Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] be [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The laundered clothes had fallen every which way and my cases were in a jumbled heap in the back , but we did n't stop . |
| 2 | Once we went on screen , some of my programmes were among the serious early successes , including Keating , and in the next summer , Janis Robinson and The Wine Programme . |
| 3 | My eyes are on the black girl sitting on the floor , slumped against the wall , her eyes closed . |
| 4 | My eyes were on the far side of the valley where the track was clear and unbroken to the next turn above the main gorge . |
| 5 | I could see her now that my eyes were in the shadow of a branch . |
| 6 | I was a stocky baby with good bone , but perhaps my ears were on the large side — but then so were Clark Gable 's and he did n't do so bad . |
| 7 | But my words were to no avail . |
| 8 | My presents were in the cupboard … they 've all gone ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ My legs were in a right mess from blows which I took from Tony Cordle and I could hardly bowl for all the strapping when we took the field , ’ grinned Robinson . |
| 10 | She said : ‘ He wanted me over his lap , so my feet were off the ground . |
| 11 | ‘ Most of my monuments are to the victims of Fascism , to the Partisan movements . |
| 12 | My parents were from a long line of good people with a strong sense of duty , living at peace with their neighbours , quick to be helpful when it was in their power , understandably a little feudal in their outlook , with a cautious eye on the squire for whom they worked , liking a glass of beer or homemade parsnip wine , and not above a bit of rabbit poaching . |
| 13 | Because , I approve lesbian mothers , I approve of single women having children , I also approve of surrogacy , my concerns are about the technology side , who 's controlling it and what 's , what are women 's bodies being used for ? |
| 14 | my concerns is , my concerns were at the time that we , we might not be able to continue with that statement because it might become inaccurate |
| 15 | And he was right , the moment my shoes were in a defined area I felt better . |
| 16 | Feeling a little like I imagined a tomb-robber might feel , but knowing that my motives were of the very best , I relocked both doors and left without a backward glance . |
| 17 | The first night a girl put her hand inside my trousers was during a Kenneth More film about the sinking of the Titanic . |
| 18 | My Solos are in a 50% cotton and 50% polyester fabric , but Calange now use a microfibre called Sofitex for both garments . |
| 19 | One of my boroughs , Elmbridge , tried it , but there were objections from Labour groups connected with housing and now my tenants are in a much worse position than they otherwise would have been . |
| 20 | Culturally I must acknowledge my Spanish blood , but my sympathies are for the Quechua experience . |
| 21 | As an undergraduate my sympathies were with the Left , with the Republicans in Spain , with the anti-Fascists in Italy and Germany , but always with a nearly corresponding hostility to the extremes of political thought on the other side . |
| 22 | ‘ Over the year , my averages were among the best against world-class riders . ’ |
| 23 | I concentrate on paddling in time with everyone else but my efforts are to no avail . |
| 24 | I was in this bunk , in this boat , this little cabin cruiser that belonged to God-knows-who , and the bastard who 'd stolen my dreams was in the other bunk , just along there . |
| 25 | My lodgings were in the comfortable Kirkapol Guest House which fronts on to a marvellous tempting beach . |
| 26 | Someone thought of my self-portraits was of a native boy . |
| 27 | The main honest job I had during my teens was as a drummer for a piano player who worked various bars and dance halls around the Zona Negra . |
| 28 | He goes on to describe his Ananas ( pineapple ) in fine fruit , coffee berries colouring , guajavas about the blossom , ‘ in short all my Exotics are in a mighty prosperous thriving condition in the Stoves as well as the Greenhouse ’ . |
| 29 | I no longer know who my friends are within the family . |
| 30 | I 'm rather ashamed to say that almost all of my friends are in the business . |