Example sentences of "in [adj] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following the pipeline in Saudi was a life-saver . |
| 2 | Whether the battle of Otford in 776 was fought in the aftermath of the death of Heahberht or as a consequence of some other matter in dispute between Ecgberht and the Mercians , after 765 there is no certain evidence that Ecgberht was for long , if at all , ‘ a mere dependant ’ of Offa . |
| 3 | More significantly , the fact that the edicts of Guntram in 585 and of Chlothar in 614 were issued in the aftermath of Church councils raises the possibility that other royal legislation was attached to such councils , but that it has not been preserved . |
| 4 | The heads of the ministries created in 1869 were not directly responsible for ‘ advising and assisting ’ ( hohitsu ) the emperor , though they were to become so in 1889 . |
| 5 | The heads of the ministries created in 1869 were not directly responsible for ‘ advising and assisting ’ ( hohitsu ) the emperor , though they were to become so in 1889 . |
| 6 | His original leanings were towards railway engineering and he maintained an interest in the subject all his life , but his first appointment in 1869 was to the Indian government telegraph department in Karachi , on whose behalf he visited Baluchistan , Mesopotamia , and Turkey , receiving special mention for his proficiency in the testing of land line and submarine cables . |
| 7 | The potential net pay of the basinal carbonate unit is too thin to be of interest as a reservoir because the total thickness of the unit in Tønder-2 is only 3 m . |
| 8 | Another important development in my academic career in 1962–1969 was a close association with the Survey of English Usage : a research centre for the study of present-day English founded by , and attached to my Department at U.C.L. The most important part of the Survey 's work was the compilation of a large corpus of modern English texts , both spoken and written . |
| 9 | Although the delation procedure discussed in 2.7.2 is the most straightforward possible method , other devices are often useful and sometimes preferable . |
| 10 | Even at a distance , William Joyce in 1934 is a frightening figure . |
| 11 | The annual payments in 1934 were about £6and3/4 ; millions . |
| 12 | Another master who retired in 1934 was Mr. Stanworth Balston , who had taught French and German . |
| 13 | Only with the change of party strategy in 1934 was it possible to speak of a genuine coincidence between PCF political and cultural policy . |
| 14 | Overall performance in 1.5 is actually worse in previous versions . |
| 15 | TO BETTER serve the growing North American market , Rolls Wood Group [ Repair and Overhauls ] Ltd opened an American sales and customer liaison office in 1991. was appointed as sales manager for the Americas . |
| 16 | Since historians who confuse effects and intentions may be mistaken in other regards , the question whether the emancipators had laboured in vain is one which should be handled with care . |
| 17 | Mrs. Proudie makes an immediate impression when introduced to Mr. Harding and Dr. Grantly because when they are shown into the new bishop 's study , they see Dr. Proudie , Mr. Slope and also , to their surprise , Mrs. Proudie ‘ an innovation for which a precedent might in vain be sought in all the annals of the Barchester bishopric ! ’ |
| 18 | Martha Lovelace became a maid of honour to Queen Caroline in 1732 and in 1756 was appointed housekeeper of Windsor Castle . |
| 19 | The Reverend Wesley Guard in 1891 was minister of University Road Church , Belfast . |
| 20 | The population of South Skirlaugh in 1891 was 261 and in the North 289 , including the officers and inmates of the workhouse . |
| 21 | Success followed success for the next few years but no races were held in 1888 and 1890 and the revival in 1891 was the beginning of another era with new builders entering the field although Lee 's still took an interest in events for in 1900 their steamboat " Lee " dressed overall took 80 members of the firm to see the Medway Barge Race . |
| 22 | An important conclusion that can be drawn from the fiscal records is that the immediate effect of the Black Death in 1348–49 was slight in destroying communities , because most of the villages which eventually disappeared are still recorded as contributing to subsidies levied in the fifteenth century . |
| 23 | Baynton managed Catherine 's retinue after her arrest and in 1543 was one of the few witnesses to the king 's sixth marriage . |
| 24 | One of those who arrived in '42 is still there today . |
| 25 | It is in neither 's interest for the contract to be kept in suspense indefinitely in circumstances where it clearly can not be performed . |
| 26 | In only two cases was there a demolition against the advice of the Advisory Board ; neither case involved a listed building and in neither was there objection from the planning authority . |
| 27 | Government attempts to restrict the sale of gin in 1736 are usually considered to have been behind disturbances in that year , but these also involved the resentment of building workers and weavers at being displaced from employment by the cheaper Irish . |
| 28 | Head of Department : ‘ Be careful , one in eight are out of work ! ’ ( verified note of meeting ) |
| 29 | Diana in Private : The Princess Nobody Knows by Lady Colin Campbell Smith Gryphon , £15.99 DIANA IN PRIVATE is a nasty little book . |
| 30 | To be free in private is to be able to watch pornography or to preach the gospel . |