Example sentences of "[verb] and [be] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tuathal had crossed the Earn and was on this side , strung out with what remained of his hundred horsemen . |
| 2 | We will not consider any more complex tones , since these are not often encountered and are of little importance . |
| 3 | Whether Modigliani and Jeanne lived in Nice or in nearby Cagnes-sur-Mer , or more probably both , can never be definitely proved and is of little consequence . |
| 4 | As I 'm sure you know , the majority of girls seeking such posts can neither read nor write and are of such low intelligence that they have no control over the children ; in fact , the children soon take advantage of them . |
| 5 | Indices such as the dependency ratio are widely quoted and are of some use in portraying overall trends and relationships between different elements of the population of Specific countries ( or any other geographical area ) . |