Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] be [verb] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And of course what defeated me was knows this fellow that is an ambulance driver and he 's classed as working class . |
| 2 | Out drinking with a couple of female journalists ( in what was supposedly Hemingway 's favourite bar in Havana , if you must know ) , I mentioned I was writing this article and we all launched into our favourite New Age stories , like the one about the Immortalists , a group who take to its logical end the New Age philosophy of positive thinking and creating your own reality , and have decided they are going to live forever . |
| 3 | The ultimate warning over ouija comes from a high-ranking chaos magician who knew I was writing this book . |
| 4 | This sight brought her immediately down from her high , tragic pinnacle and made it seem all somehow cosier , as she thought she was sharing this music with such a wise and friendly dog . |
| 5 | I felt the world beginning to drift into the distance again , but I knew what was happening this time and got my head down quickly . |