Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] be [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of these mosaics appear to be of the fourth century , or the very late third , ( Smith favours a date before 300 for the mosaic from Newton St. Loe : Smith 1969 , 101 ; although some doubts have been expressed recently : Smith 1983 , 326 ) . |
| 2 | Although some lectures appear to be for the committed DIY enthusiast such as ‘ Mortar mixing and brick laying ’ , the organiser Steven Parissien , insists that the course is more about ‘ making people aware of which things are structurally disastrous and visually awful . ’ |
| 3 | Despite an existing voluntary Code of Practice , reproduced in part below , drawn up by the National Farmers ' Union to minimise any nuisance and existing legal controls , complaints appear to be on the increase . |
| 4 | It is not simply that cases of public library censorship appear to be on the increase ( although there is no substantial evidence to confirm this ) , but that the question of determining what is and is not censorship can be so time-consuming . |
| 5 | But the reality is different ; collapsed scrummages appear to be on the increase , despite the obvious dangers . |
| 6 | At this early point in the 1990s , we appear to be on the edge of ‘ something ’ . |
| 7 | The Oxford Saints certainly appear to be on the right track . |
| 8 | Various factors thus appear to be at the root of the inner city problem , many of them similar in nature to those behind the problems underlying the North-South divide . |
| 9 | It must be accepted that although the above findings relate mainly to electrical forces they form part of an interactive system involving also chemical , pressure-volume , gravitational and other environmental factors , and as such they appear to be under the influence of one basic energy field — whatever it might be termed . |
| 10 | Stay with that a minute , erm , erm , I mean I would n't have thought we were in a position to give an assurance that er erm , that that no other complaints which appear to be outside the local ombu ombudsman 's restriction will be dealt with by support staff , I mean I should think we 're continuing looking continually looking for ways of dealing with complaints at the most efficient and effective way , and if that |
| 11 | With Nigeria , after only just over two years of the new system , it is still too early to be sure , but in general governments at federal and state level appear to be respecting the guarantees of freedom of expression . |
| 12 | Travel the roads of Italy , and petrol-engine cars appear to be in the minority . |
| 13 | We appear to be in the cosmopolitan city world of the uprooted . |
| 14 | What makes it seem real is that you are able to change where you appear to be in the room . |
| 15 | From your photograph , the flies appear to be from the family Muscidae , related to the house flies Musca domestica and Fannia canicularis , but the fungus has bloated their abdomens , making precise identification difficult . |
| 16 | For example , it may be more important for a government that a public sector pay settlement appear to be within the limits of pay policy , than for it actually to be so . |
| 17 | THE Republic of Ireland expect to have a full strength team out on Wednesday , they expect to beat Lithuania and they expect to be in the USA for next summer 's World Cup finals . |
| 18 | ‘ We want to be on the cover of Smash Hits … and we deserve it , ’ announces bass-player Ian , resplendent in his rubber trousers bought from a Soho sex shop . |
| 19 | If you want to be on the register and are aged between 18 and 40 , and weigh at least 8 stone , you can write to : The Donor Department |
| 20 | He can not claim on the one hand to be at the heart of Europe and at the same time want to be on the periphery of Europe and seem to want us to go at a slower speed than anyone else . |
| 21 | I think we only want to be on the mainframe so that the divisions can access details in the middle of the night . |
| 22 | Why do people want to be on the stage ? |
| 23 | I want to be at the border by then and that 's two hundred and fifty miles after Tam . ’ |
| 24 | Now if I was a cadre and I received that I think I would be thinking right erm if I really want to be at the forefront of this that 's the policy that I want to promote erm and if the peasants in my area are not demanding this and not achieving this well we , I , I ca n't be seen not to be going it , I 've got ta go with this . |
| 25 | ‘ I want to be in the team too , ’ she said . |
| 26 | I thought : here is a new fashion trend , and Linford , if you want to be in the swing , you had better give some thought to it . |
| 27 | I want to be in the best band in the world , it 's simple ! |
| 28 | He confessed : ‘ I want to be in the last tee-off time every week with Nick Faldo . |
| 29 | ‘ But I came late into the first-class game , I 'm 28 now and I really want to be in the big time before I end my career . ’ |
| 30 | I want to be in the morning room . |