Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my mind it 's common sense that makes a good policeman , not education . |
| 2 | ‘ In my work it 's second nature for me to double check all factual research . |
| 3 | In my opinion it is this flexibility which has given English primary education its unique quality . |
| 4 | ‘ In my opinion there is one issue which far outweighs all the others — compensation . |
| 5 | Er my Lord they 're twelve bore , single barrelled pump action shotguns with a slightly shorter length er than is a normal shotgun that you 'd purchase in er a firearms dealers . |
| 6 | I used to be ten stone , er all my life I was ten stone seven , eleven stone |
| 7 | At the time of my infarct I was three stone overweight , smoked 60 cigarettes a day , hated health food ; my idea of a perfect dinner was a plateful of greasy cholesterol . |
| 8 | ‘ But in my book it 's good management and Ron has as good a chance as any to get his hands on that title . ’ |
| 9 | Perhaps I get my large build from my dad who 's six foot four and 20 stone … |
| 10 | In the rough and tumble of my street there was less luxuriance . |
| 11 | However , the duplicate set is an unapproachable ideal unless you are reading for a higher degree , in which case it is sound policy . |
| 12 | There are various types of breach delivery you can come out one foot first , two feet first or you can come out with your legs actually up against your face , in which case there 's terrible traction on the hips , alright , and all that will cause dislocation so you , you can see the difference ca n't you ? |
| 13 | Above her head there is soft laughter , and the bedsprings once again begin to sing . |
| 14 | The young child was more interested in her father who was busy cutting slabs of meat into small portions for the next day 's pies . |
| 15 | Perdita felt too tired to eat , but when she tried her steak it was pure poetry , tender as velvet , juicy as an orange , and so exploding with flavour that she was soon piling her plate with potato purée , tomato salad and geranium-red barbecue sauce . |
| 16 | The bonds ' conditions also allowed for their assignability which was another aspect of their attractiveness to their original holders . |
| 17 | By which time there is general panic right upstage . |
| 18 | The longest period of Venetian ascendancy lasted from 1204 to 1358 , during which time there was constant friction because of the restriction placed on Ragusa 's maritime trade by its great rival . |
| 19 | Sentencing had been adjourned from an earlier date during which time it is alleged Marriner committed other offences . |
| 20 | She was a small , round woman with eyes that seemed too small for her face which was flushed red ; it was as much she could do to struggle up , rolling from side to side and , I noticed , smelling of drink . |
| 21 | Her father ( about whose parentage there is some mystery ) had given up his army commission and gone into business . |
| 22 | When it became clear by the end of the month that the EEC would not be able to concur on the financial arrangements for the common agricultural policy , the French Foreign Minister , Maurice Couve de Murville , whose turn it was that month to chair the Council of Ministers , abruptly terminated the session despite the objections of the other ministers . |
| 23 | to Jim , whose turn it was this morning : |
| 24 | His friend Dr Johnson stated : ‘ You will not find a man in whose conversation there is more instruction , more information , and more elegance , than in Ramsay 's . ’ |
| 25 | COCTEAU , poet , painter , novelist , playwright , muralist , designer and film maker , whose centenary it is this year and whose ceramics are on show at the David Gill gallery in west London , was also one of the wittiest dressers of his time . |
| 26 | John Mitchell was employed on the building of the Caledonian canal ; his diligence and skill were noticed by Thomas Telford [ q.v. ] and for the last eighteen years of his life he was principal inspector of the roads and bridges in the Highlands of Scotland . |
| 27 | In the diary covering the last four years of his life there is little mention of books , but he had brought out an edition of Aristophanes ' ‘ Plutus ’ and ‘ Clouds ’ in 1767 . |
| 28 | He had acknowledged similar courtesies a number of times since riding out , and guessed that it was the sable hat of a Khan which he carried in his hand which was attracting recognition , rather than his actual eminence . |
| 29 | Out of his hearing there was much discussion of the rights and wrongs of the affair ; the general conclusion , held in typically absolute adolescent terms was that Murray and Richard were innocent victims , while Murray 's father and brother were villains . |
| 30 | In his view it was high time ASEAN made a serious study of proclaiming Southeast Asia a nuclear-free zone as a first step towards implementing the zone concept . |