Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adv] a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My motto became : ‘ I am really a man trapped in a womon 's body . ’ |
| 2 | He was trying not to cry , and he kept on saying , I 'm shocked , I 'm just a bit shocked that 's all . |
| 3 | Cathy when I was in hospital in er a physiotherapy bit , where they , where they brought children in , erm there was this little girl and like she was riding round on a little bike , you know , so she 's quite , quite old and she had er , in , in brace , but her legs were like out at the side and her feet were pointing down and they 're pointing up , I 'm just a bit confused . |
| 4 | I 'm just a bit pissed off with the way the wallpaper 's hanging ! |
| 5 | ‘ as if I 'm just a ghost come back to haunt — not real at all . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm just a money making machine |
| 7 | Tom I 'm just a punter represent nobody . |
| 8 | I 'm just a puppet moving around in prescribed circles . |
| 9 | ‘ If there are any important decisions to be made , I 'm only a telephone call away . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm still a bit shocked |
| 11 | My head still hurts real bad , and I 'm still a bit confused , but I pretend I understand . |
| 12 | Leeds are still reeling from last week 's four-goal home mauling by Nottingham Forest and club captain Gordon Strachan said : ‘ I 've watched it on video and I 'm still a bit confused about what happened . |
| 13 | I 'm still a bit confused about erm sorry I should have brought this up at the time . |
| 14 | I was just a kid looking for the ‘ juice ’ ’ . |
| 15 | To him I was just a child amusing herself . |
| 16 | I was just a bit stoned at the time and it all poured out … . |
| 17 | ‘ I was just a bit taken aback , that 's all . |
| 18 | Recently , I was very surprised to find that I was willing to go to bed with a guy and have intercourse , but then discovered that I was really a bit repelled by the idea of having him kiss me . |
| 19 | What last thin pretence had remained that I was merely a guest lay discarded . |
| 20 | I was always a stick walking down the road with a flat chest . |
| 21 | ‘ Besides , I was still a bit shaken . |
| 22 | From their point of view you are just a loss making nuisance and they have a living to make . |
| 23 | Half the time you 're just a ear to listen to them . |
| 24 | ‘ You 're both a delight to watch at that , ’ Julia went on . |
| 25 | But while you were still a miner did you have any trouble being in the miners ' association when the Spencer Union was ? |
| 26 | Euston , St Pancras , the Gare St Lazare ? ) , or personality disorder , or fooling around , bit on the side , well she 's away a lot visiting her sister . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , she 's not so bad really , ’ said Dolly , ‘ she 's just a bit overflowin' , that 's all . ’ |
| 28 | But no , she had never been observed doing anything ‘ noticeable ’ in any way , she was just a woman going about her life , and apparently enjoying it . |
| 29 | She was also a delight to behold with her golden curls , and the two formed a real picture out there in the garden . |
| 30 | She was usually a bit worried about her brothers . |