Example sentences of "[noun sg] to be [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ God sent all artists here because it can be such a drag to be on this planet , ’ said the star . |
| 2 | which was made up of local towns people , you know , and and er I mean you did n't have to be a a notary in the town to be on this er Co board th th You know you could be one of the riveters you were talking about earlier . |
| 3 | It 's just those few , committed capitalists that see profits as the only , the only motive to be on this earth , that seem to be , was was they seem to have the influence in this in this country , and and like er , I 'm I 'm hoping that this er , er British Government objection to the Court of Justice does fail , as as is er suggested it may do , erm , and let's let's hope it does , and let's hope that we get this er , implemented . |
| 4 | " No need to be like this . |
| 5 | I do n't believe that I am really going to have the chance to be in this movie . |
| 6 | What was your role to be in this operation ? |
| 7 | Michael Eastman , Terry Dunnell , Arkle Bell , Malcolm Goodspeed and John Oliver all hope to be at this International Congress on Urban Ministry . |
| 8 | A good length of time to be in this position is about twenty minutes . |