Example sentences of "be [adv prt] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rory had been down home in the country all day long , working on some bad debt accounts with Tom Holdfast , so he and Mallachy had taken a couple in the Wellington Park to wash away the nasty taste of commerce . |
| 2 | When you 're on the ship you need a mask , goggles and even full breathing gear if you 're on board long , particularly if you 're down wind of the loading spout . |
| 3 | These boys from Cheltenham College are out training with the Gloucestershire regiment 's youth team in the Forest of Dean . |
| 4 | ‘ What do the public know or care about when I 'm out training in the cold ; what do they care when I am injured ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It 's up north in the mountains , ’ his mother told him . |
| 6 | Alix was out front of the premises poking a flickering neon sign with a length of plastic tubing . |