Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] ['s] [noun] [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ In about six months ' time I 'm going to be a father . ’ |
2 | than that dear it 's down the other end , the other side of Old Harlow , but he used to have a surgery there which he , you know , made it better after the erm , to ease up Dr surgery cos that was so packed and the shops were absolutely and you used to have to queue and queue for , to get your shopping , you could n't , I used to cycle into Harlow and leave my cycle somewhere and then go along do my shopping , but it used to be two or three hours ' job it was , you did n't get done till dinner time and then I used to call it a , a lady used to say call there that used to have the fried fish and chip shop on the corner of erm Harlow and I used to go there and have a cup of tea before I came home because I used to be so long shopping you could n't get served you see , it 's too many people , there was nowhere else for them to go , it was only Bishop 's Stortford you had to go |
3 | After three days ' imprisonment they were convicted of attending an illegal gathering under the terms of Bophuthatswana 's Internal Security Act , fined , and released from custody . |
4 | In three years ' time it is likely that everything in the country , including rugby ticket prices , will have escalated by 45 per cent . |
5 | I , I would , I would be very surprised if the communists understood how deterministic idea of erm some sort of progression , I think you ca n't really say in about ten years ' time we 're gon na be here |
6 | After five days ' walking they were obviously all fit and experienced . |
7 | In the course of two years ' research he 's discovered a great deal but admits there are gaps that he would like to fill . ‘ |
8 | Historically , the minimum subscription Association 's affiliated organizations and clubs has been set that twice the personal member 's subscription and after a period of two years ' grace it 's the Council 's wish that this balance is re-established so that the relativity returns to that which existed prior to the increase in subscriptions that was proposed at the A G M in nineteen ninety one . |
9 | In the event , the document proved so unacceptable that after two days ' debate it was sent back for thorough revision . |
10 | After four years ' courtship they were married in 1874 — he was 34 , she 33 . |