Abingdon since 1932 . |
| 24 | Subjects were told that after they had heard the passage one sentence from it would be repeated , either exactly , or with some small change , and that their task was to say whether the sentence had been in the passage or not . |
| 25 | Up to 20 miles each was walked by dogs and owners on the 1 mile route round the Serpentine and the money raised was in excess of £1,200 . |
| 26 | Though the brand had been in the market since before the war , it had a very small market share . |
| 27 | The dream that the resort offered was of economic independence by being in business on one 's own . |
| 28 | Say was remanded to Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen and the case continued was without plea until Thursday . |
| 29 | The case had been under way in Ohio for more than two years and was now ready for trial . |
| 30 | It appears that the case had been in progress before the Heliopolitan Divine Council for eighty years and the gods were understandably becoming impatient and short-tempered , yet they seemed unable to decide upon a judgement . |