Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the programmes that are on during the day , but erm this sort of thing is slightly more important I feel . |
| 2 | I think it 's fair to say that with this new computer erm the box office that we 've got a lot of information can be stored on that and in future we 'll be using a much more erm sophisticated in a scientific way for instance if you came here and book that seat that your sitting in tonight we would know on that computer what type of show that your discouraging coming to erm we can say to you we can send you out a leaflet saying the kind of er things that you 'd like to see are on at the playhouse on such and such a date and we could even say to you would you like the seat that you normally sit in . |
| 3 | I do n't want to turn round cos the lights are on at the moment . |
| 4 | All the increases that he has just quoted — in the number of pupils staying on to the fifth and sixth years and in the number of social workers — are down to the fact that all the regional authorities in Scotland are controlled by the Labour party and they see as their spending priorities the need to create educational opportunities for young people and to provide home helps for old people . |
| 5 | In all honesty , you ca n't afford to try and play your way out of trouble when you are down at the bottom . |
| 6 | The children talk about you all the time : when we are down in the shelter , which we still are , often , they keep saying they wish Uncle Walter was here , to make it entertaining . |
| 7 | IF you are down in the South West sector of the region over the next weekend the Swanage Railway is having a Steam Gala weekend . |
| 8 | HOWEVER , if you are down in the South East corner , the Kent and East Sussex Railway invites you to return to the ‘ Good Old Days ’ on Saturday and Sunday at Tenterden Station from 10am to 5pm . |
| 9 | Today , for example , they are down by the river , observing the wildlife , the vegetation , the reflections in the water . ’ |
| 10 | It 's all in , I mean the days are down from the top to the bottom . |
| 11 | They are along for the duration . |
| 12 | On section eleven , yes we are along with the Liberals , we are trying to maintain the budget against the government cuts , but do n't anybody get away with the impression that that is going to maintain the service as it is at the moment , because we are really to pick up extra pupils . |
| 13 | Eventually we can expect the central mark ( which tells us which region we are in at the moment ) to have moved to parts of the two sequences which are quite different . |
| 14 | ‘ But I do n't envy the position the jockeys are in at the moment . |
| 15 | situational humour , ie funny within the context of the situation people are in at the time so that people can relate to it through a common , shared experience |
| 16 | For the mobile unit , it must be well built and braced to allow for moving over uneven ground , if the birds are in at the time , then the extra weight on the floor will be 204 kg for the 100 bird house and 409 kg for the 200 bird house . |
| 17 | The tenant may wish to limit its liability to the state and condition of the premises at the commencement of the term , in which case it would need to include a provision that it will keep the Premises in no worse condition than they are in at the commencement of the Term as evidenced by the Schedule of condition annexed hereto A schedule of condition would then of course have to be settled including , if possible , a portfolio of photographs . |
| 18 | There are a number of reasons why we need to make sure that we are in at the starting post in terms of links with Central and Eastern Europe . |
| 19 | The chances are , however , that whichever way the cookie is crumbled on April 9 we are in for the shake-up we were denied with the departure of Mrs Thatcher . |
| 20 | Even car towaways are in on the act . |
| 21 | The western American states are in on the act , too — Oregon , California and Alaska are growing at seven per cent — twice the rate of the remainder of the country . |
| 22 | We plod along for two or three decades with the occasional recording of individual sonatas and then along comes a centenary year and all and sundry are in on the act at the same time . |
| 23 | ‘ It goes on to explain how the geneticists and the neurochemists — neurotransmitters and all that — are in on the act = ’ His red eyes searched mine once more , then turned away to stare at the solitary lamp . |
| 24 | Now the Chinese are in on the act : The Nanchang company are exporting their mopeds and motorbikes to Britain . |
| 25 | A great inducement of ‘ start-ups ’ or ‘ green-field projects ’ , where the original investors are in on the ground floor , is that they will make a killing if the company one day goes on to the Stock Exchange , or is gobbled up by a predator in a takeover bid . |
| 26 | You are in on the ground floor of something very , very exciting ! ’ |
| 27 | The days of lavish entertainment are over for the Harcourt Family . |
| 28 | Now that exhibitions are over for the season , all they need is seed and water . |
| 29 | All the big guns are through to the semi-finals as expected . |
| 30 | In rugby , Bicester are through to the semi-finals of the Provincial Insurance Cup . |