Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'm getting ahead of myself , when all I really want to teach you is the full history of such a product . |
| 2 | He admitted : ‘ Seve and I are different personalities but we do have one thing in common — we want to prove we are the best . |
| 3 | ‘ I think it was incredible that they took the line that they did by seeking to say it was the Prime Minister who should apologise and not the Daily Mirror . ’ |
| 4 | First of all , let me just say that everything I am going to tell you is the complete and absolute truth . |
| 5 | ‘ First of all , let me just say that everything I am going to tell you is the complete and absolute truth . ’ |
| 6 | Yeah , you 've got to admit it 's the best pigeon outfit ! |
| 7 | ‘ You have to remember they are the current league champions and had been training three nights a week . |
| 8 | We have to assume it 's the same as the nearest observation , so erm it can be misleading just to take the surface observation , surface instrumentation readings , erm but erm we have to be able to interpolate , and this is the experience of the forecaster comes in , to say what is in the gaps . |
| 9 | Andrew relishes the challenge : ‘ You have to believe you are the best in your role in the country and I know Stuart shares that view . |
| 10 | ‘ I ca n't believe what 's happened today , but I have to say it was the best 45 minutes I 've had since coming back , ’ he smiled . |
| 11 | The couple are legally required to show they are the prospective parents . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Well , ’ he drawled , ‘ you have to admit it 's the perfect camouflage for someone who 's not mature enough to handle the commitment of a long-term relationship . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ With something like this you have to feel it 's the right moment for you to talk about it . |