Example sentences of "[adj] to be [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this situation , it is much more sensible to be in the second or even third row from the start line , but you should be right at the starboard end . |
| 2 | In fact on balance she thought it might be very interesting to be on the spot when the cars were tested for real instead of waiting in the laboratory for the print-outs and reports from whichever of the team was out there . |
| 3 | I wished somebody else was at home because I was afraid to be in the house with him in this mood . |
| 4 | I 'm afraid to be in the dark . ’ |
| 5 | Or was it possible for one individual to be in the position of a net ‘ receiver ’ for some considerable time because of an expectation that they would be able to reciprocate at some stage in the future ? |
| 6 | Those fortunate to be in the areas covered by the PTEs were another story . |
| 7 | Do you know , I 've never been inside before , simply splendid to be near the sea — ’ |
| 8 | Yes , it 's sad to be on the point of reaching the summit . ’ |
| 9 | The Teesside band are delighted to be on the Mark Goodier show on Wednesday night at the Middlesbrough Arena . |
| 10 | ‘ We believe that Power Fluidics offers us a unique opportunity , and we are delighted to be at the forefront of the application of this technology . |
| 11 | He said that he was delighted to be at the opening of the new factory ; built entirely under the planning and control of production and engineering director . |
| 12 | ‘ I had a warm tyre on from the beginning and was delighted to be in the lead at York Corner , Portstewart . |
| 13 | What one old-school diplomat called " the telegraphic demoralisation of those who formerly had to act for themselves and are now content to be at the end of the wire " had , it was claimed , given greater effect to the instinctive dislike felt by all foreign ministries for diplomats who showed initiative and were not afraid of responsibility . |
| 14 | All they wanted to do was talk climbing : content to be in the company of people who shared the same obsession . |
| 15 | Owls hooted and bats fluttered , and the pirates were glad to be past the eerie gravestones and the gloomy prison door . |
| 16 | I was glad to be on the bus and not alongside it . |
| 17 | North Yorkshire chief executive Ron Leyland said they were glad to be among the first considered but felt the present system worked well . |
| 18 | I went out on to the roof , glad to be in the fresh air after the smoky room and the raksi . |
| 19 | What had really locked me over there , kept me rigid , foolish by the telephone , was the way he moved ; like an athlete , a dancer , with the ease of one glad to be in the world . |
| 20 | Even if this early rise reflects release from the distal small intestine , it would seem too rapid to be as a result of the presence of unabsorbed nutrients . |
| 21 | The judiciary are an estate of the Crown and the servants of statute , and may therefore be supposed to be under a duty to reflect the public will . |
| 22 | Oh , that flowerpot , well it 's no good putting it under that one , it 's supposed to be under the one with the camellia in it … |
| 23 | Drawn up by a UN team and representatives of the Kenyan government , the report found that tens of people were dying each week in camps set up for the refugees in the remote border region of Kenya and described it as " appalling and embarrassing " that they were supposed to be under the care of the Office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees . |
| 24 | And with this interjection Aggie now beat her closed fist against the end of the settle as she added angrily , ‘ If she had acted like the friend that she was supposed to be to the mother I would n't be faced with this lot tonight . ’ |
| 25 | This was not altogether an exaggeration as he had lost much of his stomach in his operation and was supposed to be on a rigid diet . |
| 26 | We 're spoilt for choice here especially when you 're supposed to be on a diet |
| 27 | You have to code the numbers of the athletes and they are supposed to be on the inside so you ca n't read them , but they were outside so you could — you could see which one was from Krabbe , Breuer and Moller . |
| 28 | I ca n't see them involved in killing an Englishman ; they 're supposed to be on the same side . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ The cat is supposed to be on the broomstick , Mildred , ’ said Miss Hardbroom wearily . |
| 30 | Monty was supposed to be on the wagon and I certainly did n't see him drinking , until I discovered that every time he passed the bar he 'd pick up any bottle that was on the bar and drink it . |