Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This difference distinguishes causal circumstances and their effects from the other instances of necessary connection , the nomic correlates. ( 1.5 ) All necessary connections are open to forms of mathematical expression , and typically are given it in science .
2 But Calatin 's banqueting hall and the house in the forest had wavered and grown dim — ‘ as if I am seeing it through water , ’ thought Fergus — and there had been a great heaviness within him so that it was difficult to breathe .
3 They are using it as part of their module to train for the real business world by setting up their own venture and running it for the school year .
4 ‘ He 's been helping them with background about MacQuillan , ’ she said .
5 Obviously she will often clash with the adults who are grooming her for life .
6 Cowboys may wear them out of necessity and convicts in the USA may have been given them as part of their uniform , but one thing 's for sure , whatever the reason , most people simply would n't live without them .
7 Overwhelmed by not having noticed this earlier , by his failure of politeness , observation and helpfulness , all that had been taught him from boyhood up , Richard proceeded at the double onto the Embankment , to escort her on to Lord Jim .
8 The French have been accusing us of lack of co-operation lately — military co-operation , that is .
9 A farmer in Didcot had been using them as fence posts .
10 Trouble is with this quarter , with this discount I 'm probably not going to get to a hundred pound at the office because I 've been using it at home so much .
11 Talbot acted as a primary test site for AppleShare and one of their customers , the Poole Advertiser , has actually been using it in anger for about three months .
12 I took her to Jaén and they are keeping her in hospital until tomorrow at the very least .
13 I take it you have n't been keeping her at home and just not sent a note ?
14 ‘ In a fairy story one of them would ride up to the avenue here on a white horse and say they 'd been wanting you as part of their lives for years , ’ Benny said .
15 I AM FILLING you with Love
16 The softly spoken threat cut through the haze fogging her brain and she sat bolt upright , knocking away the hand that had been caressing her into submission almost without her realising it .
17 They 're helping them with Field events ; pony rides , archery and swimming .
18 The thing to remember is your last little note is that it seems to be that they 're accusing him of blasphemy as it was said .
19 You 're accusing me of complicity in fraud , is that it ? ’
20 If you 're using them in industry , day in day out all day long , then that is the real importance of wearing protective gear .
21 or touching it and that pad should be big enough to cover the wound , so you should something , overlaps , alright , and then if you find , if you unwrap the roll a little bit further , you do n't want to unroll it completely , your see that if while you 're using it in practice you need to roll it up again backwards towards the back of the bandage like so , we 'll roll it up again , backwards and when you get to the bandage you just fold the bandage up around the long end and wind the short end round it firmly and there it 's ready for use again in practice , you would n't of course do that for real would you ?
22 They 're keeping him in hospital for another few days to carry out more tests . ’
23 And if we 're keeping it in cash , can we buy some gilts ? or can we buy some fixed interest securities ?
24 You 're confusing me with Nanny Freely .
25 They 're training you for war .
26 Mind you there again it 's cheaper than it should be because we 're paying it on VAT , you know , it , er , they must think we 're fools
27 They 're getting them like prison officers and policeman and
28 We 're getting you to hospital .
29 You 're doing it for charity does it I mean is that
30 Oh , you 're doing it in English are you ?
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