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

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1 And you visit them for there was one time we visit them for fourteen day daily but I do n't think they do it now .
2 Your views on which of them is right will , of course , be coloured by your own religious beliefs .
3 Her administrations were headed first by the " duumvirs " , Godolphin and Marlborough , and from 1710 by Robert Harley ( soon to be Earl of Oxford ) , none of whom were conventional party men ( although Harley , a former Whig , can essentially be regarded as a Tory by Anne 's reign ) , and her governments often contained men from both sides of the party divide .
4 none of them are full thoroughbred , they are all ⅞thbred so therefore a bit hardier .
5 None of it is local stone : there is a tradition , perhaps connected with the Venetians or , later , the Turks , who successively occupied Crete till the late nineteenth century , of importing these stones and making jewellery .
6 The camp is made of trash but none of it is any good .
7 None of it 's much difference .
8 None of it was extravagant expenditure — we did n't buy new desks or other unnecessary items .
9 Trouble is , if there is n't anybody in it 's bad news is n't it ?
10 That 's the sort of question to ask Stevie , by the way he says tartaric acid , ask him for it 's proper chemical name .
11 We chose it for it 's elegant design .
12 Erm , if we are asking Mr to look at the long-term viability and the ways of preserving that , those options may be other than option one which was what you moved , and I think it 's rather premature to actually go down a road that says we preserve it in it 's present form with some disposals , when , we are asking for a report for it 's future viability , which may mean complete disposal , or may not , and I think , that , that 's why I 've seconded Mr 's amendment , because it 's right we should wait for that that report to come to property , know the full facts , and then we can make a decision as to which option we want for the County Farms estate .
13 I want you to bring it in it 's completed state to next week 's lesson please ?
14 But what about it 's political effect , on the viewers ?
15 But the effect I 've had on the straight world , the fact that they come to me and they feel comfortable , half knowing that maybe I 've been involved in … what to them is alternative sexuality , is a positive thing . ’
16 ‘ I do n't think you will , ’ said the Brownie Guider , ‘ but I do know for certain that you faced what to you was great danger with wonderful bravery . ’
17 They are concerned that councillors who keep themselves to themselves are easy prey for the IRA .
18 I suggest that you take the opportunity to introduce yourself to who is Senior Waterkeeper at Gladhouse .
19 The water boards are always prepared to discuss pressure and purity , but whether they will do anything about it is another matter , and the effects of privatisation have yet to be seen .
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