Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [be] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My heart is on the point of breaking |
| 2 | ‘ My heart is in the club more than ever . |
| 3 | ‘ My heart is in the workshop aspect of my job , ’ says Kristine Greenaway , who is a communication education specialist working with the United Church of Canada ( UCC ) in Toronto . |
| 4 | My driver was under the impression that I had instructed him to break the world land-speed record . |
| 5 | I 'm sitting there , my foot was near the toilet , all you see was this big claws come out digging into my toe there 's me aargh ! you stupid She 's mad ! |
| 6 | And my bark is on the sea ’ |
| 7 | There 'd be just us two , see cos all the others they was out , my sister was on the round |
| 8 | Oh god my certificate 's in the office somewhere . |
| 9 | My jaw was on the carriage floor the first time I took the train to Mallaig . |
| 10 | ‘ No , you wo n't have to , ’ I told him , ‘ my luck 's on the turn ; it 's going to be a tremendous year , though it 's true that just now one 's recovering from a few debacles . ’ |
| 11 | At least my action is within the law . ’ |
| 12 | My car 's in the car park . |
| 13 | She says I would like to go up to Manchester soon and I 'm hoping my car is on the road because the trains to Manchester are pretty costly compared to the price of the petrol in my car . |
| 14 | My car was in the air , flying … |
| 15 | ‘ My thinking is at the moment that we are likely to be without him . |
| 16 | My cell was on the ground floor — slightly below the level of the ground , in fact , so that the window had afforded me , on occasion , a view of a warder 's waist , belt , keys , and truncheon , as he marched by . |
| 17 | My carriage is at the gate . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ My boat is on the shore , |
| 19 | ‘ I do some cabinet-making and joinery which produces a small income but most of my work is for the centre . |
| 20 | My equipment is in the basement , people are dead and … ’ |
| 21 | delivered daily do n't you I 'm going to have to go my lunch is on the table . |
| 22 | ‘ My telephone 's on the blink , and we 're revamping the reception area as you 'll have gathered . |
| 23 | The rich get richer and the poor get poorer , my accountant 's on the fiddle and I 'm an overdrawer . |
| 24 | My body was in the dining-room . |
| 25 | Mm , I came to Harlow with my parents , when my husband was in the Air Force |
| 26 | ‘ My picture is in the newspaper ! ’ |
| 27 | My kit being near the casualty ( by now conscious ) , I thought it may have been mistakenly picked up . |
| 28 | My back was to the wind which whistled coldly in the wire frame of my spectacles and cracked the loose folds of my robe . |
| 29 | I learned to use humour against violence ; when my back was against the wall and the bullies were bearing down , some inner voice would lash out with wit enough to take the wind from the sails of my antagonists . |
| 30 | I hit the door handle and did a dip and shuffle so that my head was below the knife slash arc and made an undignified but unscathed exit , taking the keys with me . |