Example sentences of "[be] [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Am I on the right line there ? |
2 | ‘ Why am I on the wrong side of this stone ? ’ she whispered . |
3 | My thoughts this evening are much centred on Bishop Harris as he prepares to lay down the ministry which has been his for the past 14 years . |
4 | One friend has explained how , in a conversation in which she was lamenting the cost of electricity , Eliot asked her in a confidential manner , " Are you on the domestic tariff ? " |
5 | Are you in the warm woods in the south ? |
6 | ‘ I said to the grave digger , in conversation with him , ‘ Look , are you in the right plot ? ’ and his answer was the priest told him to dig the grave opposite Patrick 's but when he came along he 'd seen there was already a burial there , who was the sister Annie , but had seen this vacant plot next door , so he had dug the vacant one . |
7 | 16th ( last in series ) , Life in the Balance : How removed are we from the natural world ? |
8 | Are we in the right area ? |
9 | Are we in the wrong jobs ? |
10 | Upon arrival at Aberdeen Airport your COMPLIMENTARY CAR will be awaiting you … and will be yours for the entire weekend to use as you please . |
11 | Shifting this sense of entitlement , making distinctions between parents suspected of abuse and parents who are not , are crucial issues for feminists — be they in the voluntary or statutory sectors . |
12 | I used to help with sticking the the er money onto the well this used to take about , you know , an hour all these kids did n't know what two pence was , did n't know what twenty pence was and ten pence and fifty pence and then we , they were in go about groups of seven and we get all this done then it would be assembly , then it 'll be games and then that 'll be it for the whole morning ! |
13 | Finally , chalet holidays , and in particular upmarket ones : are they worth the extra cost ? |
14 | How satisfied are they with the various parts of the criminal justice process ( policing , trial , and sentence ) and why do they feel this way ? |
15 | Penny Kiley discovers some unusual Fab Four tracks one of which is barking mad Exotic Beatles but are they in the wrong groove ? … |
16 | Are they in the top oven ? |
17 | ‘ How long were you at the High School ? ’ |
18 | Were we on the right track at all ? |
19 | Donna chewed her lip contemplatively as she read , forced to run her index finger beneath the words , so jumbled and irregularly formed were they on the faded page . |
20 | Other signalmen had similar stories to tell and some refused to work the box , so frightened were they of the strange events . |
21 | ‘ It 's all very embarrassing , but that 's me in the clear now , ’ said a relieved Rough . |
22 | It 's generally the other way round ; lass ; it 's them at the other end of the Feltons ' fists who generally land up here . |
23 | We will fly you both from Heathrow or Manchester to Aberdeen , where you will find a complimentary car waiting for you , and which is yours for the entire weekend . |
24 | The contempt is his in the ridiculous sentence for the loss of two young lives by someone intoxicated by both drink and drugs . |
25 | Love 's O.K. when it 's you in the starring rôle , but me — that 's vile and disgusting . |
26 | It 's him on the white horse dropping his money all over the place , and those fellas with the funny bloomers following him . |
27 | Leith 's School of Food and Wine offers a wide range of courses for those who want to start a career in a restaurant or catering firm , be it on the culinary or managerial side . |
28 | Any re-establishment of government authority , be it under the old confessional dispensation or under a new Syrian-sponsored one , would not be comfortable for the Palestine refugee community , which by the turn of the century will number roughly 390,000 , given no significant population movements . |
29 | The refugees would necessarily be subject to whatever authority and jurisdiction control the area in which they live , be it in the Arab area or within Israel . ’ |
30 | But facing up to conflicts and difficulties throughout marriage , be it in the early years or later , is the way of growth and strength . |