Example sentences of "[prep] be [prep] a [adj] place " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if he is murdered by a homicidal maniac he has chosen to be at a certain place at a certain time . |
| 2 | I promised to be in a certain place by this time tomorrow , and I intend to be there . |
| 3 | Whether any other position could serve that purpose is at best arguable , but in any case all discs need to be in a standard place so that they can be checked in seconds without searching . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's our pinnacle , ’ says Chuck , ‘ To be in a small place , and just rocking it with our own tunes . ’ |
| 5 | One of the qualities which I think you alluded to earlier was the quality of imagination , to the ability of , to actually feel what it was like to be in a particular place at |
| 6 | The basic idea is that in order to study a single linguistic feature , the investigator will elicit a set word or phrase in entirely naturalistic conditions from persons who happen to be in a given place at a given time . |
| 7 | By saying that God ‘ transcends ’ the universe we are saying that none of the limitations that apply to finite life — such as being in a particular place — applies to God . |
| 8 | Although the house was dark and frightening , with its big rooms full of heavy furniture , I was excited at being in a new place , and looked forward to my new life there , working for kind Mrs Fairfax . |