Example sentences of "be in [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | That that part of the earth will be in darkness it will be in night time on that side of the earth and from then on in space there will be darkness because the earth will be in the way . |
2 | Frank obviously want to travel to the US next year and to be in contention he — has — to play first team football — Frank was cited today as not beeing to impressed with Deano : ’ 2 goals in 12 matches in England is not at all impressive ; the chances keep coming all the time in games over here ’ . |
3 | Oh she said I 'm ever so sorry I was miles away , I said yeah we 've just said that , I said you never even heard us , so I said what you , you ca n't understand why you pay too much tax , she said no I know why I pay too much tax she said but more she said I used to be in business she said and I 'm on basic rate of tax , so I said yeah I 've had some of that , so she said what basic rate of tax , I said yeah where I 've come so , it 's a funny thing she said , I was saying to Carol the other day , she said erm , she said what a difference them blokes you work with , so I said yeah , I said I 'm always saying that about these so she said oh she said er |
4 | ‘ He was really quiet , a weird person to be in group I suppose . |
5 | When you look at the moon half of it will be in light half of it will be in dark you will see a moon which looks like half a moon . |
6 | For a girl who likes to be in control it was profoundly disconcerting . |