Example sentences of "be [prep] your [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 5 | You , you must be round your ideal weight really . |
| 6 | Well unacceptable it may be in your present state of mind , but |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ To be easily recognized , ’ I said , ‘ you have to be in your usual environment . |
| 9 | They will have all the facts and will be able to explain what the costs would be in your particular case . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | These advertisements may be in your local newspapers and in the periodicals mentioned in ii . |
| 12 | The only layer it might put a hole through will be in your back pocket — it costs £45 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | What will your pension be on your present salary ? |
| 16 | If you 're looking for a beach style holiday Playa Del Ingles must be on your short list — it has over four miles of sandy beach stretching from the centre of town to the high sand dunes at Mas Palomas , with plenty of seclusion for those who favour the all over tanning method . |
| 17 | To be in the market for a turbine at all means that you qualify as one of the fiscally fortunate , and the Squirrel is sure to be on your short list . |
| 18 | ‘ The fact that you 'll be among your old friends , who will all clamour to know where you 've been . ’ |
| 19 | I feel that I really ought to spend six minutes answering the kind of letter that begins : ‘ I used to be at your prep school . |
| 20 | ( The addresses of under sheriffs are in the Law List , which should be at your local reference library ) . |