Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] to [be] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dear fellow , it is but seldom that one has the pleasure of meeting a friend from the old days in Petersburg , but I chanced to be in Vienna recently , and have heard much about you from mutual acquaintances . |
| 2 | I promised to be in a certain place by this time tomorrow , and I intend to be there . |
| 3 | As I left the room I seemed to be in a school and I saw many children in the hall and I seemed to be late for a class . |
| 4 | Twice I rose and tried to help her , but I seemed to be in a different dream . |
| 5 | Charles wanted his protégé in and as I was the resident ( and unpopular ) Baroque sculpture specialist , I happened to be in the way . |
| 6 | This occurred on take-off one evening and I happened to be in the Met Office at the time . |
| 7 | ‘ I happened to be in Annabel 's nightclub last year when a path was opened for Fergie and a man yelled ‘ hi ’ to me and introduced her highness saying ‘ Hey Tak , bow to the Duchess of York and say hello . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I happened to be in the area and Lucasta Redburn 's not a common name , especially in a town the size of Plumford . ’ |
| 9 | I happened to be in Berthing again — cousin of mine lives there . |
| 10 | I know because many years ago I happened to be in the right place , in the ambulance I was driving at the right time and was able to e effect a rescue of an old woman from her smoke filled house at Burstill Ten minutes later I could not have done it because of the smoke . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I happened to be in the UK , ’ he said briskly , ‘ so I thought I 'd drop by and see how you were doing . |
| 12 | ‘ I happened to be in London on business when my second-in-command rang to let me know the news . |
| 13 | ‘ When I got here , ’ he said expressionlessly , ‘ I realised I needed to be in love with more than just a city . |
| 14 | Lochinver was a magnet , largely because of the strange mountains I knew to be in its vicinity , and I longed to go there . |
| 15 | I managed to be in Galerie des Glaces ( which really is one of the wonders of the western world ) just before closing time , entirely alone with the evening sun slanting through its tall arched windows . |
| 16 | ‘ I had to be in charge , ’ he later said , ‘ when it came to the actual making of the films . |
| 17 | I felt like I had to be in a group . ’ |
| 18 | They let me off at four in the morning and I had to be in court by nine . |
| 19 | I had to be in Nassau anyway , so I thought I 'd look you up . |
| 20 | I wanted to be in a harder place , hearing the great murmur of shock and argument you hear only when people realize that life has changed forever . |
| 21 | In fact , it was earlier than I wanted to be in front , but then he galloped on in his stride all the way to the line . |
| 22 | Initially I wanted to be in Kabul should there be an offensive , then reality began setting in and I could see that they were n't going to take a village , let alone a capital . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ At the time I had no real plans but just knew I wanted to be in a group . |
| 24 | I was at the Edward II wrap party and someone asked me if I wanted to be in a film . |
| 25 | I wanted to be in Beirut for the anniversary , to be near John , but the trip seemed too daunting , too frightening . |
| 26 | I wanted to be in bed with him . |
| 27 | But that 's what you got to be in this job . |
| 28 | We began by asking her how she came to be in broadcasting . |
| 29 | If , thanks to you , my daughter comes to any harm , I 'll make sure the world knows every detail of how and why she came to be in danger . ’ |
| 30 | This time she seemed to be in two minds about what to do . |