Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ive checked with my other half and she assured me that the info she passed on was from Sky and not made up ! |
| 2 | The house he lived in was at the end . |
| 3 | The Kirk say some of the residents who moved out were in need of hospital care and a few went to homes in other parts of the country to be nearer relatives . |
| 4 | So I went down to see the secretary who I found out was in the flying horse and er told him who I was , Ooh yes , ooh yes , you 're playing this afternoon , are n't you ? |
| 5 | The evaluation reported here is of the first versions of the lexical access component ( LA ) and of the project 's acoustic-phonetic front-end ( SEGLAB ) . |
| 6 | The two described here were of that period and were most likely to have been inspired by our invisible mentor , Charles Hayward , the then editor of The Woodworker . |
| 7 | Or , more critical perhaps , why — if evidence reviewed earlier is to be believed — many creative individuals even seem to have enhanced resistance to the mental illnesses to which , according to the theory outlined , their dispositions should make them more than usually susceptible . |
| 8 | ‘ This copper said 'e used ter be on the Tunnel beat an' 'e 'd seen a bloke who looked like me knockin' around wiv 'em . |
| 9 | I used ter be in the boxin' game , ’ Billy told her , still smiling . |
| 10 | She 'd rarely been at school , went into domestic service , could n't read , but can write her name , then got married . |
| 11 | ‘ So if anyone wants to be on television in America , they 'd better be at my party . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , you 'd better be on your way . |
| 13 | Adam nodded , his mouth making a wry twist , and Lissa murmured , ‘ I 'd better be on my way . |
| 14 | We 'd better be on our way because the sooner we get to the party and do our duty , then the sooner we can leave . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd better be on my way . |
| 16 | The bar had a headbanging range of Fuller 's beers but I decided I 'd better be in training for the Exhilarator so I opted for an alcohol-free lager , turned my back to the bar and its temptations and scouted for Werewolf . |
| 17 | It 'd better be after all those needles they stuck in me so I wo n't get beri-beri and co . |
| 18 | Inspector , but anyhow , now when I went on the detective staff I 'd only been on the force just over three years |
| 19 | I met him at a dance held in the Airmen 's Mess ( so romantic ! ) , when I 'd only been at Binbrook three weeks . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'd only been at Rangers five minutes when he offered me the use of his villa in Florida . |
| 21 | She 'd only been at school 2 months and she was found to be blind . |
| 22 | first time I ever one , was old Freddie and I 'd , I 'd only been to depot . |
| 23 | But he 'd only been inside the place a few minutes . |
| 24 | And er I remember one one chap he were a bit scared , very much so , and oh dear dear dear , he 'd only been within other bloke , a chap A chap from , what was his name now ? |
| 25 | I 'd only been in Monty 's poky little office for ten minutes and already he had given me two priceless lessons in my future profession — to make sure I dressed properly , and never be afraid to ask the question " Why ? " |
| 26 | He 'd only been in eighteen months , ’ said the Bishop , in the manner of a man who is used to a longer temporal perspective . |
| 27 | She 'd only been in Dane 's company for a matter of days , but he 'd left a mark on her , a mark it could prove impossible to erase . |
| 28 | I was a gunner , I 'd only been in er |
| 29 | Christ , I 'd only been in the hospital for about ten minutes before I snuffed it ! ’ |
| 30 | Glancing at the clock on the wall now , Rory realised to her amazement that he 'd only been in the farmhouse for three hours . |