Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [be] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He may be on the other team . |
| 2 | He should be on the Scottish march . |
| 3 | I suppose er , he must be in the top ten of all-time great British footballers , would n't you say ? |
| 4 | If the ice comes he 'll be far enough South and if it all melts he 'll be above the new sea level . |
| 5 | Tonight at nine , he 'll be at the British premiere of his latest film at the Phoenix Theatre in Oxford . |
| 6 | So he 'll be on the loose soon . |
| 7 | He could be in the right place at the right time when top jobs come up for grabs next summer . |
| 8 | Now he could be in the unfamiliar position of trailing in last … in the race among new MPs to speak in the House . |
| 9 | He 'd ring once to make sure I was in and then he 'd be at the front door , would n't he ? ’ |
| 10 | And as he leaned against the railings he suddenly tasted it , the moment Creed had planned for him , the moment he 'd always longed for , dreaded now , still longed for , and it was burnt sugar , sweet and caustic , on his tongue , it was like the flight of a bird across a window , it was there and it was gone , he could n't dwell on it , he could n't let the terror in , all he knew was what it would do for him , he knew that it would give him membership , he 'd be past the sliding sheet of glass , he 'd finally belong . |
| 11 | With me there , but he 'd be aboard the dumb hopper and I 'd be aboard the dredger and I remember one man , he turned round , his name was ex naval man he was and er I went round on the Sunday morning and he did n't speak to me on the Saturday . |
| 12 | because he would be at the top end of the other school |
| 13 | fast , he would be at the public mortuary doing the post-mortem . |
| 14 | Long before the incriminating photograph turned up on Major Tzann 's desk , he would be over the Czech border and awaiting the transport which would convey him to Germany , and thence to the United States . |
| 15 | Mr Yenici told the committee in London he had believed he would be in the private hospital at least a month , but was ‘ in and out within a week ’ . |
| 16 | And once it went , he would be in the thick of it with all his weapons and a better chance than most . |
| 17 | However , McCallen will not know until after a stewards meeting tomorrow morning whether or not he will be on the front row of the grid . |
| 18 | Certainly his resignation ensures that he will be in the clear when the economic roof falls in — an event which many people now regard as virtually inevitable . |
| 19 | He will be among the chemical manufacturers . |