Example sentences of "be [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Sombro had been referred to me at one of my clinics in England , the problem would have been easy to diagnose and the treatment straightforward . |
| 2 | At present , a very large number of people are exposed to it in one way or another . |
| 3 | ‘ And we 've been recommended to you by one of your staff , I believe . |
| 4 | For he often smelled of scent and powder which had been transferred to him from one or other of his dolly-birds . |
| 5 | Each term is usually given together with terms which are related to it in one of a number of ways . |
| 6 | We 're broadcasting to you between ten and twelve every day this week , Thursday erm being our final day of course . |
| 7 | Now you suspected she 'd been lying to you for thirteen years . |
| 8 | ’ If you have been attending to it for twenty four years , I came here into this church as a choir boy . ’ |
| 9 | Mr Waugh acknowledged that he was once again freezing the Ayr Road project even although money had been allocated to it in 1991 . |
| 10 | Q I 'm writing to you about one of the programs on your November Mega Disk . |
| 11 | Entries should be sent to him by 1 June at the Office of Public Service and Science , Cabinet Office , . |
| 12 | Mr and Mrs Crump , who until that moment had reigned serene in their social supremacy at the Swan , moved swiftly from slight disgruntlement to genuine delight as details of the new arrival 's pedigree , accoutrements , speech and manner were relayed to them by one or other of the scampering servants . |
| 13 | It was found among a collection of magazines , news-sheets and leaflets which were sent to us by one of the researchers for our archives on feminism in the 20th century . |
| 14 | A few receive the justice that has been denied to them for five centuries , but most are still viewed by their governments as third-class citizens , subversive activists and threats to ‘ national security ’ . |
| 15 | Each output pin of a can sink or source a current of 35mA. , provided that the chip 's total power dissipation does not exceed 750mW As the SRAM can draw about 70mA when fully active , power is supplied to it via two lines of IC3 , along paths A7/Y7 and A8/Y8 . |
| 16 | It 's all a long time ago and I 've been married to him for thirty-nine years . |
| 17 | I said ‘ I have been married to him for 15 years . ’ |
| 18 | I said ‘ I have been married to him for 15 years . ’ |
| 19 | A story was told to me by one of these old beer runners . |
| 20 | A son , aptly named Arthur , was born to them in 1262 , described in a familiar and affectionate letter from Blanche , duchess of Brittany to Henry III as ‘ mout bon enffant et mout beil , la Dieu merci ’ . |
| 21 | Hamish Kidd — previously with Heidrick and Struggles — was introduced to them in 1978 , and it was agreed that he would work with them for a year with the aim of establishing that a sale could be arranged . |
| 22 | Legality was restored to them in 1935 . ) |
| 23 | The petition was not successful but a deputation to Sir James Graham , Home Secretary , in April 1842 received some encouragement and an amended petition and a draft of a Charter of Incorporation was submitted to him on 24 March 1843 . |
| 24 | It is probable that Sheffield did make a start , for a fresh lease was issued to him on 5 December 1806 for the remaining 18 years of his term by Lady Anne Frederica Elizabeth le Fleming — Sir Michael had died . |
| 25 | he was talking to her like seven years old . |
| 26 | I see from my files that we agreed to a slight change to the Agreement for the above tape , and a revised page 2 of the document was sent to you on 20 April . |
| 27 | An old woman with a hunched-up back and a walking-stick was beckoning to her with one hand a few yards away . |