Example sentences of "be [art] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To read how my own ancestors lived in the time of the Tudors and the Stuarts and to even learn that they occupied the 10th pew adjoining the South Wall in the Myddle Church has been the inspiration to write down some reminiscences of my own childhood and of the stories related to me , in the hope that they will be of interest , not only to the present generation , but maybe , also to that 500 years hence ! |
| 2 | Passera responds solemnly that there had been the opportunity to sell out to AT&T Co at a very good price , and that option had been rejected . |
| 3 | The allies ' biggest visible flop at the outset of this war has been the failure to knock out the launchers of Iraq 's Scud missiles . |
| 4 | Llhuyd paid a shilling to the verger for a portion of it , for it seems it had long been the practice to saw off portions of it to sell to pilgrims probably an early example of Welsh private enterprise . |
| 5 | Then there are the moves to buy up empty properties and for temporary increases in local authority investment . |
| 6 | Are the Alps to end up like the Joni Mitchell song ? |
| 7 | L et 's be honest , the only thing wrong with laces is they 're a pain to do up every time and they sometimes seem to untie themselves mysteriously in the middle of a run . |
| 8 | There had been no time to set about her hair , or her blue-white face , only enough time to make a delicious picnic and pack its basket into the boot of the car . |
| 9 | He smiled as if he knew that had been a struggle to get out but he did n't make it more difficult for her . |
| 10 | ‘ It would have been a mistake to bring in consultants immediately . |
| 11 | That it had been a mistake to come back to Eastlake ? |
| 12 | All that and more went through my mind , wrote Harsnet , as I sat there in the moonlight in the silence , but it was as if it was the glass which was telling me this , that the glass was my mind as I thought that , or my mind the glass , and that was the reason for the fear and the cold and also for the sense of growing excitement and a fear then , a different kind of fear , that I would not be able to do anything with this excitement , that it would be my failure , my failure to realize what I now saw were the real possibilities of the glass , a failure for which I would never be able to forgive myself , though a part of me would always know or perhaps only believe that it was in the nature of my insight that there could be no realization of it , that it was precisely an insight about non-realization , but by then , wrote Harsnet , it had all become too complicated , too extreme , I did not want to know any of it until it was all over , until I had made my effort , perhaps it had been a mistake to come in and sit there with the glass through the night with the moon shining so brightly , it must have been full , or nearly full , unnaturally bright anyway , something to do with the solstice perhaps , to sit in the room with the glass alone or with the moon alone might have been bearable , in the dark with the glass or in the moonlight in an empty room , but the two together , the glass and the moon , that was perhaps the mistake . |
| 13 | The wistful look back to the glorious and not-so-glorious age of steam has ensured that there has been a rush to print off books about the railwayman 's experience . |
| 14 | He had never been a man to face up to anything unpleasant . |
| 15 | Very naturally , there has been a disinclination to face up to these very daunting issues with their massive implications on educational investment and , perhaps , a subconscious hope that the contradictions would resolve themselves . |
| 16 | The European Commissioner for the environment has said that he believes that there has been a failure to carry out a proper environmental impact assessment . |
| 17 | In the centre was Gemioncourt farm which should have been a fortress to hold up the French , but was now empty because the Belgian guns and infantry had fled straight past the farm , thus yielding its strong walls and loopholed barns to the enemy . |
| 18 | High in the charts with their brilliant single Fait Accompli and with a new album Doppelganger out today they are a name to look out for . |
| 19 | If you are a shoulder to cry on without fear of being shrugged off , that is all she will want from you at that stage . |
| 20 | It is surrounded by interesting market towns such as Hexham and Prudhoe which are a pleasure to browse through . |
| 21 | It boasts the first greens in Portugal constructed to USGA specifications and they are a joy to putt on . |
| 22 | There are no plans to call up a replacement writes Mike Aitken . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , there are no plans to bring out a similar bundle in the UK in the near future . |
| 24 | There are no steps to get on and off the ‘ Mildred Stocks ’ ; wheelchairs can be wheeled straight on board on a special ramp and people with sticks or walking aids will have no problems . |
| 25 | So , in summary , we 're looking for a clear site , exposed to wind , preferably on rising ground or on beach dunes where there are no buildings to break up the breeze . |
| 26 | she left that and she 's gone to do her midwifery and now when she gets the other day she was looking at old pay slips God , she must have been an idiot to give up a sister 's post cos she said her wages have dropped terrible to do this course ! |
| 27 | The public recognise that there has been an opportunity to clean up what they regard as offensive and unnecessary ’ services ’ . |
| 28 | It had been an attempt to let in a bit of fresh air on the subject . |
| 29 | If we were gon na say , right , this only is gon na apply to mega- projects , tt and therefore it would be appropriate for the project coordinator to be the person to sit down at the start of the job , when he 's agreeing the remit with the client , when he 's developing the erm tt er who 's doing what within the functions . |
| 30 | I felt that he might be the person to bring out the spiritual element in Joyce 's life , as well as the comedy . |