Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] [pron] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 2 | A lively and rather loud woman 's voice could be heard below them in the drive , speaking to Giancarlo in very quick Italian . |
| 3 | On the premise that ‘ too many cooks spoil the broth ’ , he asks us to reiterate that day to day management of the Village is in the hands of the Warden , Mrs. Pat Holmes , and any guidance , questions or advice on such matters should be addressed to her in the first instance . |
| 4 | I was looking forward to the chance to meet ‘ our ’ health visitor and find out what would be expected of me in the months leading up to the birth . |
| 5 | Similarly , unless it is reasonable to do so in the circumstances , a firm must not , in any written communication or agreement , seek to exclude or restrict : ( 1 ) Any other duty to act with skill , care and diligence which is owed to a private customer in connection with the provision to him of investment services in the course of regulated business ; or ( 2 ) Any liability owed to a private customer in connection with regulated business for failure to exercise the degree of skill , care and diligence that may reasonably be expected of it in the provision of investment services in the course of that business . |
| 6 | ‘ All moneys received by the receiver shall be applied by him in the following order of priority ; ( 1 ) In satisfaction of all costs charges and expenses of and incidental to the appointment of the receiver and the exercise of any of his powers and all outgoings paid by him and his remuneration . |
| 7 | One area of special interest is helping companies to predict what environmental demands will be made of them in the future . |
| 8 | Eleanor had just been photographed for one of the supplements and it pleased him to be seen with someone in the news . |
| 9 | It does not come in an envelope and it could be seen by anyone in the office which may , in itself , help to achieve its purpose . |
| 10 | The speaker was short and stocky and that was all that could be said of him in the way of description . |
| 11 | In spite of the weaknesses in his attempted synthesis , the same can be said of him in the context of the theology of the last century and a half as of Sir Christopher Wren on his tomb in St Paul 's Cathedral , Si monumentum requiris , circumspice — ‘ If you would see his memorial , look around you . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Make out we have n't seen him , ’ Otley said as he pretended to be searching for something in the grass . |
| 13 | And who would have thought that as we face the 1990s the social and moral habits of the 1960s should be visited upon us in the guise of AIDS , which threatens to sweep across the world with all the terror and destruction of the black plague in the Middle Ages ? |
| 14 | We pray for men and women in lands where there is hatred of one group for another , that their hearts may be turned to yourself in the search for righteousness and truth . |
| 15 | ‘ We will be listening to him in the wings every night . ’ |
| 16 | But do n't you worry , eh ? , you 'll be going across it in the dark . ’ |
| 17 | I ca n't think of a time when I would be going by myself in the near future . |
| 18 | Will Mum and Dad be waiting for me in the hall ? |
| 19 | He should be waiting for you in the transport yard at the back . ’ |
| 20 | Det Sgt Pat Lewis , of the child protection team , confirmed she had been examined by a doctor and added : ‘ We will be speaking to her in the morning . |
| 21 | ‘ What I ca n't understand is why God had to be dragged into it in the first place . |
| 22 | So when the personnel officer told her she 'd be hearing from them in the next two days , Muriel went away optimistic . |
| 23 | And because you 'll be reading to me in the next few months when I 'm cooking and doing chores . |
| 24 | They 'll be reading about it in the paper then , trying to find out , spreading the word , and you know every every time someone drove past the picket line , there was a bit of bad publicity for the quarries and helpful for us . |
| 25 | ‘ We think it will be supported by everybody in the town . |
| 26 | We order you to cause the said oaks to be delivered to him in the place which is most suitable for transporting them , and to assist him to find men to cut them down and carry them , at our expense . |
| 27 | From the moment children become active they seem to be falling over themselves in the pursuit of adventure . |
| 28 | From the moment children become active they seem to be falling over themselves in the pursuit of adventure . |
| 29 | Next morning in the market , shopping for a picnic , our struggles with the phrasebook brought an English-speaking Thai to our rescue , explaining that the quail eggs we had bought were raw , but could be cooked for us in the soup cauldron wherever we took breakfast . |
| 30 | I 'll never be mistaken for him in the street then . |