Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [be] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Most of the animals that live along the hedgerows unfortunately only come out at night and the best way to see them is in the light of a car 's headlamp . |
2 | But I do not think I am in the least inferior to those ‘ super-apostles ’ . |
3 | ‘ They must think I 'm on the way out . ’ |
4 | I do n't think I was on the same wavelength as the Prime Minister almost from the start , although I did work for her beforehand and try to pull together some of the policies . |
5 | ‘ Why do you think I was in the Mafia ? ’ |
6 | You 'd think I was round the twist if I told you . |
7 | ‘ I THOUGHT I was still standing and then I realised I was on the floor . ’ |
8 | No , I I mean I was on the phone and th , there was a knock at the door and this woman came round and said she was from from the |
9 | I mean I was at the party but I did n't see anything suspicious . ’ |
10 | like you just , they just went , oh and but I think it 's finally , I mean I was in the |
11 | But , now that , I mean I 'm in the second year of being a student , and I took on the position of women 's officer for the we , for the west of Scotland area |
12 | She just had to turn out , and there was nothing coming down , foot down , opened up , got I was at the top of the hill and she was nowhere in sight . |
13 | The most extreme way of protecting them is for the mother to carry them around within her own body . |
14 | Anyway I smiled and I wheedled and he let me be without the gag and he let me look round . |
15 | ‘ How did you know I was at the Holiday Inn ? ’ |
16 | How did you know I was in the garden ? ’ |
17 | But I do know I was in the presence of a very dangerous man . ’ |
18 | ‘ I would do a work-out on the pitch before the match but when the games starts I 'm on the sidelines , ’ he says . |
19 | ‘ Say I 'm from the Ministry of Justice . ’ |
20 | I found I was outside the tent , standing up with my jacket clutched to me , the better to see them . |
21 | ‘ how do you know you 're on the side |
22 | ‘ Take your hat off , you silly bugger , ’ he yelled across the pews , ‘ do n't you know you 're in the 'ouse of God ? ’ |
23 | Do you know you were on the verge of rank insubordination ? |
24 | ‘ I did n't know you were in the hotel ’ |
25 | There never was any threat from them to Barbara — they did n't know she was at the flat because she was in her room when they burst in . |
26 | Erm is almost to go back so that I do n't know who 's on the course but Jayne 's course for example , |
27 | I do n't know who 's up the top , who lives up there I mean |
28 | Oh yeah , do you know who 's in the Guinness Book of Records ? |
29 | Where has she been for the last decade ? |
30 | Like , right now I want to know who 's on the street , what 's going on . |