Example sentences of "be [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Am I on the right line there ? |
| 2 | ‘ Why am I on the wrong side of this stone ? ’ she whispered . |
| 3 | One friend has explained how , in a conversation in which she was lamenting the cost of electricity , Eliot asked her in a confidential manner , " Are you on the domestic tariff ? " |
| 4 | Are you in the warm woods in the south ? |
| 5 | ‘ I said to the grave digger , in conversation with him , ‘ Look , are you in the right plot ? ’ and his answer was the priest told him to dig the grave opposite Patrick 's but when he came along he 'd seen there was already a burial there , who was the sister Annie , but had seen this vacant plot next door , so he had dug the vacant one . |
| 6 | 16th ( last in series ) , Life in the Balance : How removed are we from the natural world ? |
| 7 | Are we in the right area ? |
| 8 | Are we in the wrong jobs ? |
| 9 | Upon arrival at Aberdeen Airport your COMPLIMENTARY CAR will be awaiting you … and will be yours for the entire weekend to use as you please . |
| 10 | I used to help with sticking the the er money onto the well this used to take about , you know , an hour all these kids did n't know what two pence was , did n't know what twenty pence was and ten pence and fifty pence and then we , they were in go about groups of seven and we get all this done then it would be assembly , then it 'll be games and then that 'll be it for the whole morning ! |
| 11 | Finally , chalet holidays , and in particular upmarket ones : are they worth the extra cost ? |
| 12 | How satisfied are they with the various parts of the criminal justice process ( policing , trial , and sentence ) and why do they feel this way ? |
| 13 | Penny Kiley discovers some unusual Fab Four tracks one of which is barking mad Exotic Beatles but are they in the wrong groove ? … |
| 14 | Are they in the top oven ? |
| 15 | ‘ How long were you at the High School ? ’ |
| 16 | Were we on the right track at all ? |
| 17 | Donna chewed her lip contemplatively as she read , forced to run her index finger beneath the words , so jumbled and irregularly formed were they on the faded page . |
| 18 | Other signalmen had similar stories to tell and some refused to work the box , so frightened were they of the strange events . |
| 19 | It 's generally the other way round ; lass ; it 's them at the other end of the Feltons ' fists who generally land up here . |
| 20 | We will fly you both from Heathrow or Manchester to Aberdeen , where you will find a complimentary car waiting for you , and which is yours for the entire weekend . |
| 21 | The contempt is his in the ridiculous sentence for the loss of two young lives by someone intoxicated by both drink and drugs . |
| 22 | Love 's O.K. when it 's you in the starring rôle , but me — that 's vile and disgusting . |
| 23 | It 's him on the white horse dropping his money all over the place , and those fellas with the funny bloomers following him . |
| 24 | Any re-establishment of government authority , be it under the old confessional dispensation or under a new Syrian-sponsored one , would not be comfortable for the Palestine refugee community , which by the turn of the century will number roughly 390,000 , given no significant population movements . |
| 25 | The refugees would necessarily be subject to whatever authority and jurisdiction control the area in which they live , be it in the Arab area or within Israel . ’ |
| 26 | But facing up to conflicts and difficulties throughout marriage , be it in the early years or later , is the way of growth and strength . |
| 27 | I 'm giving you my solemn word I do n't know what you 're talking about with all this stuff about card games in Room what 's it at the Regal Arms . ’ |
| 28 | Given that the index-linked gilt is a difficult investment to evaluate , is it worth the private investor buying via a specialist gilt fund or direct ? |
| 29 | Erin , how easy is it for the ordinary person to learn how to compute ? |
| 30 | Nuisances and abominations of all sorts are without scruple committed to the streets at any hour of the day of night , to await the morning visit of the scavenger to remove them : and happy indeed is it for the humble pedestrian if his eye and nose alone suffer from these ejectments ; happy indeed if he comes not in contact with them , as they make their unceremonious exit from window or door … |