Example sentences of "[conj] be [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was serving in France in December 1436 under John Talbot , first Earl of Shrewsbury [ q.v. ] , at Gisors , and was by then a knight . |
| 2 | ‘ I know , but she phoned for her results — she was surprised to get me , she seemed to have hoped you 'd be waiting by the phone — and when I told them you 'd gone , her mother took the phone and was in quite a tizz and had a word with Mr Fry and then said they 'd get the next plane home . |
| 3 | Darlington is well provided with Catholic schools and as Father Cademan is a member of the Diocesan Schools Commission and was until recently a county councillor , one might ask why did recent rebuilding proceed on the basis of an under-estimation of demand ? |
| 4 | The final , Jericho-like sound may be frightening , but is at least an escape from |
| 5 | Yet I offer to you as much as I possess , and so much as old age has left me , with the utmost satisfaction , as being at least a testimony to the instruction and delight that I have received from your marvellous invention . |