Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 At a humbler level , it gave him the service of Richard Barnby of Great Gonerby , whom Richard was to add to the Lincolnshire commission of array in winter 1484 .
2 At a humbler level , it gave him the service of Richard Barnby of Great Gonerby , whom Richard was to add to the Lincolnshire commission of array in winter 1484 .
3 There was a seriously dangerous note in his voice now , Cassie thought , so caught up in the play that she hardly realized that she was part of the script and it was she whom Johnny was talking about .
4 Thus , in the early 1980s , 86% of the non-white population aged under 16 were born in Britain compared with 14% born overseas ; this is the exact reverse of the figures for those over 16 , of whom 14% were born in Britain and 86% overseas ( OPCS , 1986 , p. 20 , Table 4 ) .
5 ( 2 ) Regulations shall provide that a legal or other representative against whom action is taken by a magistrates ' court under subsection ( 1 ) may appeal to the Crown Court and that a legal or other representative against whom action is taken by the Crown Court under subsection ( 1 ) may appeal to the Court of Appeal .
6 ( 2 ) Regulations shall provide that a legal or other representative against whom action is taken by a magistrates ' court under subsection ( 1 ) may appeal to the Crown Court and that a legal or other representative against whom action is taken by the Crown Court under subsection ( 1 ) may appeal to the Court of Appeal .
7 And after what 's happened to me Rosella 's going to be treading very carefully indeed . ’
8 I thought I 'd killed him , but my dread was replaced by fear as he began to come round .
9 " My heart 's inflamed With love 's alarms Which now so sharply stings And now so strongly charms . "
10 ‘ All my heart is given to this .
11 My heart is torn in two .
12 Oh ! hear me witness that my heart is set on higher things ; it would sail into far seas unvisited of man , but always there is this anchor of the flesh chaining it to its native shore . ’
13 My heart was given to Tommy Steele , " Rock with the Cavemen " and " Elevator Rock " .
14 My heart was thumping with disquiet .
15 My heart was thumping as if I had run a race and there was a pain in my back .
16 As I reached the changing room again my heart was thumping inside my chest .
17 My heart was split in two .
18 My heart was made for love , like a man 's heart .
19 My heart was hardened to the Word of God .
20 But while my heart was aching for Estella , I had no idea that I would soon be hit by a disaster which would completely destroy my hopes and dreams .
21 My heart was behaving as if I were going before a judge .
22 My heart was pounding in my chest , the mosquitoes and everything else forgotten .
23 If my heart was set on buying a Sierra XR4x4 , £5000 for the Ritchie Motors offering would be sorely tempting .
24 My heart was beating in my throat making it hard to swallow , my nose was running , my hands were cold and I could n't get enough oxygen , which made me yawn every few seconds .
25 But immediately my heart was suffused with shame .
26 On the contrary , my story is riddled with deceptions , evasions , slanders and falsifications of every kind , as you will see .
27 I feel very feminine when my hair is done up that way .
28 I am hot and listless ; I wear sweats and my hair is pulled from my face with a rubber band .
29 But she says : ‘ There was a white background and my hair was put in some white paper rollers .
30 I licked my lips and could already taste the salt ; my hair was whipped into a cone .
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