Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] to [be] in " in BNC.
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| 31 | Afterwards Hirst said : ‘ My goals ratio is very satisfactory and I hope to be in competition for a place in the next England squad . ’ |
| 32 | After a short conversation with him I hope to be in receipt of a kettle in the near future . |
| 33 | ‘ I hope to be in the theatre somewhere if I can find one that will have me . ’ |
| 34 | I hope to be in a position to make an announcement early next year . |
| 35 | Once the legal position of the Shops Act 1950 in relation to Community law is clear , I hope to be in a position to recommend a way forward to the House . |
| 36 | All my pleasures will be solitary , even when I happen to be in company ; I shall not be exhilarated simply because the people around me are enjoying themselves , nor depressed because they are in low spirits . |
| 37 | I said , ‘ I happen to be in custody , remember ? ’ |
| 38 | I 've been bald from a very early age , but I happen to be in the hairdressing industry and I travel all over the world teaching . |
| 39 | Charles wanted his protégé in and as I was the resident ( and unpopular ) Baroque sculpture specialist , I happened to be in the way . |
| 40 | This occurred on take-off one evening and I happened to be in the Met Office at the time . |
| 41 | ‘ I happened to be in Annabel 's nightclub last year when a path was opened for Fergie and a man yelled ‘ hi ’ to me and introduced her highness saying ‘ Hey Tak , bow to the Duchess of York and say hello . ’ |
| 42 | ‘ I happened to be in the area and Lucasta Redburn 's not a common name , especially in a town the size of Plumford . ’ |
| 43 | I happened to be in Berthing again — cousin of mine lives there . |
| 44 | I know because many years ago I happened to be in the right place , in the ambulance I was driving at the right time and was able to e effect a rescue of an old woman from her smoke filled house at Burstill Ten minutes later I could not have done it because of the smoke . |
| 45 | ‘ Well , I happened to be in the UK , ’ he said briskly , ‘ so I thought I 'd drop by and see how you were doing . |
| 46 | ‘ I happened to be in London on business when my second-in-command rang to let me know the news . |
| 47 | Am I going to be in it ? ’ |
| 48 | I like to be in a happy show . |
| 49 | ‘ I do n't like my own company so I like to be in a show . |
| 50 | As someone who has championed the cause of renewable energy since the mid-1970s , I give a warm personal welcome to my hon. Friend 's statement , which I believe to be in exactly the right direction . |
| 51 | And also in section one paragraph one point three I have ranked the criteria set out in policy H two plus two additional criteria of my own , in what I believe to be in their order of significance in relation to the questions that we 're considering . |
| 52 | that 's right , yeah , but whether they I suppose to be in a position |
| 53 | ‘ When I got here , ’ he said expressionlessly , ‘ I realised I needed to be in love with more than just a city . |
| 54 | Lochinver was a magnet , largely because of the strange mountains I knew to be in its vicinity , and I longed to go there . |
| 55 | I managed to be in Galerie des Glaces ( which really is one of the wonders of the western world ) just before closing time , entirely alone with the evening sun slanting through its tall arched windows . |
| 56 | Even the small talk ( ‘ How did I come to be in the show ? |
| 57 | So how did I come to be in the car in the middle of the night when I should have been in bed sound asleep ? |
| 58 | What happened was I happened to be in the corridors there and the gentleman came in , that 's on the Friday afternoon , gentleman came in and asked to see the Headmaster , so I took him along to see who was the Headmaster then , and erm shortly after that I was called up to see and erm asked me if I 'd like to apply for this job because had seen me erm bringing me up to , bringing him up to see and he said erm , well what about that young fella who brought me up there and would he like to apply . |
| 59 | ‘ I had to be in charge , ’ he later said , ‘ when it came to the actual making of the films . |
| 60 | I felt like I had to be in a group . ’ |