Example sentences of "be your [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're your nearest neighbours , with the exception of myself . ’ |
| 2 | they 're your new ones so |
| 3 | If you get a a pension based on the fact that you 're your late husband 's widow when you are no longer your late husband 's widow , but somebody 's wife they do n't have to pay you that pension . |
| 4 | It 's a socio-economic grouping , they 're your skilled labourer . ’ |
| 5 | We 're your goddam public , so do n't you fuck with us . ’ |
| 6 | Ah yes , you 're absolutely right , they 're your little toys , look at that tail . |
| 7 | Salim presents himself in a light which requires the reader to be told that , although he himself has been making good , he is grieved , or affects to be , by the discovery that the slavish Metty has been getting on : ‘ You 've been very much getting on as though you 're your own man . ’ |
| 8 | Including photocopies of birth certificates , mortgages — even when they 're your own , like mine . |
| 9 | To an extent you 're your own master … you can decide what you want to do and when you want to do it … it 's not like being at work when somebody rings you up and you 've got to go down and see them or you 've got to do this and that within half an hour . |
| 10 | You 're your own boss , like . |
| 11 | Many of the answers — nineteen in all — used this phrase ‘ you 're your own boss ’ to describe the housewife 's feeling of being in control . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're your own worst enemy , Rincewind , ’ said the sword . |
| 13 | ‘ You 're very tough and very smart and you 're your own man . |
| 14 | If you run your own cab , you 're your own man , you can choose your own hours , plan your holidays . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're your own master , ’ said Aelis tossing her head , and brought him the end of a loaf , and cheese , and milk to drink , and watched him sidelong , not without satisfaction , as he devoured his meal . |
| 16 | mm ? , you better , they 're your old trousers are n't they ? , |
| 17 | We 're your worst nightmare . |
| 18 | Hey , he used to be your good friend |
| 19 | Now the space A , 32 feet by 20 feet , must be your existing design as this is the size of the proscenium opening . |
| 20 | If the money can clearly be proven to belong to you all , and to be your only means of support , it can not be let out of the family , casually , at the whim of one member . |
| 21 | So it is essential to check with your travel agent or bank on your destination 's quirks and then think about other possible needs , as money may not be your only consideration . |
| 22 | ‘ Let us just say that we expect this to be your only half-witted jape for the entire term . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm pleased , ’ says Richard , ‘ that we 've proved that you can come out with a silly record and it does n't have to be your only silly record . |
| 24 | It 's very unlikely that video will be your only means of presenting language so you do have a choice . |
| 25 | It is n't a page makeup program , indeed there is very little interaction involved whatsoever , but if you have a requirement for properly typeset material then it may be your only solution . |
| 26 | It is important therefore that you learn to distinguish between different kinds of historical writings , since these will be your major source of information about the modern period . |
| 27 | at seventy mile it should be your hundred and forty feet |
| 28 | gets under way on Saturday the thirtieth of October , and for just seventy five pounds , you can be on board the M S , which 'll be your floating hotel for three days of relaxation and entertainment . |
| 29 | Make that be your goody bag of whatever . |
| 30 | ‘ Pamela is going to be your new Mummy , ’ he told them . |