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

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1 He 's already had two anyway through recognising people that have been through his hands in the cell block , an following 'em and finding them climbing through a window .
2 ( Or groundsperson , as you quickly modified it to , though let me assure you grateful as I am for your awareness of the issues involved that I have no simplistic sensibilities to be offended in this area . )
3 If possible , life was harder even for these ragged redskins than it had been for their forefathers after the war with Rope Thrower , when their livelihood had been deliberately burned away from them .
4 Lauda and Ferrari were supreme in 1975 and Lauda 's five wins , including three in succession , were enough to take him on to his first world title , a title he would surely have retained had it not been for his accident at the Nurburgring .
5 There would also have been no organization to employ me had it not been for our foresisters at the turn of the century .
6 The ME Polartek Sweater has hardly been off my back for the past month or so .
7 On behalf of CPRW , I would like to say how grateful we are for your request to the Trustees of Mrs L D Rope 's Second Charitable Settlement to consider making a donation to CPRW .
8 Yeah , well you 're on their way to the coast from West Riding , are n't you ?
9 Miscount the stairs in the dark — crunch ; you 're on your ass in the cellar .
10 ‘ I object to the way you 've dressed like someone from the pages of a Dickensian workhouse and turned up with your belongings in carrier bags as if you 're on your way to the laundromat . ’
11 ‘ We 're on our way to the mortuary ourselves , ’ Susan explained .
12 ‘ Yes , ’ I said , ‘ we 're on our way to the Benson & Hedges match at Cardiff . ’
13 Then he said , " As I think I 've mentioned to you before , Peter , it 's a good thing you 're on our side of the law .
14 A spokesman for makers Granada said : ‘ All our thoughts are with his family at the moment . ’
15 For example Alec Hume 's memoirs were described them as this little book about fishing , a beautiful evocation of a countryman in Downing Street who would always rather have been with his fly on the river Tweed on the Scottish Borders .
16 There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time .
17 I have n't been in your bag since the end of the week when you asked for them .
18 The report and accounts have been in your hands for the statutory period er , and you 've had the chance to read my statement .
19 Nothing could shake the steadiness of such men as Hugh Waterton or John Norbury , who had been in his service from the time when he had been merely Henry of Bolingbroke , earl of Derby , and even that title borrowed by courtesy from his father .
20 The first move had been in his choice of the katana as the weapon of combat .
21 Used as he had been in his youth to the drabs of the garrison towns , the Major nevertheless began courteously to disengage himself .
22 I should n't have been in his study in the first place .
23 Landlord Bill Long , who has since moved to another pub , gave evidence in support of the defendant , verifying that he had been within his sight for the time in question , except for a brief spell when he was collecting glasses .
24 " These are from my share of the fruit , " he said , " for I ca n't give you the pears that belong to my brothers . "
25 I think a lot of it is about erm how these er people , you know how really a lot of the problems for people are in their relationships with the people around them ,
26 Do you have any idea of the number of Jewish organizations there are in my neck of the woods and how many of their organizers have my phone number on the kitchen wall ?
27 Er , I take it , Chairman , that that this would be through our ideas about the
28 They have to buy a house in town , of course , so that Howard can be near his work during the week .
29 The airline will use four aircraft to take people back to Russia to be with their families over the Easter holiday .
30 You have promised to be with your Church until the end of time .
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