Example sentences of "be [indef pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't operate from the bank , and it 's the intention of the council to turn it back into a water-based boat hiring business so there will be nothing along the bank at all . |
| 2 | The back was taken off so there would be nothing between the sounding-board and the horn , and the pianist was instructed to play ‘ double forte ’ throughout ( 10 ) . |
| 3 | In the circumstances , a 9–0 defeat shows that ordinarily there would be nothing between the teams . |
| 4 | This apparently decisive comparison turns out , unfortunately , to be nothing of the sort . |
| 5 | It was going to be nothing of the sort . |
| 6 | In a mature oil province like the North Sea , most of the large fields have certainly been discovered and the fields of the future will be nothing like the size of the giant fields of Brent , Ninian and Forties . |
| 7 | But there would be i i in terms of a communist strategy , in terms of an ideology there would be nothing within the countryside which would be promoting that movement towards socialism , that , that change through class conflict would there ? |
| 8 | If the courts were to limit the offences to circumstances in which another computer was also involved , there would be nothing in the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to cover industrial espionage or obtaining other confidential security information stored in a company 's computer . |
| 9 | Such conduct would clearly be a form of ‘ delivery ’ rather than the formal service effected by the authorities of the state of destination , but there seems to be nothing in the various Hague Conventions to suggest that the postal channel was any less valid than any other permitted mode . |
| 10 | There seems to be nothing in the early stages of the series which could support one continuation against the other . |
| 11 | He pointed out that there would be nothing in the Act to meet what is itself a mischief frequently encountered today , namely , industrial espionage or obtaining information as to security details or other confidential information which may be stored on a company 's computer . |
| 12 | There would be nothing in the Rory Collins thing , she knew that , it was just a wild flirtation . |
| 13 | This chapter examines the progress in a reference after the expert has been appointed , and explains : ( 1 ) that there is no set procedure outside the contract ( 11.2 ) ; ( 2 ) that there may be nothing in the contract about the procedure ( 11.3 ) ; ( 3 ) terms of reference ( 11.4 ) ; ( 4 ) procedural directions ( 11.5 ) ; ( 5 ) conduct of the investigation ( 11.6 ) ; ( 6 ) the form of the decision ( 11.7 ) ; ( 7 ) that there are no published procedures for specific applications except the RICS guidance notes ( 11.8 ) . |
| 14 | Only do this where you think there may actually be someone of the right calibre available . |
| 15 | There will be someone on the staff at your antenatal clinic who can explain what benefits you can claim . |
| 16 | This has subsequently been changed , but suggests the view the SFA might take ; it would be logical for it to do so , since a market counterparty of this type is supposed to be someone on the same level as the firm . |
| 17 | The next Archdeacon of Woodborough is to be someone from the north , someone called Daniel Byrne . ’ |
| 18 | The match referee , a technician at his side if necessary , could be the magic eye , unless it is to be someone from the ranks of the umpires themselves . |
| 19 | It could be someone from the village . |
| 20 | This meant that his grandad was temporarily unavailable for a ‘ tap ’ , but there was bound to be someone in the cafe who would stand him a coffee . |
| 21 | As for me , I had to wait the whole summer and into the late autumn for rehearsals of The Jungle Book to begin , so I went back to South London , happy in the knowledge that soon I 'd be in a professional production and there 'd be someone in the cast for me to fall in love with . |
| 22 | Most likely there will be someone in the close family or a reliable friend . |
| 23 | Their names were Donald , Ian and Hugo , and they told us that they were extremely grateful for all the food but that the last thing they wanted was to put us in any danger : they begged us not to come again because there would almost certainly be someone in the village who would denounce us to the Germans or the Fascists . |
| 24 | She felt limp and exhausted , but there might be someone in the kitchen , and she could n't face anyone else at the moment . |
| 25 | There must be someone in the group older than 35 . |
| 26 | There could be someone in the outside world who is prepared to take over and put money into the club . |
| 27 | We may have met the murderer , yet it may equally be someone in the Tower or the city about whom we know nothing . ’ |
| 28 | For , people with social difficulties may anticipate that there will be nobody at the party who will talk to them . |
| 29 | The Substitute knocked again smartly , but the Brigadier appeared in the doorway of the stable and called up : ‘ There 'll be nobody in the house at this hour ! ’ |
| 30 | If the weather went on deteriorating at this rate there 'd be plenty of the latter around Gullholm . |