Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had no intention just then of attempting such a thing , but as I lay awake that night I realised that if it had n't been for Lili I might have felt it necessary to attempt to describe to someone , anyone , what I knew of God and what he had asked of me . |
| 2 | If it had n't been for Desmond she would never have got through them . |
| 3 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 4 | Just er it might of been of course I had plants through there it might have been |
| 5 | However , if cancers are of interest it is more appropriate to obtain data from regional cancer registries ; these data are morbidity rather than mortality data and are therefore more valuable . |
| 6 | Although his initial performances have been below par it has by no means been the worst start to a Test career by a recognised English batman . |
| 7 | When we 're off tour I play those a lot . |
| 8 | That does n't there 's when you 're off duty it 's great but when you 're on duty it 's different . |
| 9 | Oh of course they 're of course they are a great success . |
| 10 | Well it 's hard to know where to stop , really erm I mean the , the difficulty of concentrating on one area of the country , is that we 're of course I think there must be very great differences in different areas of the country . |
| 11 | We 're not saying we ca n't we we we 're against proposal we 've had to take on the market person but until that finance situation is eased it 's extremely difficult . |
| 12 | Which just leaves her domestic credentials to knock into shape , and now that they 're under scrutiny I realise I 've not done a very good job at all . |
| 13 | When they 're under pressure they 've always changed it normally change the play normally out with his left-hand side . |
| 14 | ‘ They have to be tougher than the average kid , I do n't like losers , but once they 're into boxing it takes them off the streets , away from the drugs and alcohol , ’ said Lol , 57 . |
| 15 | When you 're in bed I 'll bring up a hot drink . ’ |
| 16 | Yes when you 're in bed it Ann phoned to say to say that she 's bringing and Ali around to play with you tomorrow afternoon . |
| 17 | Why do you have to pay , it is a for students ' union , if , if , if you 're in work you do n't have to belong to a union ? |
| 18 | As long as they 're in credit they drive straight through . |
| 19 | If you 're in Error you are one step away from the thumbscrews . |
| 20 | I mean y er you know , although they 're in recession I , I think there 's you know in this country |
| 21 | on the road to Damascus and saved him , but he did , it was a tremendous surprise to the Apostle Paul that the Lord had saved him at all , he never got over it , he called himself the chief of sinners , but God 's grace , God 's mercy had been revealed to him , you and I when we get to heaven are in for a few surprises , the grace , the mercy of God is far broader and wider than our imagination , we 'll meet a lot of folk there that we did n't expect to see that leads me to a fourth proposition , not only will some be saved that we did not expect to be saved , but it 's clear that others will not be saved who expected to be saved there 's a passage in Luke thirteen , verses twenty five , let me read them again one the head of the house gets up and shuts the door you begin to stand outside and knock on the door saying Lord open up to us and then he will answer and say to you I do not know where you 're from , then you 'll begin to say we ate and drank in your presence , you taught in our streets , we know you Lord , we rubbed shoulders with you , we went to church , we experience those things , we knew the answers to the re to the questions but he will say I tell you I did not know where you are from , depart from me all you evil doers those words make it quite clear , here , there 's words of Jesus , there 's references to those who profess , to know the Lord Jesus Christ , but who do not in fact know him at all , they know bits and pieces about him , they 've seen him , you know it 's in its immediate context , they had seen him in the street , they had heard his teaching , there maybe those who had been fed by the , by the miraculous er multiplying of the loafs and the fishes , they had seen the miracle , some of them may have been healed by Jesus , they knew lots about him but they did not know him and he says I do not know you how many folk there are like this , they expect to be saved , perhaps because they go to church , perhaps because they 've got Christian parents , perhaps because they read their bible , perhaps because occasionally when they 're in trouble they prayer , they 've been confirmed , they 've been baptized , that , that they 're good , they 're honest , they 're not rogues , they would n't do a , a , a bad turn to somebody , not deliberately , they 're nice people but they , they do n't know the truth of what it says in God 's word , they do n't know the truth of Romans three and verse twenty because by the works of the Lord no flesh will be justified in his sight for through the law comes the knowledge of sin , does n't come the forgiveness of it , they do n't know the truth of Ephesians chapter two verses eight and nine for by grace you 've been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it 's the gift of God , not as a result of works that no one should boast , for we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared before hand that we should walk in them , they do n't know the truth of er , er of Titus , chapter three and , and verse five where , where the apostle Paul says there , he saved us not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness , but according to his mercy , how tragic it is to expect to be saved , to think you 're going to heaven and in the end to find that you 're not saved and Jesus says they 'll be many like that in that day . |
| 22 | Now that you 're in trouble I want to help you , you 've got children , I 've got children , I know what the position is , tell me what you got into and see if I can help you out . |
| 23 | If they 're in prison it 's usually because of some psychological problem |
| 24 | So they 're in fact they 're virtually all polyester are n't they . |
| 25 | If you 're in politics you have to cope with two sorts of people , the ones you can use , and the ones who want to use you . |
| 26 | I know , but I 'll put in my handbag , then we 're in town I 've got it and you wo n't |
| 27 | he says no I ca n't , it 's a special and when you 're on holiday it 's different you can sit down and enjoy it |
| 28 | And what 's , what happens is er if you 're , if you 're on scene they 're not supposed to take it clamp it |
| 29 | So long as they 're on strike you can keep their wages , ca n't you ? |
| 30 | When they 're on song they 're a treat to watch and if they can play like this all the time Richard Hill and co may take some stopping next season . |