Example sentences of "[modal v] be [prep] our [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a long drive back to London , so perhaps we should be on our way . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We really should be on our way , madam , ’ Dauntless said , with a stiff bow . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't see why my parents should be against our marriage , ’ Madeleine said cheerfully as she snuggled against him . |
| 4 | " Clearly , your son is guilty of trespass , and we should be within our rights to hand him over to the Justices , " Sir Gregory said , standing very straight-backed by the table , while Harry glowered at him from the hearth . |
| 5 | ‘ And now we must be on our way again , ’ Mr Carson said . |
| 6 | But if you want to tackle the problem at the source then we must be on our way soon . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We really must be on our way , ’ he murmured . |
| 8 | ‘ Two games against Barnsley have been tight this season and we must be on our guard . |
| 9 | ‘ The pendulum has swung back to us but we must be on our guard . |
| 10 | So , if that is the case how can we possibly lose our identity because we have n't , we 're not , there 's no suggestion if we go on an inward journey , the inward journey must be within our selves , within our individuality , not , not jumping out into some form of spacial context . |
| 11 | ‘ It must be in our hands within seven days , ’ one of the men wearing the gold rings insisted angrily . |
| 12 | ‘ So interested , ’ Wexford said , ‘ that I 'm sending Detective Constable Loring down to find out who 's missing in the holiday towns and it might be worth our while to check with London too . ’ |
| 13 | of what sixth form courses entails , now , erm , three or four of us thought it might be worth our while , or your while if you just briefly said what I 'm going to say now , that erm , the , the |
| 14 | A traveller in the early seventeenth century wrote of a thatched house in Langholm that the wall had ‘ one course of stones , another of sods of earth , a door of wicker rods , and the spider webs hung over our heads as thick as might be in our bed ’ . |
| 15 | MacArthur 's waiting for word and then we 'll be on our way , do n't you fret yourself , Jim , son . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll just go and tell Emmanuel to mind the shop and we 'll be on our way . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ As soon as Ah 've talked wi ’ Iris Sunderby we 'll be on our way . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It 's eight o'clock , and as soon as we 've had breakfast we 'll be on our way . ’ |
| 19 | They 'll be on our lawn next ! |
| 20 | I suppose they 'll be on our side now . ’ |
| 21 | I 'd hoped she 'd just pick me up and we 'd be on our way , but Ash had n't seen Aunt Ilsa for a long time and insisted on exchanging more than just pleasantries with her and Mr G. |
| 22 | that 's where we went and we saw those lads who 'd be about our age , so funny , right one night |
| 23 | In short the simplistic ‘ business model ’ is no substitute for a much more radical and exciting blend of management of and for professionality which may be within our grasp . |
| 24 | ‘ Let's be on our way . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Let's be on our way . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Stop working yourself up over nothing , and let's be on our way . ’ |
| 27 | Well , let's be on our way . |
| 28 | And finally a group in the National Health Service who I never thought would be on our team , the pharmacists . |
| 29 | I prayed the weather would be on our side ; sometimes you can draw the wrong straw with the weather and you 're finished . |
| 30 | ‘ From the point of view of nationalist Ireland — a continuation of Maggie Thatcher in power , for a limited period of time , would be to our advantage … |