Example sentences of "they be [prep] my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The half of them are on my rent-roll anyway . ’ |
| 2 | Erm , so , if they are on my door . |
| 3 | For example , the thought ‘ They are on my left ’ does not ‘ succeed ’ as a thought unless I can also have other thoughts such as ‘ If I move to my left they will move to my right ’ , ‘ They are substantial ’ ( that is , not a chimera ) , ‘ They are reachable/not reachable ’ , ‘ They are supported by something ’ , ‘ A large opaque object coming between me and them would render them invisible to me ’ … |
| 4 | it follows from this that ‘ it is characteristic of all unproductive labourers that they are at my command … only to the same extent as I exploit productive labourers … however , my power to employ productive labourers by no means grows in the same proportion as I employ unproductive labourers , but on the contrary diminishes in the same proportion . ’ |
| 5 | They are to my mind just the kind of material to satisfy the curiosity and thirst for knowledge of a young inquiring mind , with the dozens of just-right illustrations complementing the words perfectly . |
| 6 | They are for my bride , whether she 's a great lady or a governess . ’ |
| 7 | I can only talk to other computers when they are within my range . |
| 8 | They have taken this position not because they are resistant to change , but because they believe that these proposals will politicise the British Police Service and they are in my view entirely right to have that view . |
| 9 | And they 're with my wife . |
| 10 | They 're with my hat , on the terrace . |
| 11 | Yeah I think they 're at my house . |
| 12 | Before acting out as a late Father Christmas , I want to erm , come up with some general , how shall I put it , general considerations , this is why you have slides , you realise that slides are not actually for your benefit , they 're for my benefit , that I can remember where I am and what I 'm supposed to do . |
| 13 | ‘ They 're for my wife . |
| 14 | They 're for my father , not for me , and a change will undoubtedly whet his appetite . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ They 're for my writing class , ’ I say . |
| 16 | They 're on my conscience . |
| 17 | ‘ They 're on my land . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ The Serious Crime Squad come down , and sometimes I 'm told when they 're on my patch , most times I 'm not , they keep the Manor House under observation , on and off , but they 've not picked up any scent of him . |
| 19 | And if they 're from my armchair … ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , they 're in my will . |
| 21 | Ah and I 've not brought them with me , they 're in my office , sorry . |
| 22 | No they 're in my pocket |
| 23 | They 're in my cup |
| 24 | I do n't think I 've got many cards up here they 're in my bedroom I think let's have a look these are all done . |
| 25 | I suppose they 're in my coat pocket . |
| 26 | ‘ They 're in my room . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Like they 're inside my head and telling me what to do . |
| 28 | I could see they were about my size . |
| 29 | ‘ I was back here and less than half an hour afterwards they were on my doorstep . ’ |
| 30 | Maybe they were on my train and followed me . |