Example sentences of "be [det] [noun] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is provided by the peripheral holes , P. These are some distance downstream from the nose so as to be beyond the region of pressure variation . |
| 2 | And there are some people actually on the beach as well , which I think is important because we 've got a lot of empty area here , fairly featureless area , but it 's nice to have these two or three people er dotted around on the beach . |
| 3 | There has been much discussion recently about the value of the pound compared to the dollar . |
| 4 | There has been much discussion recently of the nature of literary canons ; university teachers of English are seen as both initiators and guardians of the canon ( as , for instance , by Kermode in his essay , ‘ Institutional Control of Interpretation ’ ) . |
| 5 | There has been much debate recently regarding the quality of meat used in pre-cooked meals , convenience foods and in the fast service restaurant industry . |
| 6 | Now I 'm sure you , Brian , would acknowledge that in a certain sense we are all laymen most of the time . |
| 7 | It 's absurd , but I feel we are all protagonists now in the same story . |
| 8 | There are many contradictions therefore in the relationship of women to housing , and in the demands that we might want to make . |
| 9 | When you remove the basin brackets from the wall , it is more likely that you will damage the plaster ( there may also be some wood there with an advanced case of wet rot ) ; Allow time in the schedule for repairing the plaster before you go any further — modern d-i-y plasters can be applied up to two inches thick . |
| 10 | Wi with with with all due respect you know we we we 're talking about the precision of the word and when you actually come to a ten point scale there will be some imprecision anyway in the is it a six ? |
| 11 | ‘ We do n't know yet exactly when we will take delivery of the scanner but we would hope it will be some time early in the coming financial year which starts in April , ’ he said . |
| 12 | As for England , she heard enough to doubt that there would ever be another trip there for the Brownings , or at least for Mrs Browning . |
| 13 | I do n't know where , I thought I left my case here , I do n't know what I 've done with my case that 's all , it 's probably downstairs oh oh I do n't know , mm still not able to find it I think I 'd better put these plants out mm that 's right , oh , mm that 's not there right , I 'd better switch this , the tape off cos there 's not much , be much conversation now for a while |
| 14 | By economic necessity this pattern will have to be accommodated within a structure which is attuned to decentralisation so there will inevitably be more delegation even to the governors of the smaller schools . |
| 15 | In taking this action , the duke showed himself to be several jumps ahead of the rest of the political community . |
| 16 | In taking this action , the duke showed himself to be several jumps ahead of the rest of the political community . |
| 17 | More generally , therefore , an employee 's initial idea may be several steps ahead of the present state-of-the-art and yet be too far removed from practical and profitable application to be of immediate benefit . |
| 18 | If there had been any chance ever of the rescues ' succeeding , that perception would have destroyed it . |
| 19 | If you prefer to eat out , there are several places locally including the Church House Inn which serves good fresh local produce , and a little further away , two riverside pubs , the Waterman 's Arms and Maltster 's Arms . |
| 20 | There have been several monasteries here on the mountain slopes above the city of Athens ; they are now deserted and partly ruined . |
| 21 | Equally , there is little evidence here of a significant debt to Milanese precedents . |
| 22 | The increasing though still very minimal panicipation of women in managerial , technical and higher professional occupations within the corporation has already attracted a good deal of attention , but there is little research specifically on the phenomenon of the female salariat in TNCs in the Third World ( see Garnsey and Paukert , 1987 , pp.57–67 ) . |
| 23 | Diesel Cars : There 's little doubt now of a verve for derv |
| 24 | is that building anywhere near the site ? |
| 25 | Is that potato all over the floor there , do n't tread it in the carpet yes it 's potato round you |
| 26 | Is that restaurant still near the Spanish Steps , the one that serves that superb vongole veritas ? |
| 27 | But it 's that side away from the river , you know , I I ca n't link it with the river . |
| 28 | A reservoir had to be constructed to drive the wheel , which is some distance away from the pump shaft . |
| 29 | This picture of the grudging but well-intentioned patching up of managerial differences is some way away from an ideal of quality control which relies on teamwork . |
| 30 | When the second 's about six metres up I realise there 's another line just to the right . |