Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [prep] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reported diligent perusal of the Dictionary and Figures and believed them to be the ‘ compleatest work of that kind extant ’ , but expressed his regret that many American plants had been omitted : he hoped to remedy this by sending specimens of growing plants within the next few years . |
| 2 | In the debate on a proposed Z$40,000,000 ( about US$8,500,000 ) allocation for the ministry , members of the House denounced it as a " completely useless " department and declared it to be the Ministry of Political Affairs ( which had been headed by Mutasa until its closure in June — ibid. ) under a different name . |
| 3 | Distress smote Theda as she took in his condition and knew herself to be the cause of it . |
| 4 | George made five journeys to the United States , both as an amateur and as a professional , and proved himself to be the world 's greatest middle-distance runner , so starting a British tradition which was continued by Wooderson , ( Sir ) Roger Bannister , Derek Ibbotson , Steve Ovett , Sebastian Coe , and Steve Cram . |
| 5 | It introduces a wonderful idea , that strangers from afar find the Christ and discover him to be the Saviour of the world . |
| 6 | He came upon Mary and anointed her to be the mother of the Lord . |