Example sentences of "[pron] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end , will I be worth something if I pay great attention to all that you tell me ? " |
| 2 | Can I be with Papa then ? |
| 3 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 4 | How may I be of assistance ? ’ — wo n't let you get away with : ‘ Er , egg and bacon and toast and coffee please , miss . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Can I be of assistance , gentlemen ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Now , how can I be of help to you ? ’ she said , taking her own seat behind the barrier of the desk . |
| 7 | How can I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Monsieur — Madame — May I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ How can I be of assistance ? ’ it said . |
| 10 | Yes , Mrs Jones , we have a room booked for you on the thirtieth of July — can I be of any assistance to you ? |
| 11 | Always answer the phone clearly and say who you are — ‘ Jane Murphy , can I help you ’ or ‘ Good morning , Murphy speaking , can I be of assistance . ’ |
| 12 | " So how can I be of assistance to you ? " she asked , fixing a professional smile to her face , the same smile she used when dealing with difficult customers or when fixing the amount to paid out in bribes . |
| 13 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ he ventured . |
| 14 | Could I be of some assistance ? |
| 15 | Can I be of help ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Can I be of help ? ’ she asked . |
| 17 | ‘ In what particular can I be of comfort to Prince Llewelyn ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Nor will I be to God foreswore |
| 19 | I be to the I get five ? |
| 20 | ‘ Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my thick head ? ’ he said tenderly . |
| 21 | Where would Tod and I be without the toilet ? |
| 22 | ‘ May I be among the first to offer my congratulations ? ’ |
| 23 | Sir , ca n't I be in the team ? |
| 24 | ‘ And where shall I be in August ? |
| 25 | Why , if there was anything serious the matter with you , Martha , should n't I be in constant attendance upon you ? ’ |
| 26 | But would I be in time ? |
| 27 | I meant it when I said ’ Roy can I be in your next ? ’ |
| 28 | I 've got this friend who is slim , and she keeps saying she has to go on a diet , so you think : well , if she had to go on a diet , what must I be like ? |
| 29 | ‘ Why ca n't I be like some of them girls ! ’ |
| 30 | Why should I be like this ? ’ |