Example sentences of "[adv] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would need to revise my knowledge of patient/client confidentiality so that I may not inadvertently be in breach of proper professional conduct . |
| 2 | So , if my partner ever plans to deceive me , the woman he fancies had better be worth it . |
| 3 | Better be without the Paracetamol for the last ten , eleven months or more . |
| 4 | ‘ So if anyone wants to be on television in America , they 'd better be at my party . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ We had better be on our way to pick up Mrs Squirrel now . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , you 'd better be on your way . |
| 7 | ‘ Better be on our way , ’ said William . |
| 8 | She chose you , and she can as well abandon you if she chooses , and you had better be on your guard in future , for she wo n't put up with another such turmoil upsetting her established rule . |
| 9 | ‘ Talking of Blufton , ’ interrupted Eddy , with a sly smile , ‘ we better be on our way . |
| 10 | ‘ Better be on my way , you know , Charlie . |
| 11 | Adam nodded , his mouth making a wry twist , and Lissa murmured , ‘ I 'd better be on my way . |
| 12 | We 'd better be on our way because the sooner we get to the party and do our duty , then the sooner we can leave . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd better be on my way . |
| 14 | Is this on pause , I better be on pause . |
| 15 | Meantime , he reminded himself , since the entire company was now assembled , he had better be about sending off Father Boniface 's errand-boy to find Aldhelm at Upton among his sheep , and ask him to come down to the abbey when his work for the day was over , and pick out his shadowy Benedictine from among a number now complete . |
| 16 | And the Substitute had better be with me — tell Bacci he can take my car down to Florence , I do n't really need him and the Substitute can take me back with him … |
| 17 | It 'd better be after all those needles they stuck in me so I wo n't get beri-beri and co . |
| 18 | But when it does , alternatives had better be in place . |
| 19 | ‘ Going somewhere ? ’ he asked politely ; the quiet voice held hidden traps , warning her that the answer had better be in the negative . |
| 20 | The bar had a headbanging range of Fuller 's beers but I decided I 'd better be in training for the Exhilarator so I opted for an alcohol-free lager , turned my back to the bar and its temptations and scouted for Werewolf . |
| 21 | The debate should not endlessly be about tactics , it becomes self-defeating to go on and on and on wrangling about tactics when it is the motivation behind those tactics that holds the key . |
| 22 | Labour led by Mr Smith would apparently be on course for victory . |
| 23 | Many children grow up to enjoy satisfactory lives who are clinically termed severely handicapped , yet they would apparently be at risk of being allowed to die due to the severity of their handicap . |
| 24 | She looked up quickly , doing nothing to disguise her surprise at the fact that he would only apparently be at OBEX on a part-time basis . |
| 25 | European reaction to the sale has been muted ; one London auction house expert pointed to the poor quality of a number of the items illustrated in the publicity material ( items which will apparently be in the sale ) , several of which date to the early years of this century . |
| 26 | One was that all people knew about me was that I was making trouble about the caravan site and a lot of them assumed that because it was at the bottom of my own garden , I must naturally be on ‘ their side ’ , whatever my political colour : that is , I wanted the site disbanded . |
| 27 | When the amount of pausing drops below what it would naturally be for a given speaker in a particular situation , the number of errors which the speaker makes increases . |
| 28 | Often , such a realization arising from contact with other ageing people can alone be worth several face-to-face counselling sessions . |
| 29 | It would seem that God expects her efforts towards meeting her partner 's needs to be channelled into this attitude of respect , even though there will obviously be times when it will be difficult . |
| 30 | As Director of the newly established Household the Emperor appointed Achille Fould , of the banking dynasty , whose financial expertise would obviously be of use in the organization of what could well be a costly affair . |