Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [pron] [prep] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The journalists in question consider themselves to be the media equivalent of the praetorian guard . |
| 2 | What these descriptions present us with is the concept of an impersonal Absolute or Ultimate and this is exactly what Gandhi wishes to convey for he has no hesitation in expressing a preference for the idea of God as formless Truth . |
| 3 | They have been chosen for the posts in other parts of the country because their employers consider them to be the best people for these particular jobs . |
| 4 | Plus ça change : in the 1990s these words ( apart from their dated gender references ) remain as relevant and as enlightening as in the 1970s and at the beginning of the century : the problem of poverty is the condition of the normal man [ and woman ] in normal circumstances , neither better nor worse off than his [ or her ] neighbours , not of those whose failings qualify them to be the text for the moralist , and who are no more common in the manual working-classes than in other sections of the society . |
| 5 | We the local authority , I think people of Wiltshire expect us to be the lead agency in promoting sustainability and environmental , highlighting environmental issues , throughout the county . |
| 6 | ‘ Everywhere I go people expect me to be the happy person they see on TV . |