Example sentences of "i [modal v] be [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have n't even seen the original series — I must be about the only guy in the western hemisphere who has n't , ’ he said as the cast walked up the plank in Irvine , Ayrshire , to inspect the Vital Spark for the first time . |
| 2 | Nowadays the public attitude is much more likely to be : I must be in the house at 10.30 to watch Sports Report or whatever . |
| 3 | I was beginning to think I must be in the doghouse for some reason . ’ |
| 4 | This was not an area I was likely to visit but , nevertheless , my poor mother , hearing the report on the wireless , was sure that I must be among the casualties ! |
| 5 | Misreading the crumpled instructions I took the steps to the first floor , realised I should be on the fourth , so ran and eased myself through the closing lift doors , coming face to face with Malc . |
| 6 | Surely I should be over the field in no time . |
| 7 | I should be over the moon ; instead … ’ |
| 8 | The idea was that I should be in the right state of mind for the concert I was about to conduct . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm sick of reading that I should be in the England side . |
| 10 | ‘ I should be in the way , ’ he said firmly . |
| 11 | But I should be in the way from here on . |
| 12 | Sometimes I cough , as if I might be on the verge of tears . |
| 13 | Were you worried that I might be on the verge of getting married , too ? |
| 14 | I was n't nervous , but I might be on the night . |
| 15 | I might be in the other car . ’ |
| 16 | Right I 'll be for the rest of the tutorial really , erm find yourselves something to do , I just really want to follow up er the little amount of time that I spent with second years er looking at their action plans . |
| 17 | If I do n't see their names in the overnight declarations on Friday afternoon , I 'll be on the blower to the News of the World before you can say ‘ flagellation ’ , right ? |
| 18 | This time I 'll be on the CHRIS PARKER show ! ’ |
| 19 | I 'll be on the plain before the city gates . |
| 20 | They also know how paranoid I am ; I 'll be on the phone if the monitor so much as flickers during a thunderstorm . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll be on the veranda , Tom , ’ she murmured , and he and his sister both nodded . |
| 22 | Hans reckons I 'll be on the big slopes by Thursday ’ etc . |
| 23 | I 'll probably miss the last shuttle , but I 'll be on the breakfast plane . |
| 24 | I 'll be on the first flight on Sunday . |
| 25 | I 'll be on the alert . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ There 's no substitute for playing games so it may be I 'll be on the bench . |
| 27 | No , no , they complain to us because so does the secretary , I mean they 're all very nice , they know us and they like us , talk to them when we go there , but any sign of a noise , somebody I 'll be on the phone to me . |
| 28 | I think I 'll be on the next plane , but erm what about prices because that , again looking from the point of view of the recession , people have been a bit hard pressed for cash . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll be at the bar , ’ she said . |
| 30 | Therefore I 'm afraid were going to have to pass Sue 's book around , we 'll leave the lights on and erm she 's changed the scripture of her talks so that she will be describing the picture why 'll its been passed round and could you please sort of pass it fairly quickly , I 'll be at the back and then I 'll come down into the front again , is there anyone who 's a poet ? |