Example sentences of "be [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My department 's equivalent of Inspector Morse has been on to the change-of-address problem . |
| 2 | I suspect , though , there can be no doubt about which side she would have been on in the public debate about fox-hunting prompted by last week 's Private Member 's Bill . |
| 3 | You definitely are on along the right lines . |
| 4 | you are on to a good thing , you 'll end up with knitteds that suit you because they fit . |
| 5 | Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are on to a good thing . |
| 6 | Judging by the trade and the spirited bidding , Scotland 's hill farmers now know that they are on to a good thing . |
| 7 | ‘ We have been down to the bare bones before . |
| 8 | As one teacher said , ‘ I rather resent people coming in and criticising when they have n't been in on a regular basis ’ . |
| 9 | Could they have been in with the real Communist underground ? ’ |
| 10 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
| 11 | The British emerged from their wars against Louis XIV in a calmer flame of mind than they had been in during the disturbed and excited seventeenth century . |
| 12 | I 'm trying to find out what sort of emotional state your daughter has been in over the past six months . |
| 13 | A third are down to the thermal imaging capability . |
| 14 | All that has long since changed and , while talent can still win the day , both fields are down to the hard graft of making money . |
| 15 | At the time of this Report , knitters ' order intake volumes for Autumn 1993 are down on the previous year , in part as retailers delay ordering and in part reflecting recessionary conditions in key export markets in Europe and Japan . |
| 16 | Instead of presenting a strong , clear answer to this misconception , many Christians show that their defences are down at the very place where modern unbelief is most devastating . |
| 17 | Although members are down in the senior section a greatly improved atmosphere now exists . |
| 18 | Although members are down in the senior section a greatly improved atmosphere now exists . |
| 19 | It 's nice to have new owners who do n't think we are down among the dead men . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ We are in for a long afternoon , ’ he said cheerfully . |
| 21 | HAYDN-LOVERS are in for a good time this autumn : coming up are the Haydn at Esterhaza concerts at the Wigmore Hall ( part of the Magyarok Britain Salutes Hungary Festival ) ; already on display is the Haydn and England exhibition at the British Library ; and just started is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 's QEH Haydn series concentrating on his late choral works . |
| 22 | If you can swallow the unlikely nature of the killer 's powers , then you are in for a good rough ride down a murky road . |
| 23 | Thus we are in for a prolonged battle to win over public opinion . |
| 24 | PARISHIONERS and visitors to the Church of St John the Evangelist on Belfast 's Malone Road are in for a real treat next month . |
| 25 | Habitues of the Institute 's old restaurant are in for a big surprise . |
| 26 | LIGHT opera buffs in Londonderry are in for a musical feast with the return this year of the Derry Festival of Light Opera . |
| 27 | We are in for a tough time . ’ |
| 28 | If the blasting of Bristol City is anything to go by the United fans are in for a high old time … a dazzling display from Chris Allen … two penalties from Jimmy Magilton … and first for Alex Dyer was just the sort of start that manager 's dream about … |
| 29 | If the blasting of Bristol City is anything to go by the United fans are in for a high old time … a dazzling display from Chris Allen … two penalties from Jimmy Magilton … and first for Alex Dyer was just the sort of start that manager 's dream about … |
| 30 | If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him . |