Example sentences of "[pron] to be [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Once upon a time I 'd 've made you turn religious , ’ said Constance , and suddenly it occurred to Scarlet that really she was already religious , as anyone who had borne a child must surely be : not in the conventional sense but rather as a passenger on a train would expect someone to be at the controls . |
| 2 | In January 1312 , as soon as he felt himself to be beyond the reach of the barons , the favourites were restored . |
| 3 | He felt himself to be in the presence of a creative genius and experienced " enjoyments of such peculiar piquancy that today I am not quite my old self … |
| 4 | He imagined himself to be in the centre of the city now , surrounded by its magnificent old crumbling buildings , its churches and palaces , villas and castles filled with the rich trappings of the centuries and set about by the bustle , the noise , the filth , squalor and abject poverty of the streets . |
| 5 | For the same reason , I suggest that you avoid overseas package tours that require you to be at the airport in the early hours of the morning , or very late at night , when you may have difficulty travelling to the airport safely . |
| 6 | It is not necessary to book seats in advance but we would ask you to be in the McEwan Hall not later than 10.20 am . |
| 7 | MERSEYSIDE has once again shown itself to be at the centre of new writing talent . |
| 8 | this does no mean that Bristol considers itself to be outside the Continent . |
| 9 | But er I knew that it was n't poss always possible for one to be at the branch meeting you see . |
| 10 | Little has been written on the subject since then , but one may infer from the few remarks that are made on it that psychologists are no longer so impressed by ‘ the insuperable logical difficulty ’ James believed there to be in the way of saying that the difference between sensations may be one of ‘ place pure and simple ’ . |
| 11 | All he had said was that his love-life was being well taken care of — and it was perfectly clear from the tenor of her greeting that Nina believed herself to be in the singular . |
| 12 | Although the latter point was delivered as a subtext it was as plain as all the rest and Miss Skelton knew herself to be in the ring . |
| 13 | She now felt herself to be like the squirrel , staring with bright inimical eyes at a sad domestic beast . |
| 14 | We would ask everyone to be on the look out for potential student teachers and to do all you can to encourage prospective candidates . |
| 15 | It seemed the IRA had the capacity to bomb more towns , and Mr Mallon called for everyone to be on the alert . |
| 16 | Well , do n't laugh , but he 's asked me to be on the Union Committee , and I 'm going to try it . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I think it 's a triumph for women for somebody like me to be on the cover of Playboy , because I do n't fall into the clichéd , subservient bimbo mode . |
| 18 | I think it 's a triumph for women for somebody like me to be on the cover of Playboy , because I do n't fall into the clichéd , subservient bimbo mode . |
| 19 | Mum will be expecting me to be on the bus , remember . ’ |
| 20 | He said : ‘ Jolande wants me to be at the birth , so it may mean missing the Masters . |
| 21 | He seemed to me to be at the mercy of waves that tossed him back and forth between then and now : the real-and-actual and the desired . |
| 22 | At noon Sir Michael Adeane rang up and asked me to be at the Palace at 2 o'clock . |
| 23 | This seems to me to be at the root of the false notion of ‘ independence ’ being pursued by so many local élites throughout Europe and beyond . |
| 24 | The case seems to me to be within the decision of Hicks v. Gregory ( ( 1849 ) 8 C.B. 378 ) on which the judge relied . |
| 25 | Rather to my surprise popular support , especially in the Daily Express of the 16th , showed me to be in the lead-Butler 39 1/2 , Hailsham 21 1/2 , Maudling 11 , Home 9 1/2 . |
| 26 | Several of the nearer birds got up and flew along the shore , revealing another feature which pin-pointed their origins : the lack of a white rump showed them to be of the race hudsonicus which breeds in northern Canada . |
| 27 | I like them to be on the premises , however . |
| 28 | She would cook them all a good breakfast and make it clear that she expected them to be at the table on time . |
| 29 | Stretched out where they had fallen , the last three members of the once invincible Hellhounds killer pack stared sightlessly after their executioner — a far more efficient and dangerous killer than Nature had ever equipped them to be at the height of their savage power . |
| 30 | Similarly , although trusts were reminded just one year ago of their obligation to abide by the manpower approvals procedures relating to non-consultant career grades , some have established posts clearly intending them to be outside the controls incorporated in Achieving a Balance . |