Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] be [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be in a murderous place , but I am in a sensible country . |
| 2 | And once I got my A.S.O. I 'd be on a scientific grade and could work myself up . |
| 3 | I 'd be in a right state without it . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I would n't dare eat them I 'd be in a terrible state . |
| 6 | Then I got myself dressed so that I 'd be in a fit state when the ambulance men arrived . |
| 7 | At least I think that if I knew my rugby , I would be in a good position to acknowledge that you know yours . |
| 8 | I shall be like a little girl again . ’ |
| 9 | You must be like a good wine . ’ |
| 10 | Yeah because Jenny might , she might be on a late . |
| 11 | Then when madam gets home tomorrow , you 'll be in a fit frame of mind to see her and get this sorted out once and for all . ’ |
| 12 | She 'll be like a great bird , skimming over the water . ’ |
| 13 | She 'll be like a little palomino when she turns brown , he thought . |
| 14 | She 'll be in a right nark ! |
| 15 | ‘ She 'll be in a dreadful mood if we disturb her tonight . |
| 16 | If he was n't there then I would say that you you 'd be on a sticky wicket , because most terms of employment say that if you er have a driving licence and you lose it then your employment will automatically finish . |
| 17 | So you 've got quite a lot of time Now , there 's some spare ones of these on the front as well When you get this scr scrub out item number eleven which is on the back because these are the notes that w went out for the social psychology exam And I would be you 'd be in a little bit of trouble if you revised wh influences of text ha b li had literature had on our lives , discuss three books , cos it ai n't gon na be on this paper |
| 18 | you could be on a rough patch or bumpy patch whatever yes yes |
| 19 | As a governor to a Compact school you would be in a strong position to learn about how a school works and influence its management and curriculum policies . |
| 20 | If , as suggested , you have done some background work on the company you will be in a good position to say what you really like about it , why you think it has a reputation as a good employer , why the job suits you ideally . |
| 21 | Yes , of ourselves because we should be in a peaceful . |
| 22 | Surely we should be in a joyous peaceful |
| 23 | We 'll be at a certain place to meet them . ’ |
| 24 | So if they , if they removed the local authorities judging we 'll be in a terrible position ! |
| 25 | The difference between having a good time and a bad time is so minimal it 's unbelievable , but this , with three points for a win , situation it makes it so hard to say well we 're a bottom side , we 're a top side , all of a sudden in half a dozen games we could be like a top side . |
| 26 | And without some of Bob Dylan 's songs we 'd be at a huge loss . |
| 27 | Even when they did , it tended to be in flippant terms ; for example , one student remarked that without physics ‘ we 'd be in a right mess for a start ’ ; another that ‘ we 'd still be in the caves ’ . |
| 28 | We went from one corner of the country to another and we stayed in palaces and magnificent hotels and played in beautiful little theatres , and then two weeks later , we 'd be in a dark bungalow with cockroaches and snakes in the loo , where they had desks tied together with string for a stage . |
| 29 | If we go for a single currency because we wish to protect , above all , the position of the City of London — still the premier financial centre of Europe — and if we also concede ground on foreign policy , in terms of majority decision making , and on defence policy by creating effectively a defence community , and if we allow the Commission to issue visitors ' visas , we shall be on a slippery slope . |
| 30 | Since we have a vast number of probable futures open to us , we need some form of inner guidance — otherwise we would be in a constant state of indecision . |