Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was seen earlier in the book that there are inconsistencies between different components of what may be loosely called the finance function . |
| 2 | The prison had been destroyed by fire previously , and then rebuilt in 1780 , only to be badly damaged the same year by the Gordon Riots . |
| 3 | While songs like ‘ Sugar Mamma ’ may not be especially wired the way they used to be , and he no longer sings about getting his sugar ‘ three times a day ’ , John Lee is still alright . |
| 4 | Uncovering a breach of Rule 28 will not be easy given the complex nature of insider dealing transactions . |
| 5 | I use the term " child " here in contradistinction to " parent " — not all incest involves juveniles — but one would expect any effect to be more marked the younger the child concerned . |
| 6 | The turnpikes can be reasonably considered the leading edge of road improvement , although at no time did ordinary roads not outnumber them by five to one . |
| 7 | Forming the border between Hailing and Snodland can be clearly seen the road or lane that once formed the boundary between the two villages , all that remains of this is a small portion below Clements Farm . |
| 8 | At one time the Pinot Blanc and the Chardonnay , which used to be erroneously called the Pinot Chardonnay , were considered to be one and the same , which is why there is usually evidence of its existence wherever the Chardonnay is traditionally cultivated . |
| 9 | But Pennethorne , as well as losing the Downing Street scheme , could now no longer expect to be automatically appointed the architect for any important government buildings . |
| 10 | If , in spite of treatment , the foetus is shown to be severely affected the woman may be offered the choice of terminating the pregnancy or undertaking a further course of treatment to help prevent more damage . |
| 11 | Only where industries used coal directly , like the forges of Sheffield , were towns yet blackened and the air poisoned ; and only where they produced ‘ waste ’ in great quantities , such as in coal-mining , glassworks and chemicals , was the landscape beginning to acquire that sterile covering of ‘ tips ’ , that were destined to go on piling up until they produced a mountain landscape in miniature ; until the vast range of coal-tips around the old town of Wigan , for example , could be sardonically nicknamed the Wigan Alps and be illustrated in later years under that name on picture postcards . |
| 12 | This is a situation where you can not knock on a door and hope to be immediately granted the favours you seek . |
| 13 | Household duties provide plenty of bending and stretching , which can be consciously made the most of . |
| 14 | It 's an indication that they are working on it and what may seem to be an accepted fact one day can be vehemently denied the next as the bereaved person comes to terms with the loss . |
| 15 | Cellars sprouting fungus from every dripping crevice , where those who could not even afford a place on an upstairs mattress paid a penny to sleep standing up like horses , leaning against a rope which would be simply untied the next morning when the landlord considered they had slept long enough . |
| 16 | To be fully implemented the agreement required confirmation by a two-thirds majority in the Senates of both the USA and the Philippines . |
| 17 | The several structures may be conveniently termed the endotergites , endopleurites and endosternites respectively . |
| 18 | The old form of the testimonium was usually as follows : IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused their common seals ( for corporations ) to be hereunto affixed the day and year first before written or IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have hereunto placed their hands and seals ( for individuals ) the day and year first before written Section 1 of the Law of Property ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1989 coupled with s 36A of the Companies Act 1985 have introduced changes to the execution of deeds by providing that a document shall not be a deed unless it is clear on its face that it is intended to be a deed . |
| 19 | On the one hand there are those who are convinced that God can not be good given the amount of injustice in the world . |
| 20 | Subsequent writers , however , have copied Patrick Forbes 's work without checking for themselves , and the misleading myth has evolved in which the first thousand litres of the cuvée is believed to be officially designated the premiere cuvée . |
| 21 | Brian McRandal , another European youth championship traveller joins Ryan Glass as the final nominations for the BHS most improved junior award , but Dominic McGreevy is assured of honours on Friday when he will be jointly awarded the Crystal Trophy with Wai Sun Chan for gaining maximum Grand Prix points over the season , Dominic 's success coming in the cadet boys and Wai Sun dominating the under-21 event . |