Example sentences of "[pers pn] [am/are] a [adj] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We shall walk barefoot and dusty and alone and suffer many things , and within our sufferings we shall find the pearl of great price , the untarnished joy , the secret treasure , and we shall find it because he is a pure saint and the bravest man in the world and I am a simple singer robed in humility , one risen from the dead ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I am a modern doctor using conventional medicine but I do n't believe my system is better than any other so I 'll use anything to make my patients better . ’ |
| 3 | I am a gigging guitarist living in Holland , and I would like to reflect on some of your readers ' comments . |
| 4 | I am a new reader having bought Machine Knitting Monthly for the very first time this morning . |
| 5 | We are being faced with ten million pounds worth of cuts in research and development over the next three years , so anything what this Government comes up with does n't surprise me , but I am a little bit devastated . |
| 6 | Does my writing this down now mean that I am a little bit reconciled to myself ? |
| 7 | I admit I 'm a wee bit biased though . |
| 8 | Still , I confess I 'm a wee bit disappointed in your reasons . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm a stupid nerd to have asked . |
| 10 | I 'm a poor person to talk about his work really , because I do n't understand the open air . |
| 11 | I , I know I 'm a real bitch saying all this . |
| 12 | Similarly , one minute I 'm a busy wide-awake person , and the next , when the decision has been made to go to sleep , I 'm a wide-awake person lying down in bed . |
| 13 | You 've got your er local tier , I 'm a local Guild attached to West Midlands ' society . |
| 14 | I 'M A PARISIAN GIRL seeking English penpals , over 17 , mostly males , especially in the London area and with a view to an exchange during the summer holidays I enjoy nights out , music , cinema , literature . |
| 15 | I 'm a little bit lost . |
| 16 | and that maybe something your Lordship may wish to consider , I 'm a little bit baffled as to why my learned friend has gone for cases on interim measures , we 're not seeking interim relief , we have n't sorted interim injunction , erm to suspend the validity of any particular measure that was the basis of all of his case |
| 17 | ‘ But , ’ he confessed , ‘ I 'm a little bit upset , a little confused . |
| 18 | I 'm a little bit confused there and I ca n't get it out . |
| 19 | I 'm a relative newcomer to machine knitting . |
| 20 | WOO JUST HANG ON A SEC I 'm a 19-year-old female wanting to get my hands on a good-looking male ( 19-21 ) . |
| 21 | I 'm a fucking moth bashing its head against a fucking window . |
| 22 | I 'm a wise woman writing in a woman 's magazine . |
| 23 | Paul from Tamworth says er I 'm a single man looking after my children and I do n't get a penny from my ex-wife . |
| 24 | He may yet tour India next winter , for there is a three-month break before the challenge of a calmer series against swing and spin — ‘ You are a long time retired , ’ he says impishly . |
| 25 | He may yet tour India next winter , for there is a three-month break before the challenge of a calmer series against swing and spin — ‘ You are a long time retired , ’ he says impishly . |
| 26 | Campese , who hopes to face the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday , is more direct , saying : ‘ I play because I enjoy it and as long as I am enjoying my rugby and I am wanted — well , you are a long time retired . ’ |
| 27 | Spell correctly any names or titles used in an advertisement or you will give the impression that you are careless and slipshod ( if you are a weak speller get someone to check the letter over for you ) . |
| 28 | Q : There is talk that you are a difficult actress to work with . |
| 29 | ’ Or because you are a well-known trickster driven by greed , ’ Sergia snapped . |
| 30 | Vienna Dear Fräulein , You are a contemptible girl to tell such mischievous lies about a master who has shown every care towards you . |