Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [be] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you awaken in the morning hush I am the uplifting rush Of quiet birds encircled flight I am the soft stars that shine at night . |
| 2 | The force of repression is like a great dam that holds back the raging torrents of the instincts of the unconscious and allows er some of them through , but others break through in holes , and holes and cracks appear which are the unconscious returning as one |
| 3 | Its admirers say it is the consummate manager . |
| 4 | Marry , so there have been diverse good plots devised and wise counsels cast already about reformation of that realm , but they say it is the fatal destiny of that land that no purposes whatsoever are meant for her good will prosper or take good effect , which whether it proceed from the very genius of the soil , or the influence of the stars , or that Almighty God hath not yet appointed the time of her reformation , or that He reserveth her in this unquiet state still , for some secret scourge which shall by her come unto England , it is hard to be known but yet much to be feared . |
| 5 | They say it 's the final straw in a two month saga of staff sickness and lack of supply teachers which has meant vital gaps in their children 's schooling . |
| 6 | They say it 's the only way to save nearly forty jobs . |
| 7 | But others say it 's the only way to avoid accusations of a whitewash . |
| 8 | Student leaders say it 's the only way they can fight for their rights . |
| 9 | Shock tactics.Parents of drink-drive victim say it 's the only way . |
| 10 | It 'll cost a hundred and forty thousand pounds to build but some locals say it 's the wrong bridge in the wrong place |
| 11 | They say it 's the wrong place and will pose a threat to their children . |
| 12 | The lessons are proving very popular , especially with business men and women who say it 's the ideal way to relieve tension after a hard day in the office . |
| 13 | I hope I 've been given I hope I be the temporary staff but , those homes are being refurbished , there are no vacant beds in those homes because they are being refurbished . |
| 14 | I hope I 'm the right person . ’ |
| 15 | Today the Bangor editor said : ‘ We are determined to emulate our team and show we are the top dogs in north Down . |
| 16 | By ordering the fourth Trident submarine , the Conservatives show they are the only party to be trusted with defending Britain . |
| 17 | ‘ Dinna imagine it 's the local baby talk , ’ Reid went on . |
| 18 | ‘ Hope it 's the right room , ’ he said cheerfully . |
| 19 | ‘ I hope it 's the other way round . ’ |
| 20 | Let it be the right thing that I 'm doing . " |
| 21 | Oh no look it was the invisible man driving the car . |
| 22 | No , the ones who get me are the purposeful ones who are out to pull you down a peg or two when you were quite happy with the peg you were on . |
| 23 | Only you know which are the right questions for you to attempt . |
| 24 | We are both bruised and feeling stiff , but we know we 're the lucky ones . ’ |
| 25 | Now one of the things that was on the you know there was the great Radio City Music Hall . |
| 26 | As far as I know they are the original studs , measuring 23mm across . |
| 27 | In the back of your mind you know it is the Italian temperament against the English temperament , and you just know something is going to happen . |
| 28 | As you know it 's the only thing that brings Gesner to heel . |
| 29 | I caused a lot of hurt to my husband and family when I left them to live with her , but my partner , Kate , felt as strongly about me as I did about her and I know it was the right thing to do . |
| 30 | I know it was the right thing to do . |