Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun prp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said Antony , have you ever been to see Jonathan about the photographs ? |
| 2 | The other norw. players in the premiership seem certain of holding their places — players like Halle of Oldham , Thorstvedt ( Spurs ) and the rest of the pack are having a good spell at the moment ; Lars Bohinen of Nott Forest has in fact been nicknamed Super-Lars by the fans … |
| 3 | All week Bangor folk have been stopping Flanagan on the streets of his home town to ask : ‘ Are n't you sorry now you left ? ’ |
| 4 | She had been carrying Maura down the stairs and had heard the policeman 's remark . |
| 5 | Professor Philip Swallow , Head of the English Department at Rummidge University , had been elected Dean of the Arts Faculty for a three-year term ; and since the duties of this office , added to his Departmental responsibilities , drastically reduced his contribution to undergraduate teaching , he was by tradition allowed to appoint a temporary lecturer , at the lower end of the salary scale , as what was quaintly termed ‘ Dean 's Relief ’ . |
| 6 | Following a precedent set by The Stone Roses , who broke free from the Silvertone label by claiming that they were tied to an unfair contract , Michael is to sue Sony on the grounds that his deal is restrictive and financially inadequate . |
| 7 | The main joke , a cheerily philistine one , is to pitch Australia from the margins of Western thought into its centre . |
| 8 | The main joke , a cheerily philistine one , is to pitch Australia from the margins of Western thought into its centre . |
| 9 | Netwise 's RPC Toolkit is bought OEM by the likes of Sun Microsystems Inc , Hewlett-Packard Co and Unix System Laboratories Inc . |
| 10 | But Michael Fallon , who is defending Darlington for the Conservatives , claimed the pensions were tax free . |
| 11 | Michael Fallon , who is defending Darlington for the Tories , has hit out at the surcharge of £19 on poll tax bills which have already gone out . |
| 12 | Michael Fallon , who is defending Darlington for the Tories , said the town would have the same status as a parish council if the proposals went ahead . |
| 13 | Michael Fallon , who is defending Darlington for the Tories , joined Mr Leigh in pointing to industrial success stories in the town . |
| 14 | Eventually , the debate , chaired by Peter Sands , editor of The Northern Echo , continued in front of a 200-strong audience with candidates Michael Fallon , who is defending Darlington for the Tories , Labour 's Alan Milburn and Liberal Democrat Peter Bergg . |
| 15 | First thing you 've got to do is inform CID about the chocolates and cigarettes that had been stolen . |
| 16 | Phoenix House 's publicity is comparing Seth to the masters of that tradition . |
| 17 | That is one version : another is that Arnoux was using Nguyen as a police spy , a charge that was to be made again and again . |
| 18 | You s your suggestion was send Brian to the shops . |
| 19 | The concept that Japan 's mission was to save Asia for the Asians , to reject the Western colonizers and influences and lead Asia to greatness was used to justify the idea of the Great East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere , developed out of prime Minister Konoe 's calls in November 1938 for a ‘ new order in East Asia ’ . |
| 20 | He was to become Vulcan to the Romans . |