Example sentences of "be [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The search for a proper definition has certainly been on in the House of Commons for several years . |
| 2 | My friends who lived nearby were all envious for I was the only one who had ever been down into the depths of the mysterious cellar . |
| 3 | A legend in the power boat world , Shurdington signwriter , John has been in at the top of his sport for over 30 years . |
| 4 | Madeira can claim to have been in at the birth of modern tourism , along with such famous nineteenth-century resorts as Baden-Baden , the Italian Lakes and the French Riviera . |
| 5 | " We in Christian Aid are proud to have been in at the start of this magazine which campaigns relentlessly for a better , fairer , environmentally purer and politically more aware world . |
| 6 | The tenant may wish to limit its liability to the state and condition of the premises at the commencement of the term , in which case it would need to include a provision that it will keep the Premises in no worse condition than they are in at the commencement of the Term as evidenced by the Schedule of condition annexed hereto A schedule of condition would then of course have to be settled including , if possible , a portfolio of photographs . |
| 7 | In rugby , Bicester are through to the semi-finals of the Provincial Insurance Cup . |
| 8 | Cricket — Northamptonshire are through to the final of the Natwest Trophy . |
| 9 | And the ice men from Milton keynes are through to the final of the Autumn trophy they beat Swindon in the semi-final |
| 10 | But now we 're down to the bottom of the barrel . |
| 11 | I think they 're along for the purpose of camouflage , respectability , if you will . |
| 12 | another rugby side on the road to Twickenham are Bicester … congratulations to them … they 're through to the semi-final of the Provincial cup where they 'll be playing Altrincham Kersal … let's kick the round ball next … and what about Oxford United on saturday … they beat promotion chasing Cambridge … one-nil … did n't they do well |
| 13 | We 're off to the world of eventing now … |
| 14 | from the wilds of whitewater we 're off to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire for the start of our action round up … there we 're meeting up with greyhound trainer Tony Meek … and his two dogs … |
| 15 | if you think that was muddy … you ai n't seen nothing yet … because on Friday we 're off to the Forest of Dean with the Mad Dogs of Gloucestershire |
| 16 | … welcome back … later on we 'll meet the ex con who 's doing time treading the boards … but first … sport and we 're off to the sunshine of Australia … to the heart of the outback to join Tim Russon |
| 17 | ‘ We 're off at the crack of dawn , ’ added Jenny . |
| 18 | You 're off at the end of the run . |
| 19 | It 's actually and that 's the most absorbent time , your mind 's most absorbent where you 're up to the age of five which is when you should when you 're at nursery school . |
| 20 | Well you 're out at the edge of the sand are n't you ? |
| 21 | WELL , we 're back to the time of year when , hopefully , it will be warm and dry enough to get a barbecue organised . |
| 22 | Sentences and words also require interpretation — indeed they would seem to require this more obviously than pictures — and so we 're back on the circle of infinite regress . |
| 23 | Then , when it 's gone , you 're back in the rest of the house . |
| 24 | We 're back in the trenches of World War One , it 's raining and the men are ankle-deep in mud . |
| 25 | The fact that you are up at the top of a business hierarchy does not confer all-seeing wisdom . |
| 26 | And has he been up to the top of the |
| 27 | I 've been up since the crack of dawn . ’ |
| 28 | Slorne , who had been up at the back of her cage most of the day as usual , suddenly opened her wings , swung round and dropped down to the front of her cage . |
| 29 | ‘ To be on the safe side , I 've been back to the beginning of the year . |
| 30 | Such works are out of the range of the Tate 's powers of acquisition . |