Example sentences of "be [prep] [noun] [noun sg] the " in BNC.

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1 It must have been clear to the Prussian government that if it had not been for government subsidy the Junker estates would have collapsed under their own weight long ago , but they were nevertheless incapable of striking at what they saw to be the basis and guarantor of their state and society .
2 or G There are included in the sale the following fixtures and fittings : ( Note : If fittings , etc , are of material value the price should be apportioned to reduce the consideration in the transfer , conveyance or assignment and therefore the stamp duty payable . )
3 If you are on Income Support the CAB can calculate whether a prepayment meter or deductions from your dole is the best option .
4 The ascent is via Striding Edge the most dramatic ridge in the area .
5 The earliest evidence there is in Islay wad the Port Ellen News & Reading Room which was opened in 1858 but there is no clue in the minutes as to where it was .
6 The intuition is straightforward : optimal output is a decreasing function of time since the expected price on sales is a decreasing function of time ; optimal output is an increasing function of σ since the more variation there is in output price the higher is the expected price on sales ( recall that sales are made only when the price is sufficiently high ) ; optimal output is a decreasing function of the ( per unit ) storage cost since the more expensive it is to store the less attractive is storing .
7 If the child is in police protection the authority should consider whether to ask the police to apply for an EPO on its behalf ( s47(3) ( c ) and see Chapter 13 , 1(d) ) .
8 When I was in police custody the doctor came in to see me and gave me some tablets and I 'm asking you for some now . ’
9 But she was at Thorn House the same time as Elaine , and she must have spoken to her .
10 She was at Dangerfield Farm the very next day .
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