Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A KURDISH refugee who set fire to himself after being told his application for political asylum in Britain had failed has died , intensifying criticism of the Home Office 's handling of the Kurds ' plight , writes Mike Prestage . |
| 2 | After an hour or so we were offered a free drink from the buffet , a new and well intentioned gesture that soon will be seen as an albatross like being asked your height by an undertaker . |
| 3 | All I 'm really interested in is receiving your cheque for my repair bill . ’ |
| 4 | But , as usual , what Mr Gummer was most interested in was sharing his recipe for spit-roasting members of the Opposition . |
| 5 | Those who said they ‘ liked ’ or ‘ did n't mind ’ housework seemed to be asserting their attachment to the norms of feminine satisfaction with housewifery . |
| 6 | Martinez , another Spaniard , has been rising steadily for years and seems to be reaching her peak after a great three-set victory over Sabatini in the Rome final this month . |
| 7 | ‘ But I do n't want to be sharing my life with anyone , gorgeous hunk or not , ’ Shannon had pointed out mildly , managing with an effort not to remind Kelly they 'd been over this ground a hundred times before . |
| 8 | They 've been hyped by Kurt Cobain , who seems to be wearing their logo in almost every picture . |
| 9 | ( John draws deeply on his joint and seems to be gathering his strength for an onslaught . |
| 10 | I suspect that some of the drug barons who shell out money in support of what must be a pretty costly operation regard the academically-minded staff of the OHE as a bunch of eggheads , not to say ‘ wets ’ , who ought to be earning their keep by polishing up the industry 's somewhat tarnished image , and by encouraging sales , instead of spending their time and the companies ' profits on airy-fairy projects which are n't going to rustle up a pennyworth of business . |
| 11 | ‘ Expert power ’ is a prized resource these days , when a large percentage of the population appear to be earning their living as ‘ consultants ’ of one description or another . |
| 12 | One of the men convicted of murdering the newspaperboy Carl Bridgewater is reported to be refusing his food in a prison hospital . |
| 13 | For now he seems to be biding his time on the sidelines , ready to step in , should the UN 's effort start to crumble . |
| 14 | There was considerable discussion upon the interpretation of the term " use of force " It was finally agreed that local commanders appeared to be using their discretion in a satisfactory manner … and that it was unwise to makes any further interpretation . " |
| 15 | It was finally agreed that local commanders appeared to be using their discretion in a satisfactory manner as to the means used to persuade Jugoslavs that they should return to Jugoslavia , and that it was unwise to make any further interpretation . " |
| 16 | If I were to be denied my belief in the almost limitless potential of my students , I 'd give up . |
| 17 | Those people who do manage to stay slim but who are eating average foods , highly processed , high in fat , sugar , and salt but low in fibre , are likely to be damaging their health in the long term . |
| 18 | And those who could n't afford a half-crown fine , but would rather wait until nightfall to sweep or cause to be swept their bit of pavement , must have been more than grateful that the Trustees would also kindly provide ‘ Lamp Irons or Lamp Posts to be put or affixed into , upon , or against the Walls or Pallisadoes of any of the Houses , Tenements , or Buildings within the said Town , . |
| 19 | Now he pretended to be waving his cape at the bull and executed a neat veronica , then she kicked her leg up backwards and touched her heel with her fingers while he looked scornfully on with one hand behind his back palm facing outwards . |
| 20 | It was not the thing for a high-ranking police officer with still rising ambition to be eating his supper in Jack 's Fish Bar . |
| 21 | If there is uncertainty as to whether the defendant 's negligence has caused the damage , it has to be determined what degree of probability of damage occurring has to be established by the plaintiff . |
| 22 | In the Amazon , the numbers of Indians declined , ceasing to be a threat to western expansion , so that by the second half of the last century , they were becoming more of a curiosity , regarded as anachronistic impediments to progress , which had to be educated on Christian lines on the one hand , the true lords of the territory to be given their freedom on the other . |
| 23 | I pray that the Faculty will continue to be given its part in New Jersey . ’ |
| 24 | And what about Elizabeth Murray who has yet to be given her due in any European exhibition of contemporary art . |
| 25 | The Brighton-based fighter , who stopped Benn in their WBO middleweight title fight in November 1990 , added : I 've nothing to prove by fighting Benn again , so if we do meet I 've got to be given my passport to retirement . ’ |
| 26 | Its often volatile president , Jacques Delors , seems to be switching his interest to domestic French politics . |
| 27 | I 'd expect them to be wasting their time on this foolish nonsense and not me . |
| 28 | Lever Brothers appears to be throwing its weight behind Wisk , its pioneering brand in the fiercely competitive liquid detergent market . |
| 29 | He had difficulty ‘ sounding ’ because of this , and it was thought to be affecting his progress in learning to read . |
| 30 | In these circumstances they can not be seen to be sacrificing their independence for that would undermine their claims to being objective in taking decisions at work . |