Example sentences of "to be [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you were old enough to be around at the time , reactions like ‘ Well , of course , the political circumstances were such that … ’ , and ‘ Yes , I have to admit I took offence to that ’ are more likely , and cause one to take a more considered and less dogmatic view . |
| 2 | In all three areas the mammals that happened to be around at the start fanned out in evolution , and produced a specialist for each trade which , in many cases , came to bear a remarkable resemblance to the corresponding specialist in the other two areas . |
| 3 | MVS is still supreme in IBM 's view and expected to be around through the decade as a leader . |
| 4 | That has begun shipping to members , and SAG optimistically expects products complying to the specification to be around by the end of year . |
| 5 | I have access to a low-level formatting program , were the drive to be on of the MFM type , but the information on the outside of the casing does n't include the numbers of heads and cylinders . |
| 6 | That way , I think that some land might become available , but it would have to be up to the planners to be more flexible . |
| 7 | And you had to walk home , go to bed , and set your alarm , and you had to be up at the court at 10 a.m . |
| 8 | Reality was to be up against the enemy and the clock , with lives at stake . |
| 9 | ‘ Most of the er , dastardly Huns , I think you call them in this time period , seem to be up by the door to the General 's office which , according to Benny , is also a quicker route out . |
| 10 | It was wonderful to be up in the air and to feel the air swishing past his face . |
| 11 | They just put me up for it and I just happened to be about at the time . |
| 12 | She could n't wait to be back under the lights again with all eyes on her . |
| 13 | He hopes to be back for the play offs . |
| 14 | Although he enjoyed ARP work my husband was really fretting to be back with the Navy . |
| 15 | ‘ You 've got three hours to be back with the money . ’ |
| 16 | They had hoped to be back at the beginning of next season but it now looks unlikely to be until half-way through it . |
| 17 | What a feeling of power to be back at the wheel again ! |
| 18 | Mrs Bradford had given her the complete day off for her father 's funeral and she did n't have to be back at the house in Newcastle Place until six o'clock . |
| 19 | Martin Bell is pleased to be back on the circuit , despite disappointing results early on after his knee operation |
| 20 | Now he 's hoping to be back on the golf course soon and singing again by the end of the year . |
| 21 | She was thrilled to be back on the trail again . |
| 22 | Once I had said my thanks and farewells to William and to the immense policeman who had silently accompanied us throughout the afternoon , I headed away down the rutted tracks , rather glad to be back on the road and off back to Panama City . |
| 23 | However , right now USL is believed to be back on the road to going public . |
| 24 | Well , it 's good to be back on the list and catching up on the mountain of messages . |
| 25 | ‘ Everyone thought I was marvellous to be back on the catwalk seven weeks after Amber was born . |
| 26 | Most agreed that they had moments of nostalgia and longing to be back on the island , and one man , when pressed about why he admitted to such feelings , thought for a moment and then said ‘ It was chust a far better place … ’ |
| 27 | They do n't expect the train to be back on the tracks until the turn of the century . |
| 28 | And so we seem to be back to the idea that pragmatics concerns whatever aspects of meaning are not included in semantics . |
| 29 | Would you not agree that he appears to be back to the form of two years ago ? ’ |
| 30 | I hope to be back before the end of the week . ’ |