Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] be [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Himself is right : half of them must be in the pay of the Foley Street mob . |
| 2 | They had not been schooled in the symptoms of such abuse , but she told reporters that the abuse of children was such a terrible problem in society , that everyone should be on the look-out for it . |
| 3 | The statement went on to give full support to APEX 's decision to limit the number of pickets ; the TUC wished to stress to all trade unionists that any action by them should be at the union 's official request . |
| 4 | ‘ I have n't even seen the original series — I must be about the only guy in the western hemisphere who has n't , ’ he said as the cast walked up the plank in Irvine , Ayrshire , to inspect the Vital Spark for the first time . |
| 5 | Nowadays the public attitude is much more likely to be : I must be in the house at 10.30 to watch Sports Report or whatever . |
| 6 | I was beginning to think I must be in the doghouse for some reason . ’ |
| 7 | This was not an area I was likely to visit but , nevertheless , my poor mother , hearing the report on the wireless , was sure that I must be among the casualties ! |
| 8 | Misreading the crumpled instructions I took the steps to the first floor , realised I should be on the fourth , so ran and eased myself through the closing lift doors , coming face to face with Malc . |
| 9 | Surely I should be over the field in no time . |
| 10 | I should be over the moon ; instead … ’ |
| 11 | The idea was that I should be in the right state of mind for the concert I was about to conduct . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sick of reading that I should be in the England side . |
| 13 | ‘ I should be in the way , ’ he said firmly . |
| 14 | But I should be in the way from here on . |
| 15 | Sometimes I cough , as if I might be on the verge of tears . |
| 16 | Were you worried that I might be on the verge of getting married , too ? |
| 17 | I was n't nervous , but I might be on the night . |
| 18 | I might be in the other car . ’ |
| 19 | Right I 'll be for the rest of the tutorial really , erm find yourselves something to do , I just really want to follow up er the little amount of time that I spent with second years er looking at their action plans . |
| 20 | If I do n't see their names in the overnight declarations on Friday afternoon , I 'll be on the blower to the News of the World before you can say ‘ flagellation ’ , right ? |
| 21 | This time I 'll be on the CHRIS PARKER show ! ’ |
| 22 | I 'll be on the plain before the city gates . |
| 23 | They also know how paranoid I am ; I 'll be on the phone if the monitor so much as flickers during a thunderstorm . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll be on the veranda , Tom , ’ she murmured , and he and his sister both nodded . |
| 25 | Hans reckons I 'll be on the big slopes by Thursday ’ etc . |
| 26 | I 'll probably miss the last shuttle , but I 'll be on the breakfast plane . |
| 27 | I 'll be on the first flight on Sunday . |
| 28 | I 'll be on the alert . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ There 's no substitute for playing games so it may be I 'll be on the bench . |
| 30 | No , no , they complain to us because so does the secretary , I mean they 're all very nice , they know us and they like us , talk to them when we go there , but any sign of a noise , somebody I 'll be on the phone to me . |