Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alec wore a navy-blue romper suit — the outfit of a French workman , or indeed that of some little new-wave narcissist at a C. L. & S. screening It was the sight of him in his issued clothing that made me sense just how far he had fallen . |
| 2 | ‘ I was talking about some of the funny things that happen there and Mum said it was the sort of place he should be going to . ’ |
| 3 | It is also said to be the largest UK supplier of Unix and open systems training , and ICL says it is the first company to receive accreditation from Unix International Inc for its portfolio of Unix courses . |
| 4 | Their swords rang together , and Riven knew he was the weaker man . |
| 5 | Internal trimming allows a claim of better than +-0.25% multiplication error with no external trim and AD says it is the first type to offer fully differential , high input-impedance working on all inputs , including the Z input . |
| 6 | He did so well he has since won three England caps as a midfielder and Liverpool decided he was the man they wanted , although they have tried him back in his striking role in recent games . |
| 7 | Given that the majority of people are as rational about their fertility as I am — and God knows we are the ones who have to live with our decisions — it seems that any government which tries to overrule those decisions for the sake of some nebulous ‘ common good ’ , or ‘ future benefit ’ is not to be trusted . |
| 8 | Sue just happened to mention that she had been to an orphanage in Brasov and Christine realised it was the same one that Christine Morey had written about . |
| 9 | Mary said it was 20 June because that was the night before the solstice , the longest day , and Rufus said it was the 24th and he , Adam , said it was the 23rd because that was the eve of the 24th which was Midsummer day . |
| 10 | Moreover , Greer LJ specifically said " I do not decide that in every case where the relation of master and servant exists it is the duty of the servant to disclose , or to disclose upon inquiry , any discrepancies of which he knows of his fellow servants " . |
| 11 | Daughter recently had a child ; father a question mark but gossip says it 's the undertaker . ’ |
| 12 | I had to wheedle the information out of him , but Capron said he was the senior case officer on the investigation into Mills , and could confirm absolutely that it was Mills who was the Soviet agent who had betrayed my father . |
| 13 | Libby did not know the calls but George said it was the gone-away . |
| 14 | But others say it 's the only way to avoid accusations of a whitewash . |