Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] be [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My plans are to travel the entire world with my record . |
| 2 | The aim of my proposals was to reduce the burden on the low paid . |
| 3 | My function was to tour the squadrons daily , using the previous evening 's raid as my theme , to explain the difficulties and , in general , to make contact with the Main Force . |
| 4 | My sister is getting the compact disc for five hundred and ninety nine pound and I 'm only |
| 5 | She did , and my appendix was removed the next morning . |
| 6 | ‘ My son-in-law was offered the living of St Ermin 's when it fell vacant recently , ’ she said , ‘ but he felt there would be more scope here . ’ |
| 7 | Despite the unremitting hostility of the Opposition Front-Bench team , I am glad to say that the majority group on the present Liverpool city council , in contrast to its predecessor , is showing interest in a housing action trust and my Department is discussing the matter with it . |
| 8 | All the time Lucille was talking , my mind was covering the side roads , and I could see a glimmering in the distance that might be the approach of daylight . |
| 9 | I flew too high , and then I was going higher , faster , I could n't stop , like a feather finding a vent I just shot up to the spindle , and there I stuck , dangling in zero-g I kicked and flailed , I was hopeless , I had no idea how to get away I had n't got anything I could throw I could n't even see straight anyway , my eyes were tearing The pollution was pretty bad up there , I started coughing , and then I could n't stop |
| 10 | My ambition is to earn the respect of rival props as a scrummager . |
| 11 | I reassured him that this warning was unnecessary : my ambition was to set the record for the slowest lap of the circuit . |
| 12 | My intention is to let the barbel in all areas know that there is free feed about in the hope that they will then begin to search for the source . |
| 13 | Eight years a Hartlepool Rover , 14 times capped by Durham ‘ front row unfortunately , my knees are telling the story now ’ he emigrated to Australia in 1958 . |
| 14 | My carriage is waiting the other side of the field ! |
| 15 | ‘ My Ernie 's joined the Communist Party , ’ she announced gravely . |
| 16 | He thought , ‘ The savour of my words was transporting the peoples ’ minds . ’ |
| 17 | I have become aware that many of my subjects are re-assessing the role of the monarchy . |
| 18 | Soon my feet were trampling the earth , |
| 19 | My plan is to make the R&D tax credit permanent , and provide record levels of support — over $76,000 million this year alone — for people who will explore the promise of emerging technologies " . |
| 20 | ‘ From the time I was a child my dream was to win the Grand National and the biggest thing I 've gained from it is confidence . |
| 21 | So I drove back across the whole of the county , from Banbury to Henley to return to Windsor , where my parents were spending the summer with us , and looked forward to telling them the news . |
| 22 | I wrapped some pieces of bread in a napkin , and put them into my bag while my parents were paying the bill . |
| 23 | ‘ The licence is in order , we have n't had any trouble on the premises and , as far as I know , my boss is bunging the back-handers in the right places . |
| 24 | My object was to get a straight edge easily , but there was a definite risk of lifting small particles of colour as it was take off and my aim was to minimise the need for retouching . |
| 25 | My aim was to modernize the health service and I believe that the Government had significant success . |
| 26 | My aim was to investigate the symptoms of decay and perhaps to discover in the ‘ capriciousness and the return to chaos ’ a law which would vouchsafe one an insight into the intimate workings of art . |
| 27 | ‘ My incentive was to get the young man to … trust me . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ My incentive was to get the man to … trust me . ’ |
| 29 | I wait until my husband 's doing the late shift , and I wait until the children have gone to bed , and I sit down in front of the television . |
| 30 | My job is to feed the baby |