Example sentences of "to be [prep] [art] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would appear to be over a former girlfriend . ’ |
| 2 | Inspector Steve Clapham , of Chester Police , said : ‘ His action appeared to be over a former girlfriend . ’ |
| 3 | He was determined to be under the same roof as his chapel . |
| 4 | Their only conceptual connection was that someone ( often a foreign observer ) had produced numbers about one phenomenon that could be correlated with numbers from other societies purporting to be about the same phenomenon . |
| 5 | The second youth was said to be about the same age and was wearing a bright coloured top . |
| 6 | The fact of Jesus ’ maleness then would seem to be of no more import than is his or her sexuality in the case of any other human being . |
| 7 | While Mulroney appeared to represent the former when he was elected , he has in fact turned out to be of the latter kind , and that exposed position may also have contributed to his loss of support . |
| 8 | If temporary workers are to be brought in , they will press for them to be of the latter category . |
| 9 | The masters in painting , Reid says , ‘ know how to make the objects appear to be of the same colour by making their picture really of different colours ’ . |
| 10 | That conception , for all the problems it raises , can not reasonably be said to be of the same character . |
| 11 | Hopes that a woman would make it to the last hurdle are receding as the Soviets have made it clear they would like the two candidates to be of the same sex . |
| 12 | This model did not have to be of the same sex . |
| 13 | These three papers are said to be of the same standard as the six Law Society 's finals papers . |
| 14 | Colonel Peter Young was a popular officer , well liked by everyone , always seemed to be of the same temperament , in action , or sitting at the bar in a country inn . |
| 15 | The mind puts together certain things and deems them to be of the same kind . |
| 16 | Isolated bacteria usually prove to be of the same type normally found in the human gut , but why some men should suffer rather than others is unknown . |
| 17 | Both photographs seemed to be of the same occasion . |
| 18 | The transcendental practices of the Australia Aborigines seem to be of the same order as those of the Tibetan practices , even if not so highly developed . |
| 19 | In one text Paul appears to be of the same view ; but in another Papinian takes the opposite line , on the basis that the testator had in mind not that payment should be made only if a condition of surviving to a certain age was met , but that payment should be deferred to that point in time . |
| 20 | Hibberds workshops behind the shop were beautifully timbered , not a straight line to be seen anywhere , whilst the Post Office buildings , including an old bakehouse , appeared to be of the same period . |
| 21 | First of all , he 's got a general election coming up and we do n't know what its result 's going to be and it may disappoint him , he may find that the Parliament he has to work with is not going to be of the same cast of mind as himself . |
| 22 | The straps to be of the same material as the coat and of the colour of the facings of the arm . ’ |
| 23 | Just because you can do something well does not mean that you are not brainy but when you show your academic prowess along practical lines you are not considered by this government to be of the same worth as someone who can recall knowledge on one day . |
| 24 | The substitution items need to be of the same class , so they can be used with the same frame . |
| 25 | Experience , therefore , obliges me to conclude that there must be an intermediate link ; which must either be the same in others as in myself , or a different one ; … by supposing the link to be of the same nature … |
| 26 | But the concept of pain which I have acquired in this way is such as to be applicable to others , by simply supposing that they have a sensation which is like the one I have ( Mill : ‘ by supposing the link to be of the same nature ’ ) . |
| 27 | Different people solving slightly different problems in separate rooms create no difficulty — until they come to communicate their solutions , which are assumed to be for the same problem . |
| 28 | Women are five times less likely than men to be with the same employer at 40 and eight times less likely at 55 ( Aoki 1984 p.82 ) . |
| 29 | At least the British players demonstrated that they fully deserved to be on the same court — much against many people 's expectations . |
| 30 | so if blind people are trying to be on the same level terms with sighted people , then , you know , why should they get an |