Example sentences of "[be] open the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Doubtless with his tongue in his cheek , Bedford replied : ‘ But Mr. Lampson , you must have been opening the book . ’
2 The implication was clear : vote Liberal Democrat and you are opening the door to hordes of squabbling Flemings and Walloons .
3 Having started on the leash from the sitting position , you should also break the walk with the command ‘ sit ’ , as will be necessary when you are opening the car door , for example , or when you come to a road .
4 Our young musicians who are on the Scholarship Scheme will be there , of course , but we are opening the summer school to anyone who is interested in spending several days in the beautiful atmosphere of Ushaw College , learning about the Church 's prayer and worship , and having some relaxing fun along the way .
5 TO MARK the 70th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun 's Tomb , the Egyptians are opening the site for just this month and January .
6 ( 3 ) Waterslides ( Harvard OTC ) " They are opening the world 's largest water-theme park , just outside Madrid .
7 This year Biggin 's organisers are opening the show site a day early , on Friday 19 June , to give the public an opportunity to see aircraft arriving for the Air Fair and watch performers practising for the airshow .
8 On the 15th , 16th and 17th of May they are opening the trade warehouse to the public .
9 ‘ I am opening the exhibition with late Bellini and the early sixteenth century .
10 They 're opening the door now , they 're coming over the roof with a net .
11 A creak comes out of the receiver , and I know they 're opening the door .
12 They 're opening the game up and making it more attractive to spectators . ’
13 Answer guide : If a separate account has been opened the cost of these new sails should be included in that account .
14 They wo n't Brenda because if they did I would be opening the window or door and telling them exactly their fortune .
15 We shall be opening the season with the Baron .
16 We traditionally take two wicket keepers on tour , Alec Stewart is one of them , but he 'll be opening the bat and we need the best wicket keeper and someone to bat at 7 or 8 and Jack Russell is the man .
17 Waiting behind a stream of cars for the railway crossing barriers to be opened the countryside might seem miles away .
18 Such a slight obstruction was not enough to affect the taking of the sortes , when they were opening the book with ceremony , both hands parting the leaves and a finger pointing the line .
19 Oh these courses mainly I 've been on is being opening the Guild you know , how to open a Guild , how to open you know , a Guild erm and er I 've been on consumer courses erm such as like that paper they just sent this week on what 's on , I mean that is nothing new they 've sent out in today 's Co-op news you know that our own label and all the nutr because the nutriment , I can remember er being at Stanford Hall on , on a consumer course for a week and you see I was on the er when I was know , know longer an employee , I was on member relations you see , representing the Guild and you 'd go through there sometimes and that would probably be a consumer task .
20 If she were to open the door perhaps the blackness would be out there now , ready to swallow her , as it had almost done on that previous occasion ; or would she wander endlessly in a limbo of greyness , forever trapped between Johnny 's time and her own ?
21 Here Goldmann is opening the question that is closed for Marx and Lukács ; is science merely a form of ideology ?
22 Outside , it 's still raining , and as we gallantly struggle to open our umbrella in the wind , we suddenly find we 've come to a halt beside a large black car , and a man in a smart suit is opening the door for us to get in .
23 She is opening the door , and feeling about inside the box where my god lives .
24 The only time it wo n't fall over you is when it 's full of clothes , but the problem is opening the door and getting the clothes in before it falls on you .
25 ‘ The coroner is opening the inquest on Monday .
26 She 's opened it , she can open , she 's opening the door
27 Visibility is a key factor in any event whether it 's seeing who 's opening the church fête or watching a celebrity sing .
28 The other is to open the way for the development of working-class unity in Northern Ireland by organising the Party there .
29 There are no guarantees with this one , but this is nothing less than standard form with equipment whose effect is to open the window just a little bit wider .
30 I 'll deal with it ! ’ , her next move is to open the diary , because as sure as Tesco 's eggs are free-range my next sentence will be .
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