Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 He had no idea what an effort it had been for Topaz to keep up the easy flow of chatter .
2 All the specially laid-out gardens and stands are in place showing off the best of British gardening .
3 It must surely be for Parliament to lay down the procedures which are to be followed before a Bill can become an Act .
4 When Lord Morris stated ‘ It must surely be for Parliament to lay down the procedures which are to be followed before a Bill can become an Act .
5 Having got so far it might be of interest to work out the variation of surface-charge density on one of the cylinders as a function of
6 Would it be far-fetched then to see Susan , if she were at home ringing up the Gay Byrne Radio Show to tell him what she saw ?
7 This often means using it ‘ reverse flow ’ — that is with water pumped down the uplift and up through the gravel , thereby keeping the gravel cleaner and less clogged than ‘ standard flow ’ systems where detritus is sucked into the gravel .
8 Lord Morris said that just as it was for Parliament to lay down the procedures to be followed for the passing of legislation , so it was for Parliament to determine whether these procedures had been followed .
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