Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] be [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Himself is right : half of them must be in the pay of the Foley Street mob . |
| 2 | They had not been schooled in the symptoms of such abuse , but she told reporters that the abuse of children was such a terrible problem in society , that everyone should be on the look-out for it . |
| 3 | The statement went on to give full support to APEX 's decision to limit the number of pickets ; the TUC wished to stress to all trade unionists that any action by them should be at the union 's official request . |
| 4 | I was beginning to think I must be in the doghouse for some reason . ’ |
| 5 | Nowadays the public attitude is much more likely to be : I must be in the house at 10.30 to watch Sports Report or whatever . |
| 6 | This was not an area I was likely to visit but , nevertheless , my poor mother , hearing the report on the wireless , was sure that I must be among the casualties ! |
| 7 | I should be over the moon ; instead … ’ |
| 8 | Surely I should be over the field in no time . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm sick of reading that I should be in the England side . |
| 10 | ‘ I should be in the way , ’ he said firmly . |
| 11 | But I should be in the way from here on . |
| 12 | I was n't nervous , but I might be on the night . |
| 13 | Sometimes I cough , as if I might be on the verge of tears . |
| 14 | Were you worried that I might be on the verge of getting married , too ? |
| 15 | Right I 'll be for the rest of the tutorial really , erm find yourselves something to do , I just really want to follow up er the little amount of time that I spent with second years er looking at their action plans . |
| 16 | If I do n't see their names in the overnight declarations on Friday afternoon , I 'll be on the blower to the News of the World before you can say ‘ flagellation ’ , right ? |
| 17 | They also know how paranoid I am ; I 'll be on the phone if the monitor so much as flickers during a thunderstorm . |
| 18 | No , no , they complain to us because so does the secretary , I mean they 're all very nice , they know us and they like us , talk to them when we go there , but any sign of a noise , somebody I 'll be on the phone to me . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll be on the veranda , Tom , ’ she murmured , and he and his sister both nodded . |
| 20 | I 'll probably miss the last shuttle , but I 'll be on the breakfast plane . |
| 21 | This time I 'll be on the CHRIS PARKER show ! ’ |
| 22 | I 'll be on the alert . ’ |
| 23 | I 'll be on the plain before the city gates . |
| 24 | ‘ There 's no substitute for playing games so it may be I 'll be on the bench . |
| 25 | If you want to contact me I 'll be at the Barbican flat … ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll be at the bar , ’ she said . |
| 27 | I 'll be at the drawing-board , hence the more comfortable gear . ’ |
| 28 | Therefore I 'm afraid were going to have to pass Sue 's book around , we 'll leave the lights on and erm she 's changed the scripture of her talks so that she will be describing the picture why 'll its been passed round and could you please sort of pass it fairly quickly , I 'll be at the back and then I 'll come down into the front again , is there anyone who 's a poet ? |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll be at the theatre after lunch . |
| 30 | And remember , I 'm not having dinner here tonight , I 'll be at the lady 's . ’ |