Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] be [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was relieved to be out in the cool night air , but the journey home was an awkward one and she felt a little sorry for herself as she waited for her second bus . |
| 2 | From the left flank , the Labour Party gleefully exalted in ‘ Tory chaos ’ , content to be out of the spotlight . |
| 3 | Once I had said my thanks and farewells to William and to the immense policeman who had silently accompanied us throughout the afternoon , I headed away down the rutted tracks , rather glad to be back on the road and off back to Panama City . |
| 4 | That is until we stopped for a toilet break in a lay-by , when the howling gale and torrential rain lashed our naked bottoms like a Cabinet minister in a Soho sauna , and made me glad to be back in the car beside the sleeping-bags . |
| 5 | This bereaved pensioner was glad to be in at the present death . |
| 6 | Some said they were glad to be out of the fighting : ‘ We are not prisoners , we are guests , ’ in the words of one . |
| 7 | He was glad to be out of the caravan . |
| 8 | " We 're glad to be out of the bad weather , " he said . |
| 9 | Everyone flopped on the grass , glad to be out in the sun , and began lunch . |
| 10 | The most common offence was to break the curfew , aliens were not supposed to be out on the streets after eleven . |
| 11 | In its frosty , stunned isolation , his mind found it quite natural to be out in the wind in this remote place , waiting for a disembodied voice . |
| 12 | If the file is likely to be out of the sling for a long period put a note in the sling itself to show the new location . |
| 13 | The 27-year-old Oldham keeper is likely to be out for the rest of the season after tearing wrist ligaments against Manchester United . |
| 14 | RISING star Remittance Man has damaged a tendon in his off-fore and is likely to be out for the rest of the season . |
| 15 | Luton winger Scott Oakes has undergone a cartilage operation and is likely to be out for the rest of the season . |
| 16 | She was thrilled to be back on the trail again . |
| 17 | Was n't it very cold to be out on the moor at that hour ? |
| 18 | Well , it 's good to be back on the list and catching up on the mountain of messages . |
| 19 | It was good to be back in the peace of the Outer Isles , to swim and laze in the still of a summer evening . |
| 20 | There was some confusion as to who was to be left behind , as ever all wanting to be in at the action , the Steward and Moray flatly refusing to stay . |
| 21 | ’ It 's great to be back in the lap of luxury , so it is . |
| 22 | We stepped off the plane into warm balmy air , happy to be back amongst the many English and Maltese friends we have made here . |
| 23 | I was happy to see him and happy to be back in the Star Zoo again . |
| 24 | It was quite a drive and quite a list for when she got there , so she was unlikely to be back before the early evening ; but this was no great problem , because they 'd soon be closing the doors so that they could make a start on the next day 's preparations . |
| 25 | Martin Bell is pleased to be back on the circuit , despite disappointing results early on after his knee operation |
| 26 | The boat moved restlessly beneath them , as if impatient to be out on the open sea . |
| 27 | It was wonderful to be up in the air and to feel the air swishing past his face . |
| 28 | Was this the Devil himself come to fetch them , black cloaked and wealthy , splenetic and anxious to be back in the warm place he came from … |
| 29 | ‘ Everyone thought I was marvellous to be back on the catwalk seven weeks after Amber was born . |
| 30 | " Nice to be out in the cool though . |