Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] the old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr and Mrs T questioned whether family counselling might have been a better way of dealing with a very complicated situation , or at worst whether an interdict could be placed on the older boys in the W family . |
| 2 | Kennedy , 46 , from Stoke Newington , east London , will remain in custody pending the next trial , which the appeal judges said should be arranged at the Old Bailey ‘ as soon as conveniently possible ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ He was very unlucky to be dropped after the Old Trafford Test last year , ’ said Emburey . |
| 4 | Alex , her brother , was big enough to be included in the older children 's activities and without him she had felt unprotected . |
| 5 | They spoke , wrote and thought in German , often sent their children to be educated in the old country , joined and sponsored German associations . |
| 6 | The talk , says Mimms , is that when they develop a new ground it 'll be built around the old boardroom . |
| 7 | We must screw the lid on spending as tightly as possible , so that a true and proper comparison can be made between the old rates system , uprated to match current spending , the poll tax charge , and the new council tax . |
| 8 | Wonderful views of the New Town can be seen from the Old Town . |
| 9 | The carts can come with a variety of extras including a refrigerator , a TV , stereo and dashboard fans , but the distinctive white cart will be seen around the Old Course for promotional purposes . |
| 10 | Two questions you will constantly be asked are : What can be done with the old wreck ? and What will it cost and wo n't it be a waste of taxpayers ' money ? |
| 11 | A student who is forced to live out may be lodging with the old lady who seems to feature regularly in local government finance debates . |
| 12 | There is something , at least , to be said for the old order : ‘ Educational injustice enabled people to preserve their illusions , inequality of opportunity fostered the myth of human equality . ’ |
| 13 | When the caterpillars are small they can be transferred from the old leaves to the new ones with a paint-brush . |
| 14 | THERE are some real gems of bargains to be had in the old jewellery market claim Bonhams , the London auctioneers . |
| 15 | The new charger can be used on the older style of batteries as well as the newer 9100 red 9.6 volt batteries . |
| 16 | So it 's important that they 're supported throughout by senior staff , because it 's never very easy to fit into an established team who may be used to the old ways of doing things . ’ |
| 17 | Police will be going over the old ground to see if there is any link with this latest attack . |
| 18 | Four thousand Schoolchildren from all over Oxfordshire will be filing into the Old Fire Station over the next few days to enjoy the drama , and displays . |
| 19 | It simply would not be tolerated for the old style to continue at the expense of progress . ’ |
| 20 | The Glenlivet European Trophy — a winter four-ball event for 300 selected clubs throughout the country — has been launched , with the final to be played at the Old Course in May next year . |
| 21 | For him Childebert I could be compared with the Old Testament monarch , Melchisedek — and doubtless , having come from Ravenna , Fortunatus 's image of Melchisedek would have been similar to that which was set up in San Vitale , where the patriarch provided an analogue to the emperor Justinian . |
| 22 | They can be contacted at The Old Dairy Workshop , Trelawny , 108 Binscombe Lane , Godalming , Surrey , ( 0484 ) 426485 . |
| 23 | Another who will be remembered by the older generation was Albert Bachelor , who employed a great many of the local men on his cement factory and was known by all as " Spot " Bachelor . |
| 24 | Did he stand up to be counted in the old days ? |
| 25 | The less experienced husbands and wives and the " later starters " tended to be concentrated among the older individuals who were approached — those closer to 45 . |
| 26 | He asked that out of it books should be provided for the old people . |
| 27 | The panel sat mesmerized until it slowly began to dawn that the applicant appeared to be suffering from the old Fleet Street problem of being tired and emotional . |
| 28 | The old program may be recovered with the OLD command provided no new program lines have been typed in or deleted and no variables have been created . |
| 29 | In 797 he wrote to the people of Kent lamenting that scarcely any ruler was now to be found of the old stock of kings . |
| 30 | A selection of books may be found in the old baptistry at St Thomas More . |