Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tumbled out of the nest , where I 'd been a cosseted only child , and into digs . |
| 2 | Behavioural precursors of schizophrenia included a poor emotional rapport in the psychiatric interview , and parental observations that he or she had been a passive baby , with a short attention span in childhood , and often impolite behaviour , while school reports often noted that the child was isolated , uneasy about criticism , easily upset , and disturbed the class ( Parnas et al. , 1982 ) . |
| 3 | She won one victory in January 1981 when a palpable ‘ wet ’ , Norman St John-Stevas , was removed as Leader of the House ( where he had been a conspicuous success ) , while younger men like Leon Brittan and Kenneth Baker were promoted , the latter having been one of Heath 's campaign managers in 1975 . |
| 4 | Because where he goes is a smaller school where they go and erm I think something like that is nice for them to actually |
| 5 | Although I have been a long time supporter . |
| 6 | That I stress is a preliminary view they could not and would not wish to make a final decision until they have all the information . |
| 7 | so that I thought was a nice tale |
| 8 | Was this the point at which to say that I had been a professional actress for over thirty years and was well aware of the mechanics etc ? |
| 9 | The British government er not only went along with this agreement at the time of the Edinburgh summit , they positively endorsed this arrangement er as being something that they er strongly supported and urged upon other member states in the European community er and that I think is a relevant matter with respect er Mr Deputy Speaker , I I appreciate that er there are other issues relating to these er er constituencies that are of greater concern perhaps to er honourable and right honourable members but this question of who actually is to pay for any new building in the European parliament is something that I believe the government can not avoid . |
| 10 | There were one or two that were that I think were a little bit careless and did n't quite get the construction correct for them . |
| 11 | The material that I used was a lovely heavy cream bridal fabric , chosen because it was the closest equivalent I could find to the bride 's dress — surprisingly enough , she would n't let me chop a hole in the real thing ! |
| 12 | She did not even try to prevent my journey , although she has been a perfect tyrant these many weeks , making me keep my bed ! |
| 13 | ‘ Gross exaggeration , ’ Fabia laughed , but could n't deny that she had been a great fan of the Czech composers , and still was . |
| 14 | Personally , I think it was a merciful release both for my aunt and for my Uncle Félix , seeing that she had been a helpless invalid for so long . |
| 15 | Even in death , some members of the Glencairn family could not forget that she had been a commoner and objected to her burial in the vault . |
| 16 | All that you require is a separate breeding tank , facilities to provide live foods of a small-enough size for the new fry , some high protein fry foods , various nets , egg disinfectants , and sundries . |
| 17 | Have you told Kath that you 've been a naughty girl ? |
| 18 | It can be extremely difficult to memorise colours correctly , and you may be very disappointed to realise that the shade of gilt wax that you thought was a perfect match in the shop actually bears no resemblance to the colour of the frame . |
| 19 | It 'd be rather like having a lovely picture that you thought was a genuine old master and then being told it was a fake . |
| 20 | ‘ You could hang your torso , seeing that you have been a paramedic . ’ |
| 21 | If the bookie appears to be offering unfavourable odds , then a gambler will tend not to bet , whereas if the bookie appears to have made a mistake by offering , say , odds of five to one on a horse that you think is a sure thing , then you 'll place your money there . |
| 22 | That 's er , so you 've been a successful propagandist ? |
| 23 | We 've put those together , we 've looked at the staff that we need to administer that particular level of activity , and we 've come out with a figure that we think is a reasonable estimate , in fact I would go so far as saying , we think this is the lowest estimate that we can safely put forward , as to our needs for the coming year . |
| 24 | Now clearly that you know this is a the the model that we have is a daily one , it is a twelve hour model . |
| 25 | Well , it 's turned out not so badly , he thought , although it 's been a rough ride . |
| 26 | Although he had been a sobering and restricting influence in a Germanic way upon the Queen , she took to wearing black immediately after his death and , in a sense , appeared never to cease mourning for him until the day she died . |
| 27 | ‘ But although he 's been a key force for them , we have to remember that they have a number of good jumpers ready to come in as replacements . |
| 28 | Too often Kendall seems preoccupied with finding a place in the team for Alan Harper , and although he has been a great servant to the club over the years , Everton will only be a really good side when he is playing in the reserves , and I do not mean that as an insult to Alan . |
| 29 | Cabinet members were tight-lipped and unsmiling as they emerged from Downing Street , but MPs were convinced that it had been a stormy session , with ministers bitterly fighting their corners in what has been described as the most stringent public spending round for years . |
| 30 | She just sat on the stairs eating biscuit after biscuit until , just before midnight , the telephone rang and she heard the voice of the surgeon telling her that the operation was over , that it had been a complete success and that Paul was likely to make a rapid recovery It was after that call that Annette realised that she had steadily munched her way through two and a half packets of biscuits . |