Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [be] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My mother thinks I 'm still a virgin . ’ |
| 2 | The second point that worries me is also a minority concern . |
| 3 | When a new factory starts it is usually a part of a chain of industries and so usually it is placed near others in the chain . |
| 4 | She says she was only a courier in an operation organised by Lock . |
| 5 | He he he says they 're probably a bit of a general , but you can always ask them for their catalogue . |
| 6 | ‘ He is a bubbly character and while he may not be a favourite of the Everton fans he is certainly a favourite among his team mates . |
| 7 | He complied ; he says he 's not a hero . |
| 8 | Morrissey says he 's not a racist ; now let's see the evidence — DQ |
| 9 | A poacher and a drug dealer , but Danny Gardiner says he 's not a killer . |
| 10 | On holiday I teamed up with the nicest boy I 've ever met — but everyone says it 's just a holiday romance . |
| 11 | He says it 's just a case of mind over matter . |
| 12 | But Janet Morby from the College 's Business and Community Services Division , says it 's not a course for making fast money . |
| 13 | Says it 's not a jigsaw , but it is . |
| 14 | Doctor Paul Shrimpton at the N R P B says it 's sometimes a question of updating equipment or simply revising procedures , but he 's stressing patients who are X-rayed are n't in any real danger . |
| 15 | Claire says it 's always a challenge … you sometimes get cold … but she does it for enjoyment there 's no other reason |
| 16 | I remember him saying once before I do n't , I do n't know what and er he says it 's only a fortnight ago since you know . |
| 17 | While accepting that 49 complaints is above average , an ITC spokesman says it is not a deluge . |
| 18 | Mr Smith says it is not a party inquiry , even though most of its members have strong Labour connections . |
| 19 | Anthony says it is n't a word ! |
| 20 | Doctor Lovell says it is only a matter of hours now . |
| 21 | And he realises I 'm not a child anymore . |
| 22 | I mean , I remember when I told my mother I wanted to be a designer she said , ‘ Oh , that is a good thing , because it shows you are not a snob ’ . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Jefferson reckons it was just a touch of colic . |
| 24 | PC World chairman Jan Murray reckons it was only a matter of time before PCs lost their premium product status and started being treated like any other commodity item . |
| 25 | Racing toward it , the excitement grows as one sees it is not a shadow , not a glacial cobble , but a meteorite — a piece of rock from another planet ! |
| 26 | I throw that into the arena on the basis that P P G seven exists it is not a policy in the terms of Section fifty four A unless it is made a policy in the terms of Section fifty four A. Nevertheless it is a material consideration in all applications be before the local authority or before the Secretary of State . |
| 27 | But ‘ cat ’ is an excluded trait of dog , since It 's a dog entails It 's not a cat . |
| 28 | Contrariety : It 's a cat and It 's a dog stand in a contrary relation : It 's a cat unilaterally entails It 's not a dog |
| 29 | It 's a cat entails It 's not a dog It 's a carnation entails It 's not a rose John is the one who is walking entails John is not the one who is running John is near the building entails John is not in the building |
| 30 | It 's a cat entails It 's not a dog It 's a carnation entails It 's not a rose John is the one who is walking entails John is not the one who is running John is near the building entails John is not in the building |