Example sentences of "[prep] be [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thematic of historicity … has always been required by the determination of Being as presence … |
| 2 | The ‘ oldest profession ’ probably did n't come into being until man had started settling into agricultural communities around 15,000 BC . |
| 3 | The world itself is presented as a kind of self-projection of Geist , in which it brings itself into being as Nature , and so as over against itself ( thesis and antithesis ) . |
| 4 | To the extent that the companies are actual or potential competitors , the agreement will restrict competition and , if there is an effect on inter-state trade ( which there is likely to be unless production is insignificant ) , there will be a breach of Article 85(1) . |
| 5 | Bound to be cos litre 's l bit less than a gallon in n it ? |
| 6 | Those rules are not immutable ; at each level , the rules can be bent and perhaps have to be if progress is to be made . |
| 7 | This seems to be because temple , villa and tomb sites have been plundered — mainly in antiquity — rather than because of any original dearth . |
| 8 | On most street corners there are cigarette machines ( the Germans do n't seem to be as health conscious as we are ) . |