Example sentences of "be in the way " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have no place of their own — either because they ca n't afford the Ritzy redoubts of the youth culture , or because home is a place where you 're in the way . |
| 2 | You 're in the way there . ’ |
| 3 | Yes I know , but we 're not er we wo n't fiddle about with them until we get well on to the way because if we do that now we got ta take the welder up , you 've only got ta cut them off again because they 're in the way for the rest of the bloody coaches . |
| 4 | was in the back room cos of the size of the fireplace and one in that corner but they 're in the way , that was only temporary while the house is upside down and I 've put two |
| 5 | You 're in the way of the bloody teapot . |
| 6 | and his mate had one and he had the other one and he said I 'll never be able to use them he said and they 're in the way , can you do anything with them ? |
| 7 | Well And then there 's there 's y er y he ca n't get in the house cos you 're in the way and he 's trying to push past and y we do n't know where the hell to go . |
| 8 | You 're in the way Paula |
| 9 | ‘ I could have plugged the pilot if you had n't been in the way . ’ |
| 10 | Carlson could think of no reason why Bulbir Singh Mann should be the target of assassins ; presumably he had been in the way . |
| 11 | Because these movements are superimposed on movements caused for other reasons ( such as the moon 's gravity ) , and because the continents are in the way , these movements are very complicated indeed . |
| 12 | But the institute 's researchers think that the results of their work could hold equally in other areas of the world where fewer obstacles are in the way of mining companies . |
| 13 | The Steam Tank is an unstoppable mass of metal , and it does not halt simply because enemy are in the way ! |
| 14 | This is a local rule which is formed to take account of any obstructions caused by the camera positions — if they are in the way of a shot , the golfer may have a free drop . |
| 15 | you know , we we 're obliged to put that little bit in you know , there 's year seven , year eight , year ten the there wo n't be a tick in there and so the the these levels will be whatever you 've decided they are in the way that you asses but at the end of the key stage this report will go out in Au i in September now following SATS . |
| 16 | One at the back has to be delivered , so it must be moved to the front door , but others are in the way . |
| 17 | you put your glasses on to try and see , and you ca n't pluck the eyebrows because the glasses are in the way so we do quite a lot of eyebrow trimming , erm at salon . |
| 18 | Knowing where we are in the way in which we are tricked into believing that erm our churches now are weaker than when they were founded and probably most of you , many of you have heard my children 's prayer . |
| 19 | Most of you simply because they have no shame , now bringing it round to a spiritual thing , how can we show that we , where it describes there beggars for the spirit , it really means having no shame whatsoever in the truth , never hold back in demanding really , what your requirements are in the way of spiritual things and a good mirror to this is analyze yourself and ask yourself what am I like , am I really a beggar in spirit , what am I like when the magazines come ? |
| 20 | they 've got a girl that works there right and her name her name is Linda and they run this big machine and it 's really long and he said if she 's at the top machine he ca n't see down the other end of the machine cos her boobs are in the way and he 's got I said you do n't ask her can sh he said yeah well he said I 've got ta ask her can she move out the way , he said if she sits on the table her boobs are resting on the table , I said oh I 'd crack up . |
| 21 | I think what 's happened the moon is is either set already or it 's so low down in the sky we ca n't see it because the buildings and things are in the way . |
| 22 | Stand forward a bit otherwise I 'm in the way . |
| 23 | well I 'm in the way cos I 'm sitting having my tea and you 're supposed to be sitting having your tea , but you 're playing lorries |
| 24 | Charles wanted his protégé in and as I was the resident ( and unpopular ) Baroque sculpture specialist , I happened to be in the way . |
| 25 | A crossmember between these two braces helps ; people frequently put their legs back under their chair seats , and a cross brace between the front legs would be in the way . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'd not be in the way of the children . |
| 27 | Bereaved people may seem reluctant to accept invitations out , but that is often because they feel that they will be in the way or make an odd number at any gathering , and the hurt and embarrassment this creates is awful . |
| 28 | They 'll be in the way . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Are you sure I would n't be in the way ? ’ she said hesitantly . |
| 30 | You did n't want to be in the way when Luke hit the ball . |