Example sentences of "[pron] be in [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not deal with hard-core , habitual car thieves — most of whom are in their teens , and who will grow out of it by their mid-twenties . |
| 2 | I was met by a very respectful group of Gordon Highlanders when I visted Aberdeen recently , when I said that I would have been on the line as well had I been in their position . |
| 3 | They 're agents Matt and I are in her team . |
| 4 | I am in its path . |
| 5 | They buy the records and the video , so on days like this I must come out and see them and say ‘ Thank you ’ because I am in their debt . |
| 6 | So she is as interested as I am in our surroundings : china cabinets full of dishes and ornaments inherited from the households of several unknown and long-dead cousins , armchairs with bloated cushions , a piano that no one has played in forty years . |
| 7 | I am in your country ! |
| 8 | Perhaps I am in your thoughts as often as you are in mine dearest Elsie . |
| 9 | ‘ For your kindness to my girl I am in your debt , as she is . |
| 10 | I know I am in your debt , ’ Isabel stammered . |
| 11 | ‘ They also know now that I am in your room , señorita . |
| 12 | I wonder if you do n't realise how much I am in your power without that . ’ |
| 13 | Drugs or even more surgery on yet another organ seemed intolerable , and yet I had said to my surgeon , ‘ I am in your hands . ’ |
| 14 | Suppose I go through door B ( to the bathroom , say ) , and find that a new door has been constructed in position X. Next time I am in my armchair and want coffee , would I pursue the path A-B-X-D-E , which is a bit shorter than A-C-D-E ? |
| 15 | Here I am in my office , after all . |
| 16 | ‘ Hide under the table , mademoiselle , and when I am in my room I will bang on the floor and the coast will be clear . ’ |
| 17 | That I am in His hand . |
| 18 | But she does hassle me to eat , especially when I 'm in her house . |
| 19 | Yeah I 'm in her class right . |
| 20 | " Oh , I 'm in my element . |
| 21 | But I 'm in my element then are n't I ? |
| 22 | Will you forget me , and be happy with others , when I 'm in my grave ? ’ |
| 23 | I 'm not in a hospital , I 'm in my kitchen … |
| 24 | Check the sentries one more time then I 'm in my sleeping bag by 0230 hrs — luxury — a lie-in now until 0530 hrs ! … |
| 25 | , good think I 'm in my dog walker 's . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm in his home , learning about his past . |
| 27 | I 'm in his chair . |
| 28 | It 's Gabriel , she thought , Gabriel 's inside me , he 's power , I 'm in his power , God help me , I thought it was love . |
| 29 | ‘ Are you telling me I 'm in your way now or something ? ’ |
| 30 | I 'm in your debt . ’ |