Example sentences of "you are [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once through the gorge you are into the valley of Clapdale with its tourist trappings of grottoes , nature trails and Ingleborough Cave which Walter White , in his 1858 book , A Month in Yorkshire , referred to as a ‘ Glittering Fairy Palace ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ When a young , innocent toddler is killed in a brutal way , then you are beyond the edge of evil , you are into the heart of darkness . ’ |
| 3 | A baby says you care ( read New Age ) , you are into the earth ( misread green ) . |
| 4 | But you are under the protection of the master , who provides food and shelter , protection and care for you . |
| 5 | ‘ You are under the Queen 's protection now — for a little while . ’ |
| 6 | You have a one in six chance of coming a cropper on the slopes — which is trebled if you are under the influence of tranquillisers . |
| 7 | What you are under the surface plays an important part in how you respond to a variety of human circumstances . |
| 8 | ‘ Miss Kenton , if you are under the impression you have already at your age perfected yourself , you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of . |
| 9 | You are under the Sheriff 's protection here . ’ |
| 10 | But ‘ You are of the transcendent , welcome ! ’ |
| 11 | Before a split , better make sure you are with the majority faction ( or Bolsheviks ) , for the Mensheviks are likely to lose out . |
| 12 | You are with the Citizen 's Commission on Human Rights . |
| 13 | If you are on the water just before daybreak you will often get an idea of the cyprinid population of the water especially on the smaller drains . |
| 14 | When the needle has centred , it indicates that you are on the centre line of the track set on the OBS scale . |
| 15 | You sit on the window seat and feel you are on the river . |
| 16 | You are on the threshold of new things . |
| 17 | ‘ When you are on the floor in the corner you will know what I have done , Captain Rudakov . ’ |
| 18 | it said if you are on the dole or unemployed or whatever you must take this form down , because he 's entitled |
| 19 | You are on the way to one of the most rewarding experiences of your life . |
| 20 | On a lighter note , imagine passing by these posters while you are on the back of a number 42 bus ? |
| 21 | Unless you can overcome these perverse desires , by a great effort of will , you are on the road to shame and degradation . |
| 22 | You do that now and you are on the road . |
| 23 | The scheme 's pioneers hope that by making sure you know where you are on the map you could save vital minutes if you ever have to call on the emergency services for help . |
| 24 | ‘ We have been told it will help us all in the long run , but it just means we will all be worse off — unless of course you are on the throne . ’ |
| 25 | If you are on the hop , there is an excellent selection of beers . |
| 26 | People say that when you are on the rostrum and start making music … |
| 27 | Once you are on the course , be positive and give your horse the best chance at each obstacle , by giving him a good approach to each one and plenty of encouragement with the legs ( and voice and whip if need be ) . |
| 28 | I found keyboard control to be better because other keys such as ‘ weapon select ’ and ‘ shields ’ are only a finger stretch away if you are on the keyboard . |
| 29 | ‘ It is lovely in one respect , but by crikey you are on the edge all of the time with him . |
| 30 | Indeed , clamber up through the rhododendron bushes to one of the crests beside the Lac d'Aumar and look over , and the landscape at once turns much harder and more hostile ; you know then you are on the edge of the truly wild Pyrenees . |