Example sentences of "[be] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're an opportunist ; I learned that a moment ago . |
| 2 | cos you 're an opportunist . |
| 3 | You have to go through a short course at the R A F College Cranwell and then once that that teaches you the R A F side of it makes you into an officer because at the end of the day you maybe there to do public relations but if the spaghetti hits the fan you 're an officer and you 're a combatant and you know you carry a gun around when you 're in a war zone and you know you 're expected to use it and if the senior officer of the unit next to you gets shot and you 're the most senior officer then you take over |
| 4 | " Because we 're an army now , fighting for the cause . " |
| 5 | ‘ My father says that you 're an architect , ’ she volunteered , determined to be pleasant even if it killed her in the process . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're an architect , someone who 's supposed to improve this planet , not festoon it with ill-placed coils of lurid metal . |
| 7 | If you 're an hour late for an important meeting … a small amount of compensation is neither here nor their |
| 8 | He got the sack , cos he got up and left his job overslept and annoyed erm Rachael because she woke him up twice and said come on you 've got to go to work , he said alright then , she , she went back to bed thinking he 'd get up and of course he were still laying in bed , I woke him up at five to eleven , said come on you 're an hour late , but when he got down there they said no it 's no good you 've got the sack , and he said well it 's your own fault then cos you were woke up twice by Rachael at nine o'clock , he had n't , he could have got up and gone to work , just idle we met him twice , it really upset him |
| 9 | and I reckon I reckon we 're , we 're an hour short at Calais because er , we save about eighty kilometres |
| 10 | ‘ Look ! ’ she cried , ‘ You 're an elephant ! |
| 11 | The Soviets said to Greenspan , ‘ Look , you 're an expert in currency matters , and would n't it be interesting for us to chat about these things ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You 're an expert sailor , and that 's good because it means you can take the twins to sea and keep them there until they 're damn well cured . |
| 13 | I 'd already heard that you 're an expert . ’ |
| 14 | Suppose you 're an expert document examiner outside the service and they call you for the defence . |
| 15 | ‘ I had the distinct impression you 're an expert . ’ |
| 16 | He gave a shout of laughter , then said , ‘ My oath — you 're an expert at finding an answer . |
| 17 | You 're an expert at surviving without being close to a woman . |
| 18 | Whatever , I want you to think about , your skill , what you 're an expert at , and write it at the top of the bit of paper . |
| 19 | You 're an expert , expert over that bit maybe |
| 20 | You 're an expert on these are these are n't you Rebecca ? |
| 21 | If you 're an expert on these things these er Amstrad things because I know some they do tend to lose things do n't they to disappear of you just ca n't get it back out erm can anyone help cos she 's stuck with it , seven six double one three four . |
| 22 | Well now , you 're an expert , on the Northern Lights , but you live in Oxford . |
| 23 | Holidays abroad are not just a chance to unwind , they 're an opportunity to taste a different culture , see how other people live . |
| 24 | ‘ You 're an angel , see you tomorrow . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Mrs Fawcett , you 're an angel . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You 're an angel . |
| 27 | ‘ You 're an angel , ’ said Betty next morning , as Lydia , with meticulous deliberation , carried out her vow . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , thank you , Roy , you 're an angel . ’ |
| 29 | You 're an angel and I adore you and is there a bottle of champagne in the fridge because I want you to celebrate with me . ’ |
| 30 | Thank you , you 're an angel . ’ |