Example sentences of "[adv] be [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Private investors would only be in an equally good position as institutions if they owned Topic screens and could get through on the phone to their broker as quickly as the big fund manager . |
| 2 | Now at Thorsbury she and Victoria often rode to the fields to watch the men labouring and when it was clear that the work of leading and stacking the corn would soon be at an end , she kept the child entranced with stories of the Harvest Suppers of her youth . |
| 3 | Respectable England was haunted by the feeling that ‘ the safety of society would soon be at an end ’ and that the ‘ dangerous classes ’ were gaining the upper hand because of the weakened authority of the law . |
| 4 | I take I take , only occasionally I go mad and let ripe and have quite a few , other times I just be on an orange juice and lemonade |
| 5 | The work will normally be with an elderly person 's family , the children , and grandchildren , but the family of origin may be valuable if there are siblings still available , near at hand . |
| 6 | By the time we realise the danger , large amounts of pollutants may already be in an aquifer . |
| 7 | In such circumstances , it would still be under an obligation to give notification of its intention to march , and the courts should perhaps hold that no offence is committed under section 11(7) if notice has been given , however shortly before the proposed ‘ counter march , ’ where this would still permit the imposition of conditions by the police , if necessary , under section 12 . |
| 8 | The states would always be under an obligation to give the judiciary all-embracing powers . |
| 9 | In this way the tenant will also be under an obligation to keep the road in repair if he covenants to keep " the demised property " in repair . |
| 10 | Secondly , and perhaps more significantly they would also be in an ideal position to carry out supplier/course assessment . |
| 11 | If they order him not to do so , he will also be in an easier political position . |
| 12 | Also , as the directors remain in office , the receiver would probably be under an obligation to provide the directors with the information that they need to know to enable them to comply with their reporting obligations under the Companies Act . |
| 13 | The decision will probably be made on little evidence , and will probably be towards an abortion , even if the child might be desperately wanted and the parents generally against abortion in principle . |
| 14 | You need more volume for a full hall than an empty one , so allow for that when you 're testing — which will probably be in an empty hall . |
| 15 | An SBU with high capital intensity could well be at an early stage of its product life-cycle , when one would expect it to be building up its investment relative to sales and also experiencing low profitability as it fights to establish itself in the market . |
| 16 | In those days a man would run in about half past eleven at night and he could very well be on an early shift the next day . |
| 17 | But Elaine says that despite this help , she might as well be in an institution . |
| 18 | A pathological route could alternatively be by an intercellular uptake , passing defect tight juctions . |
| 19 | The risk of injury might become so great that the timid fighters , which never get hurt because they always run away first , might then be at an advantage . |
| 20 | This checking role was to be played by the Senate , as John Adams explained : The rich ought to have an effectual barrier in the constitution against being robbed , plundered , and murdered , as well as the poor ; and this can never be without an independent Senate . |
| 21 | Mr client , if I can rest you assured on that point , that we could be in a position whereby you ne you never be without an income , do you think that 's an important area that we look at . |
| 22 | It measures 26″ high by 18″ wide by 30″ deep and weighs a mere 150 lb to 300 lb. nCube is currently seeking weighty distribution partners in Japan , the US and Europe ; any such marketing agreements will likely be on an OEM basis , the company says . |