Example sentences of "be [prep] your [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be during your first week at work when a colleague asks you to join him or her in a group activity , such as a drink after work with friends . |
| 2 | they all sit there looking at her and saying bloody hell she ai n't got her own hat on , we 've been here quarter of an hour and she walks in the door , takes her coat off and says come on ladies you 're suppose to be off your hind by two o'clock , leaving here at two |
| 3 | So what I 'm suggesting is that A is in fact your address and telephone section , B should be for your goals , and strategic plans , C , D , E , and F , er , would be for your specific functional areas . |
| 4 | If you are caring for an elderly parent who is at some stage of grieving for a lost partner , whether she is experiencing the shattering despair that follows soon after bereavement , or the long sad loneliness and feeling of deprivation characteristic of its later stages , her deepest need will be for your practical and emotional support during her period of sorrow and adjustment . |
| 5 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 6 | ‘ Well ’ — he pursed his lips — ‘ I sometimes think you should be for your own good . |
| 7 | You , you must be round your ideal weight really . |
| 8 | Well unacceptable it may be in your present state of mind , but |
| 9 | Perhaps — just perhaps — your Higher Self knows that realising this Dream would not be in your best interests right now ? |
| 10 | The winds , temperatures and humidity can change and you could be in your best shape , but the wind is against you . |
| 11 | As I was saying , that would certainly not be in your best interests . ’ |
| 12 | However , it may be in your best interests to make full use of all the options rather than miss some of them out . |
| 13 | In the circumstances I must advise you that it would be in your best interest to accept this offer with no further delay . |
| 14 | There will be a few tools needed which wo n't be in your standard tool kit , and the hire of a number of semi-industrial tools will make work that much easier . |
| 15 | ‘ To be easily recognized , ’ I said , ‘ you have to be in your usual environment . |
| 16 | They will have all the facts and will be able to explain what the costs would be in your particular case . |
| 17 | ‘ You will be vexed to hear that some of the birds said to be in your last package from Sydney were missing : by what I can gather from your list they formed the whole of one of the smaller packages . |
| 18 | It would be in your own best interests , believe me . ’ |
| 19 | Indeed , given that these cowboys are under-cutting decent employers it would be in your own interest to tackle this problem ’ . |
| 20 | I 'm sure it would be better for you to be in your own room in your own home again with your Mum and Dad who love you to look after you , than amongst strangers . |
| 21 | If it is to be in your own class hall , you have no problem . |
| 22 | Another route to a part-time job might be by looking at the cards in newsagents ' windows , or asking as your local Job Centre or office of Professional and Executive Recruitment , addresses of which will be in your local Yellow Pages . |
| 23 | These advertisements may be in your local newspapers and in the periodicals mentioned in ii . |
| 24 | If you already get income support you do not need to claim the extra amount — the increase will be in your next order book . |
| 25 | I meant it when I said ’ Roy can I be in your next ? ’ |
| 26 | And in fact it 's not just the elderly who are affected , you could be in your forties or your fifties as well . |
| 27 | The only layer it might put a hole through will be in your back pocket — it costs £45 . |
| 28 | If you 've a pool or jacuzzi , you certainly wo n't want to be without your Steamatic when it comes to cleaning all those tiled floor surfaces around the pool . |
| 29 | Your initial approach should be to your own local councillor(s) ( those serving on the Leisure and Amenities Committee are particularly useful ) . |
| 30 | If you agree to be questioned , there is a good chance that the questions will be on your political opinions , your voting intentions , or on your preferences with regard to washing powders , or foreign holidays , or TV programmes , or any of a host of other possibilities . |