Example sentences of "[be] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the whole of Russia there-was a dearth of agricultural goods caused mainly by the Famine , and a comparative glut of industrial products from the towns . |
| 2 | ‘ Damn you , you 're a manipulator , do you know that ? ’ |
| 3 | You 're no collector , you 're a speculator ! |
| 4 | When they 're on song they 're a treat to watch and if they can play like this all the time Richard Hill and co may take some stopping next season . |
| 5 | You 're a nightmare … |
| 6 | do you know you 're a maniac ? |
| 7 | do you know you 're a maniac ? |
| 8 | ‘ You 're a magician , too , Anna ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Why does not fighting have to mean you 're a coward ? ’ he said . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're a coward , Hilary . |
| 11 | Then they had to survive the River Severn eel harvest — most are sold to East Europe and Germany where they 're a delicacy . |
| 12 | Pretend you 're a cowboy or , or a bank robber , okay |
| 13 | It 's quite difficult to , to get at erm , the other , all the other costs because they 're a myriad of tiny things . |
| 14 | ‘ I know you too , my bucko — you 're a troublemaker . ’ |
| 15 | They now call themselves S.B. International and they 're a TRESemmé appointed salon — call for details and appointments . |
| 16 | Those who work with Herefords say they 're a delight to handle . |
| 17 | I think you 're a dick lover anyway ! |
| 18 | And you 're a dick . |
| 19 | If you 're a Libran who just has to say what 's on your mind come hell or high water you could be heading for a stormy time . |
| 20 | I thought when I was looking at her talking and I thought , you 're a school mistress . |
| 21 | If you 're a school governor or a member of a P T A or just a parent , you must demand that the real facts of life and death are part of sex and hygiene education . |
| 22 | We 're a school choir — if there are many youth choirs , who can draw from several schools around the area there then the chances of our getting anywhere are slim but if it 's large school choirs then I think we probably do stand a fair chance . |
| 23 | You 're a fingerpicker are n't you , even on electric guitar … |
| 24 | It seems if you 're a clown you can get away with murder when it comes to cars — forget about roadworthiness , do n't bother with tax discs , ignore MOTs . |
| 25 | You 're a clown , you 're the love figure in the circus , kids love you , people come to you , you 're the affectionate , you 're the warm . |
| 26 | They 're very often , er a worker they 're a wife , and they 're a mother and all that that contains er , the basics , the shopping , the cleaning , the cooking the decorating , they cut the lawn , they wash the cars , they pay the household accounts . |
| 27 | In the home you 're a wife , a mother , a daughter , an aunt , a grandmother , a niece , but you 're only defined in relationship to somebody else and your function is mainly one of servicing other people , of creating a context in which other people live . |
| 28 | ‘ You 're a friend of his , ’ Creed said . |
| 29 | ‘ Fifteen hundred , ’ Turner said , ‘ but since you 're a friend of Mitch 's . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You say you 're a friend of Mike 's . |