Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] be [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's concerned that banking attitudes may be holding up the recovery . |
| 2 | Alternatively , the joyous sound of bells may be ringing out the tune of 'Those beautiful red roses that once you gave me ’ , all over sunlit uplands — though I doubt that . |
| 3 | No need for a hat , but the hair must be pulled off the face to minimise distraction and caught at the nape in a black band into which she would stick a single green feather . |
| 4 | The merits of an approach allowing the company to seek civil redress are essentially twofold : first , no victim need be identified ; and secondly , an action may be brought in the context of anonymous stock market trades . |
| 5 | Although Namaliu suggested that disciplinary action might be taken over the " regrettable incident " , he also expressed concern over the assistance allegedly being provided to the BRA by the armed forces of the Solomons . |
| 6 | The sea would start to roar at night , and the curlews would be hurled down the glen like dun-coloured bullets . |
| 7 | Used be able to sit in the car would be go up the back do n't they ? |
| 8 | WISDEN 'S appearance this year for the 129th time ( John Wisden , £21.50 hardback , £18.50 soft ) coincided with the announcement that Graeme Wright would be handing over the stewardship of one of cricket 's greatest traditions to Matthew Engel . |
| 9 | One tempting remedy would be to speed up the SFO 's act . |
| 10 | He knew that the howling wind would be whipping up the downfall into deep drifts on the exposed high moor . |
| 11 | Ninety per cent of people in residential care in Newcastle are on income support and the average time to death or discharge in residential care is three years , so his department will be picking up the whole burden by the third year . |
| 12 | The effect will be to drive up the exchange rate . |
| 13 | Funds can be switched on the same day from one currency to another by use of a personal identification number ( PIN ) , free of charge save for the foreign exchange commission of 0.1% , minimum £5 , maximum £20 . |
| 14 | I suppose me Dan and Honey 'll be going back the cheap way . |
| 15 | If your parcel is lost or damaged , compensation may be paid up the specified limit according to the fee paid . |
| 16 | They can often be blind to the fact that the good child may be stirring up the problem and letting the naughty one get the blame . |
| 17 | So one of your responses would be to bring in the privatization card and put a lot of this out to tender ? |
| 18 | ‘ Our only escape would be to climb down the face of the rock ; but … ’ her eyes rested on Adam ’ … your brother could not do it , mortal . |
| 19 | Durham County Council has given assurances that a close watch will be kept on the parking situation , especially at the weekends and if it was warranted , yellow lines would be placed down the west side of Lakeside . |
| 20 | We noted earlier that the immediate effect of increased investment in investment trusts would be to push up the price of their shares without resulting in any extra flow of funds from savers to borrowers . |
| 21 | The stream may be followed down the field to a lateral path which crosses it by yet another God 's Bridge , a stone arch formed by nature . |
| 22 | It is better than tripods for a really wet crop since the crop may be put up the day it is cut even in rainy weather . |
| 23 | Its first job should be to draw up the Institute 's environment charter . |
| 24 | In turn , similar financial disciplines and targets could be set down the line , ‘ rewarding and punishing individual operations according to risk performance ’ . |
| 25 | Thus the coarse grains will be driven up the slope DA and will come to rest in the lee of the crest , AB , past which they can not move because of the complete shelter here . |
| 26 | The conference will be following up the training programmes discussed at the Brough 90 meeting as well as looking at new proposals for courses and other aspects of woodturning training . |
| 27 | The first 2/3 years will be testing out the scheme , with nothing cast in tablets of stone , and opportunities to comment . |
| 28 | As the plant grows the band can be slid up the canes or , as the plant grows wider , both canes and band removed and repositioned . |
| 29 | There may now be a place , but if not , this process can be repeated up the tree until a place is found for the new value . |
| 30 | TWO heartbroken families may be bringing up the wrong babies . |