Example sentences of "[be] [prep] we [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirdly , it involved saying that ‘ the general principles of the constitution ( as for example the right to personal liberty , or the right of public meeting ) are with us as the result of judicial decisions determining the rights of private persons in particular cases brought before the courts ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I further assert that these spores have been with us since the birth of mankind . |
| 3 | Apples have been with us since the dawn of time , in countless varieties of colour , shape and size . |
| 4 | … atmospheric pollution has been with us since the creation ; it became much worse … with the Garden of Eden and infinitely worse following the mechanical ingenuity of James Watt . |
| 5 | The dry , cloudy weather will still be with us at the start of the night , but some patchy , light rain will creep into the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway by the end of the night . |
| 6 | Now , we 've got quite a long list , colleagues , of , er , members of the European Parliament and members of Parliament who will be with us during the course of the week for for short stays er Euro European MPs first , er Linden , Cheshire West secretary of the European P L P Steven , Durham , deputy leader of the European P L P Hugh , Strathclyde West Barry , Yorkshire West and from the G M B parliamentary group , er , these MPs may only be present for short periods Nicholas , Newcastle-upon-Tyne East Doug , Newcastle-upon-Tyne North Gerald , George , Hamilton Clive Hammersmith and Giles who 's drawn the short straw , who 's going to give us an address this morning . |
| 7 | Sadly , my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield ( Mr. Haynes ) will not be with us after the election , but my experience of him suggests that if he opens his mouth in Ashfield , we shall hear him down here — |
| 8 | Ethylene overcapacity may extend over the next 3–5 years and ‘ potentially could be with us throughout the decade if many of the plants now under study phase come to fruition ’ . |
| 9 | My view has always been , and still is , that the extension of the RMI will still be with us in the year 2000 . |
| 10 | ‘ Sir , how come you were behind us in the corridor and now you 're in front of us here ? ’ |
| 11 | The odds were against us from the start at Lincoln — and he knew it . |
| 12 | The clouds that were with us on the climb had gone , opening the way to spectacular views , views helped by the air being free of dust and haze . |
| 13 | ‘ We are toasting missing colleagues who were with us in the buffet and who would have preferred us to do it this way , instead of being sombre , ’ said Mr Christopher Reeves , a consultant engineer who joined the train at Southampton Parkway station . |
| 14 | Yeah well that 's erm , I mean , the only talking is between us at the moment it 's just , you know , . |
| 15 | On Harrogate , erm I think the discussions have clarified a lot of the the sort of outstanding issues that that er were between perhaps the County Council and erm Professor Lock , er not so much between ourselves and Harrogate , although we have the the issue , and I think if I read it right , this could well be er the only issue that is between us in the Harrogate area , the issue of the strategic sites . |
| 16 | There is between us in the past a shared glory and a shared misfortune … ’ |
| 17 | Bird Ban time is upon us with the South Stack ( Gogarth ) bans beginning on the February 1st and most Pembroke bans starting on March 1st . |
| 18 | The Corporal who was with us at the time , a new one detached from Orange , immediately awarded Mike 2,000 press-ups . |