Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [pron] be [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I would rather be yours than anybody 's in the whole world ! |
| 2 | Oh no do n't do it with spit , saliva that you 're spitting to the boots you have to have water buckets of water and polish to do it I and they were up the stairs doing the boots on the grey carpet in the back bedroom and they had newspaper down |
| 3 | erm it seems to me that they are among the most important , most serious , novels that have ever been written anywhere . |
| 4 | I thought you told me that everything is in the end political ? |
| 5 | Ellen Orford in the poem is a middle-aged woman and it was fortuitous for me that I was about the right age — it 's not a part for a young soprano . |
| 6 | Not until I arrived on the 18th tee 1-down did it suddenly occur to me that I was on the point of losing . |
| 7 | She says Chris , that 's her in office , she 's told me that I 'm off the subsidy now , she says I 've been on it twelve week and er |
| 8 | All this mental harassment has affected me so much that my doctor has warned me that I 'm of the edge of a nervous breakdown . |
| 9 | I think , though , ’ the Doctor said , eyes twinkling , ‘ we 'll be able to persuade them that you 're on the same side as the rest of us . ’ |
| 10 | So next time your insurance is due , tell them that you 're in the Neighbourhood |
| 11 | Their mother seemed to rally as she always did for her children but no matter how she tried to conceal it , it was clear to all of them that she was near the end of her strength . |
| 12 | Indeed the detailed , cautious , inconclusive report of the commission is probably now of more interest to outsiders like me than it is to the Kenyans . |
| 13 | ‘ The horse is new to me and I am in the process of sweetening him up , ’ Richards said , ‘ so it is impossible to rate him with my other winners . |
| 14 | Well when we went there was Phyllis , Julie , and me and I was in the middle of because I 'd never been on ice skates before , I 'd been roller skating holding each side of them right , and they let me go and I just went and I was going down and I went bang right on the bloody side . |
| 15 | ‘ But several days later he came straight out with it and asked me if I was on the Pill and would I go on holiday to Scotland with him . |
| 16 | IT NEVER struck me until I was in the sixth form that the activity pursued by scientists had any direct link with the everyday world . |
| 17 | That 's the way you find out if they 've slept with somebody , ask them if they 're on the Pill . |
| 18 | Those people whose names you 've just , you 've given me their details from , could I ask you er if the next time you see them if it 's within the next few days or certainly erm if , if you could over the next day or two give them a ring just to let them know that I do intend to contact them , I 'll probably contact them within the next week or so . |
| 19 | And th , think they 're having a real problem in Birmingham as well the they 're , trying to get rid of them and they 're down the sewers all the time trying to get rid of the bloody things ! |
| 20 | It should also be noted that there is no covenant or warranty implied that the premises are legally fit for the use for which the tenant intends using them and it is for the tenant to satisfy itself in this regard . |
| 21 | The senior nurse on each ward or in each community unit is the lynch pin in developing managerial awareness in registered nurses , as she or he is in the development of any activity within the ward setting . |
| 22 | But I grant you that I 'm behind the times in some ways . |
| 23 | The index to the Continuation Volume for 1975 ( or to the Cumulative Supplement ) will tell you that it is in the 1975 volume ( vol. 45 ) under the heading ‘ Infants , Children and Young Persons , ’ page 669 . |
| 24 | Well erm you see although I learned shorthand and typing it was better money and that was the reason I had to do it , I 've passed my exams in shorthand but er probably there were n't enough offices then to employ a good many clerks , but erm they er it was a very big fellow who used to ring the bell and the bell was on the outside , he was named Tom but I ca n't for the life of me think erm what his other name was but , erm it used to put the fear through us I can tell you if we were around the corner and we heard that bell ringing but erm they , they were a good firm to work for and , but they were strict but everywhere was strict in those days , we had to accept it but it was a long long hours , but erm they knew I had some , I , I enjoyed it and I 'd go back again only I 'm too old . |
| 25 | It must be incredibly frustrating to have the weight of climbing opinion against you if you 're at the front end of the game and you want to climb a new line without considerable risk of topping yourself unless you place bolts . |
| 26 | ‘ Very well , but how does he contact you if you 're on the run ? ’ |
| 27 | Yo you and him were in the upper . |
| 28 | ‘ Sorry to ring you at school , but I wanted to get hold of you and I 'm in the theatre in the evenings . ’ |
| 29 | And talking about next door , why is it that neighbours , just like friends , always seem to turn up unannounced when you and he are in the middle of the most flaming and spectacular row ? |
| 30 | Your social worker is there to help you and it is in the best interests of your child for us to work together . |