Example sentences of "be [pron] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | There had been nothing achieved by the expedition save the coachman 's cold which now threatened to lay low the rest of her staff . |
2 | But for the sheer number of performances , there has been nothing to compare with the serial trials of white collar criminals . |
3 | She had been far too busy trying to cope with the sale of the large estate , and by the time all her father 's debts had been settled there had been nothing left except the old Elizabethan Manor House . |
4 | But they are nothing compared with the Caledonian and Alpine Ophiolite suites . |
5 | But such worries are nothing compared to the dilemma facing the Kremlin as the waves of perestroika lap at one of the last fortresses of communist orthodoxy . |
6 | But pricey as the drinks at Kamieniolomy are , they are nothing compared to the girls . |
7 | In one of her poems , she feels sad , weary and footsore , but then sees that her sufferings are nothing compared to the sufferings of Jesus . |
8 | The hardships we are suffering in the recession are nothing compared to the hell of the Bosnian detention camps , and if we can not find the cash to help what amounts to very few of them then we are morally as well as economically bankrupt . |
9 | But those are nothing compared to the effects of crime on the victims , particularly elderly ones . |
10 | But his selection problems are nothing compared to the turmoil at Lyngby , following the sale of five of their players , the shock resignation of coach Kent Karlsson and just one win from their opening six games of the season . |
11 | The mechanics , the in-house mechanics , which are nothing to do with the backbenchers , which they know nothing of and understand even less . |
12 | Aye the , many of the reasons for these being over are nothing to do with the efficiency of the design office , they 're due to the efficiency of the s |
13 | Right , am I let off the hook now ? |
14 | ‘ Am I speaking to the radiant bride ? ’ |
15 | Nor am I troubled by the suggestion put forward by both Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that a conclusion in favour of the Bank of England on this point will introduce an element of doubt into an area where certainty is important , since authorised institutions will be familiar with the Act , and will have no difficulty in recognising a section 39 notice as an exception . |
16 | Who am I to argue with the Bard ? |
17 | Why am I looking for a new job ? |
18 | Then a fortnight ago I had a cataract removed , but there must have been more to it than that , because not only am I startled by the brightness of things , but the vision in that eye is practically perfect , so I am not wearing glasses most of the time , though for faint or small print ( not piano music : hooray ) I shall have to get some more specs . |
19 | What am I getting from the schools ? |
20 | I put it on the bed where we made the baby that was n't and what am I to put in the water-marked , dog-tooth lining ? |
21 | Am I going into a studio ? |
22 | When he came alongside a trawler 25 miles out from the English coast he asked : ‘ Am I going in the right direction for France ? ’ |
23 | What part am I playing in the conflict process ? |
24 | Nor am I impressed by the floodgates argument — it is said that the Divisional Court would be overwhelmed by applications to review visitors ' decisions . |
25 | Or am I talking like an idiot ? |
26 | All right so why am I standing outside the door of the canteen … ? |
27 | My friends are Liverpool fans and they say they can get me tickets for the KOP , but no way am I standing with a bunch of idiots . |
28 | ‘ What am I doing in an office block ? ’ asked Barbara . |
29 | How am I doing by the way Jennifer ? |
30 | You think to yourself now what am I giving , what am I giving in the contribution box now as compared to one , two , three , four , five , years ago , it may be the same and it may be as much as you can afford , well if that 's so , then that 's grand is n't it ? |