Example sentences of "[be] in the [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But you know how she always likes to be in the centre of things . ’ |
| 2 | Do my contact lenses and you know , I 'll bath , we 'll both , we seem to be in the bathroom for hours |
| 3 | She is unlikely to be in the chase for honours , Formula One being quoted at 200–1 . |
| 4 | Ideal if you like to be in the heart of things as the hotel is next to one of Hamburg 's premier shopping areas and the Altona railway station . |
| 5 | Questions were raised in the House of Commons about a group of local hippies arrested early in 1967 , and local MPs vied with each other to be in the vanguard of efforts to control the ‘ army of secret drug takers in the area … ( who need to be ) brought back from the brink of madness ’ ( Newcastle Evening Chronicle : 27 February 1967 ) . |
| 6 | Since lunch-time I 'd done nothing except be in the company of women , hanging around in pubs or crawling through traffic . |
| 7 | It is a strange feeling to be in the company of men and sense the great joy in your soul and yet no one recognises it and your joy can not be communicated . |
| 8 | Not every older person wants to be in the company of peers , or find it difficult to include younger people among their circle of friends . |
| 9 | People living in the houses were also less likely to be in the company of individuals who had competing needs to their own ; clients living in staffed houses were likely to be the only service user in the room for 63 per cent of the time ( and mostly with just one other for the remainder ) , compared with 42 per cent in the three ‘ campus ’ houses , 33 per cent in ordinary hospital wards and 27 per cent in special units . |
| 10 | It will tend to mean retailers will keep prices lower than they would be in the absence of rivals . |
| 11 | Such an ascription of effect to cause could only be in the form of hypotheses , of varying degrees of face plausibility . |
| 12 | They would not be tied to the goods of donor countries , and all funds from national sources should be in the form of grants ( already the case for a majority of donors ) . |
| 13 | Computer-aided design : ‘ The use of a computer-based system to assist in translating a requirement or concept into an engineered design , utilising a data bank of design principles and information on such matters as properties of materials , followed by production of information ( which may be in the form of drawings ) for manufacture . |
| 14 | The representations may be in the form of prints , sketches , drawings , paintings , photographs or sculptures . |
| 15 | The social fund was significant for three main reasons : it replaced individual rights based on regulations with discretion which was to be applied by social fund officers ; the budget for social fund payments was to be cash-limited ; and most payments would be in the form of loans rather than grants . |
| 16 | Prizes will be in the form of gifts or vouchers — there will not be any direct financial rewards . |
| 17 | Once the trust of the workforce has been lost , it is difficult to regain it , even if future change is perceived to be in the interest of employees . |
| 18 | The point at which the saving of the differential tax at 15% on income outstrips the increased National Insurance liability is likely to be in the region of earnings of £75,000 as is illustrated by the following example . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , Ipswich yesterday signed two players from the Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon for a fee believed to be in the region of Pounds 200,000 . |
| 20 | Apologies for change of plan since Medau News went to press : , our new helper , will be in the office on MONDAYS , THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS . |
| 21 | is officially our Membership Secretary and will be in the Office on Tuesdays whenever possible — so if you have any enquiries regarding membership this will be the best day to contact . |
| 22 | will be in the office on Tuesdays and on Wednesdays whenever possible . |