Example sentences of "[pers pn] be in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of them are in the name of Thomas Leavy , a cover identity originally provided by the CIA in 1982 and reinforced by the DIA in 1990 for Operation Shakespeare . |
| 2 | So that you may find that all the hesitations are by women , or most of them by women , or most of them are in the pub , or most of them are a after ten at night , or ar you know , you can look at the context in which certain words , certain conversational gambits that some of them use . |
| 3 | ‘ Most of them are in the south of England , which could , in the next 10 years , see the top teams coming from Chichester or Eastbourne , ’ Roberts said . |
| 4 | Many of them are in the south of England , in seats held by Conservative Members of Parliament . |
| 5 | Some of them are in the library . |
| 6 | I been in the shower . |
| 7 | I been in the shower . |
| 8 | ‘ This day have I been in the library and it has been very interesting . |
| 9 | And because I am in the public eye it is important that I fight back , that I show the world that the police are not infallible and that the rotten apples in the barrel must be exposed . |
| 10 | I am in the desert , he thought . |
| 11 | At last I am in the desert . |
| 12 | I am in the cab , going somewhere , directing things with money . |
| 13 | I am one of those in the Labour party — I do not know whether I am in the majority in the parliamentary Labour party — who believe in unilateral disarmament . |
| 14 | Living in both Manchester and Leeds , I am in the position to be able to put a few things straight . |
| 15 | ‘ Now , I am in the position where I will be blooding practically a whole new team . |
| 16 | Sad and profound chants are intoned in the wind and I am in the presence of a numberless and devout congregation . |
| 17 | If I am in the mood , fine . |
| 18 | Abbot Radulfus looked down to where his index finger rested , and reported without emotion : ‘ I am in the Gospel of Saint Matthew , the twentieth chapter . |
| 19 | and I am in the middle of it |
| 20 | I am in the middle now , too old to have hair that remains an unadulterated chestnut , too young to feel entirely comfortable with going grey . |
| 21 | When I ask them to open their eyes , I am in the middle of the circle , at the bottom of the " hole " , wearing a pair of very dark goggles , clearly in role , but as what ? |
| 22 | Then at the bottom of the page erm , he says I am in the history department and he says I shall probably tell you several more times and indeed he does in the play . |
| 23 | Martha tells him often that I am in the history department as opposed to being the history department , in the sense of running a history department . |
| 24 | I am in the graveyard where nothing lives but the slow-worm , motionless on the short grass by the path , and the little birds who search among the yews like Elizabeth in the wardrobe . |
| 25 | I am in the possession of a number of splendid suits , kindly passed on to me over the years by Lord Darlington himself , and by various guests who have stayed in this house and had reason to be pleased with the standard of service here . |
| 26 | I always do sit with my hands in my pockets , except when I am in the company of my sisters , my cousins , or my aunts ; and they kick up such a shindy — I should say expostulate so eloquently on the subject — that I have to give up and take them out — my hands I mean . ’ |
| 27 | I learnt about magic bullets as an undergraduate in Australia in 1984 and I am impressed to think that I am in the company of their pioneer . |
| 28 | you see I 've got one in the front room and I had this one put in so then I say if I am in the kitchen , I say , I lift up the receiver , hello , and hear who it is and then I , I say hang on while I get round the chair and then you see I sit on the arm of this chair and talk because er it 's difficult to stand too long |
| 29 | Here I hope that I am in the present with the advantage of a long view back as well . |
| 30 | I am in the darkroom , ’ called a voice from inside . |