Example sentences of "be [adv prt] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I expect they thought they would be down here in a moment to indulge in carnal conversation with us and to murder us , " replied Miriam rather cruelly , becoming blunter than ever . |
| 2 | We 'd be down there with a load and they used to come along and inspect it . |
| 3 | If Melrose beat Currie this weekend and Gala lose to Dundee High the title race could , however , be over apart from a mathematical possibility of Edinburgh Accies stepping in . |
| 4 | It means so much to the supporters in the Oxford area , it means so much to the club , I think you 've really got to be up here for a long time to realise just how much it does mean to everybody in this area . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course , ’ suggested Tommy , as he tried to stifle a yawn , ‘ a man of property like yourself would need to be up early of a mornin' , to make sure ‘ is workers were already on parade and not shirkin' . ’ |
| 6 | She had guessed it would look better — more disarming — not to be carrying a bag ; as if she expected to be out only for a short time . |
| 7 | Because there is a woman I love who may yet be out there with a heart that is beating . |
| 8 | Good job too , a young thing like her ought n't to be out late on a pestilential night like this . |
| 9 | I shall be back up in a minute . |
| 10 | Take a cab , have it wait for you , and you 'll be back here in an hour . ’ |
| 11 | and Mrs whose both numbers were nearly at the end of them anyway , with , they 'll all be back again in a , another week 's time |