Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the eighteenth century are worth noting an oil and vinegar cruet by Francois-Thomas Germain and Louis Regnard and a pair of sauce-boats by Leopold Antoines ( both lots : est . |
| 2 | ‘ You 've been off screwing the rich-bitch . |
| 3 | All these crops are for feeding the farm stock , the swedes often being grazed in situ during the winter . |
| 4 | The remaining rear sockets are for connecting a volume pedal , headphones ( mini jack ) , stereo outputs and guitar input . |
| 5 | Sir Angus replied : ‘ We are for advising the Prime Minister , who is very interested in efficiency and effectiveness in the Civil Service . |
| 6 | ‘ If I 've told you once I 've told you a thousand times , ’ he said , ‘ your catapults are for stoning the Brits — not for shooting sticky buds at me , right . |
| 7 | Welcome though many of the Government 's proposals are for reducing the demand for aggregates ( PIP 6.20 ) , the efficient use of materials , different approaches to construction , increasing the price of aggregates , making better use of waste materials and introducing voluntary codes by the public sector to use less material , will prove insufficient unless they are reinforced by a development strategy that questions the need for aggregates-intensive development , such as roads . |
| 8 | Welcome though many of the Government 's proposals are for reducing the demand for aggregates ( PIP 6.20 ) , the efficient use of materials , different approaches to construction , increasing the price of aggregates , making better use of waste materials and introducing voluntary codes by the public sector to use less material , will prove insufficient unless they are reinforced by a development strategy that questions the need for aggregates-intensive development , such as roads . |
| 9 | I do n't look at this end of the market very often , so it is a bit of an eye-opener for me regarding the amount of controls there are for changing the sound . |
| 10 | If the early nineteen nineties are as testing a time for U S and U K markets as many people predict I 'm nonetheless confident that Pearson is better placed than most companies to withstand this . |
| 11 | Why t why c why do they not communicate upwards and I think essentially people it in subordinate positions are about managing the impressions others have of them and tend to believe the notion , no matter how true it is , that er that organisations may have a shoot the messenger philosophy , yes ? |
| 12 | Strategic direction and decision making are about choosing the right road , and they need a high degree of external information . |
| 13 | They are about recognising the reality of the problem and taking all reasonable steps to ensure that the well-being of both staff and clients is not unnecessarily put at risk in having to deal with such situations . |
| 14 | But jokes about women drivers ( always told by men ) are about hanging a handbag on the pulled-out choke or never being able to use the rear-view mirror because it 's always positioned for make-up repairs . |
| 15 | In this sense , social policy is a field in which disciplines are there to be used in order to enhance the development of policies , and policies are about changing the way things are now . |
| 16 | Tory Governments have always been about creating a two-tier educational system . |
| 17 | More importantly , historically the key feature of police work has been about maintaining a particular form of social order on the street . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , Mr Varna , I 'm so sorry … ’ she stuttered , even more horrified by her gaffe than she had been about letting a strange woman push her way into the holy of holies . |
| 19 | ENGLAND B were left to reflect on what might have been after missing a couple of vital tackles in their 20-16 defeat at the hands of South Africa at Bristol . |
| 20 | Have n't I been after having a Number One record just the other , um , year ? |
| 21 | ‘ This man and me are after slaughtering a few trees out there . ’ |
| 22 | That is why the board has been considering developing an alternative system jointly with NASDAQ , the American over-the-counter market . |
| 23 | What Eileen had done , of course , when she reached the stage in her life when she might naturally have been considering starting a family , was subconsciously to ‘ invent ’ her illness in order that she might be spared the horrors of it all . |
| 24 | If you are considering leaving a company pension scheme , this could be one of the questions you should ask as a means of comparing the value of a personal pension against your existing scheme . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , if you are considering taking a youngster skiing , here are a few important points to bear in mind : |
| 26 | Guisborough town councillors are considering buying a wheel clamp to stop illegal parking behind their Sunnyfield House Community Centre . |
| 27 | If you are considering buying a new outfit for the occasion Carita House always has a supply of Medau Blue garments . |
| 28 | If you are considering arranging a with-profits endowment policy to link up with your mortgage , always ask your mortgage lender or financial adviser for details of the past performance of the endowment insurance company they are proposing . |
| 29 | The Scottish Rugby Union are considering imposing a limitation on the number of overseas players that any club can field . |
| 30 | WE ARE considering starting a home in Belfast for older deaf people and the Dublin deaf were here to advise us and tell us their experiences in the South . |