Example sentences of "be [adj] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was a tremendous morale-booster for Michael to do something of the sort again , but I am sure none of the delegates at the conference knew of the pain he was in , nor how much discomfort he concealed behind his ready laugh .
2 As far as I am concerned no-one in the world is more important than me .
3 I 'm afraid nothing of the sort is hidden from him .
4 However , I 'm sure everyone around the table will be conscious that one of the things the panel has a duty to do is to consider what is in the light of national guidance .
5 I 'm sure everyone in the office guesses . ’
6 Now I could not countenance , and I 'm sure none of the authorities around us could countenance a new settlement that scale in Greater York .
7 Thus , unionised groups of workers are seen to be leap-frogging one over the other in the struggle to keep real wages rising .
8 The thing about the Neighbourhood Watch is that everyone in the area is a member whether they really want to be one or not to be honest .
9 Well there 's that one in the paper , I 'll have that one , that 'll probably go on longer that Tetley tea one mm
10 Yeah , they 're all , there 's another one along the end .
11 Er there 's another one at the back of Victoria Centre , it 's on the corner it 's the new red brick building and that is a much more complicated more where you can go in and have your M O T done .
12 There 's another one on the floor down there .
13 There 's one actually at the bus stop by the Police Station and there 's another one on the corner of the erm just before you turn into Terrace there 's there 's a free standing one outside the shop there .
14 And there 's another one on the market which I ca n't remember the name of , which costs a lot more .
15 It 's not Saracens , it 's another one in the village cos Saracen 's i in the village , i , right ?
16 There 's another one in the distance , .
17 And there 's another one in the lounge .
18 It is not an expensive piece of kit by anyone 's standards , but mine has given sterling service for quite some time , and there 's another one in the cupboard waiting its turn to get plugged in when I 've killed the one on my machine .
19 Is this one of the reasons why 1 million people are missing off the electoral register ?
20 Is this one of the wines you import , Mr Hepwood ? ’ she asked — and suddenly , as everyone looked a trace amused , any tension she had imagined to be there magically disappeared .
21 Is this one of the ducks at the place ?
22 Now it 's likely someone in the boat will say : ‘ Put it back , ’ or : ‘ You should have left it alone . ’
23 It 's all one in the end anyway .
24 No , there 's grey one with the leather bits under the front .
25 We drove up , my grandson go goes to nursery you see and I like to give Gwen a hand with the girls , I got ta be up with now well it 's driving everybody round the bend !
26 What happened was the man erm went to sleep and while he was asleep something in the room fell on his neck .
27 Well I 'm not we , well did they was that one in the fog last night ?
28 and there was another one across the way and she was deteriorating , she was getting nervous right there , see if I had to be brought away you know
29 Oddly enough — those of you who may recall what it was like in the Ruhr ( or as crews called it " The Happy Valley " ) — on this occasion there was one searchlight waving about near the top of the Ruhr , and for one agonising moment it waved over the Whitley , and there was another one at the bottom by the Cologne end .
30 Alongside the notice was another one from the cricket club stating that the offer to the rugby club had been made on on April 9 and , as joint owners of the ground , the cricket club had been informed .
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