Example sentences of "be in [pron] " in BNC.

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1 And I 've seen them doing this right up till they 're in their eighties .
2 ‘ Goodness , yes — they 're in their seventies and very active , especially the younger sister .
3 An official survey of Gloucestershire 's roads shows that they 're in their worst state for fifteen years .
4 when you get and what have you in then the officers , I mean I know they 're in their twenties when they get larking about and what have you I do n't like it .
5 They 're in their forties anyway I think .
6 so , erm I mean think we 're in their hands and that 's why I was a bit apprehensive about doing publicity for it at such an early stage because I like to see i 's dotted and t 's crossed er but however I 'll chase them up again in the next few days
7 I do n't think , no I do n't think they 're even con I do n't think they 're even concerned with what we 're doing , I do n't think they even notice , they 're in their own little worlds .
8 Sometimes they 've got some in that book , they 're in them leaflets .
9 ‘ You 're in her good books , ’ said Mrs Khalid , ‘ that 's the main thing .
10 Finally we 're in her room .
11 They 're in her handbag of course .
12 ‘ We 're in its bag , are n't we ? ’
13 It wo n't be all Kirsty now , they 're in one already !
14 Well you 'd naturally one or two just to see if they 're in what they want .
15 They 're in plenty enough trouble as it is over this deal . ’
16 I suspect now that you know I mean I they might still to move given to one or two of my family members , but basically I could more openly say you know that in fact I suppose my view in Britain but not in Australia but my view in Britain is okay , the Royal Family could continue to exist they must A pay taxes B I do n't genuflect to any of them and C we 've got ta put them in perspective they 're in which is they 're a tourist attraction erm you know but I and I can make those comments which would be met by a lot of Britons with hostility , people who would totally disagree with me and say well they are the Royals and you know bow , bow , bow , but others would agree with me and that is something that has changed over the last three decades it really has , it 's changed during , during my absence in Australia , it is something you know that I came back to and I mean I kept , I 've been back about three or four weeks and there 's a pro I mean there 's some delightful radio programmes here comedy , political comedy shows and there was one show I listened to and I had been back a couple of weeks and it was about erm the Queen had a P R issue and she had to sort of do something about it , so she decided they 'd have a public execution of Edward and they described Edward was a cream puff and they the Queen and and er Andrew and everybody else was on the balcony at er Buck House and the crowds are cheering and the rolled and the the execution .
17 ‘ You mean you 're in his party too ? ’
18 ‘ You 're in his confidence , are n't you ?
19 Noble Lord , Lord Callaghan says and I might say so , slightly mischievously , well after all he 's going to appoint the appointers and going to make the short list , short list for the Right My Right Honourable Friend to appoint , but of course somebody 's got to appoint the appointers and er that would be done by the by my Right Honourable Friend , but that does n't mean to say for goodness sake that they 're in his pocket .
20 And never forget that he also means trouble , so watch your tongue when you 're in his presence .
21 Oh dear we 're in his space .
22 Mm I think you 're in his place Michael .
23 Yeah , no , they 're in his , well they 're in his room still , he 's hiding them because
24 Yeah , no , they 're in his , well they 're in his room still , he 's hiding them because
25 You 're in his chair !
26 Can you imagine , you 're in his position ?
27 Well first of all , first of all you 're in you 're
28 I do n't think they 're in it to make zillions and zillions of pounds , I think they 're in it to make great records .
29 I do n't think they 're in it to make zillions and zillions of pounds , I think they 're in it to make great records .
30 It 's confirmed that you 're in it ,
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