Example sentences of "be [art] [noun] or a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That really turned my stomach , even if , I mean I remember when I was carrying , when I was carrying the twins , and he used to go out huge things you know , and so much so that if he came home in the night , right , and I was already in bed asleep , I would be able to er , he would wake me in the bedroom cos I could smell smoke on him , but he did n't smoke , but where he 'd been the pub or a night club , I smelt |
| 2 | Well , if you 're a Frenchman or a German , a Swede , an Italian , anyone in the Balkans , your culture has been created over centuries of invasions or struggles to resist invasion , it 's as simple as that . |
| 3 | Whether you 're a toddler or a teen — and for mum , dad , gran and grandad — the list of activities is endless . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know what you are , ’ he went on , ‘ I do n't know if you 're a boy or a girl . ’ |
| 5 | I suppose the answer to that depends on whether you 're a teacher or a parent . |
| 6 | Vadinamia does n't care if you 're a criminal or a captain of industry ( Not that there 's much difference ) . |
| 7 | Of course , to wrap this up , I suppose there 's one other fact that perhaps the low votes in local government could be seen as w either two things depending on whether you 're an optimist or a pessimist I suppose it 's , it 's a bit of the argument like if you 've got a half gla and is your glass half empty or is your glass half full you know ? |
| 8 | He says he might have been a clerk or a waiter if he had gone ; he sees very clearly how circumstances makes lives . |
| 9 | Must of been a butcher or a baker . |
| 10 | At the last , slightly shorter if I remember , it had been a 3- or a 4-iron for the second shot and I thought back to 1958 and the fourth at Lytham , But this rime the boss and I agreed on the 3-iron . |
| 11 | Looking back on all this , is one to judge him as having been a success or a failure ? |
| 12 | For all I knew she might have been a psycho or a girl with a little blackmail on her mind . |
| 13 | ‘ In any other time he would have been a pirate or a highwayman . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm coming up a hill near some kind of huge church or cathedral — there must 've been a service or a concert going on because people are pouring out — one of them 's singing a high trill and her boyfriend 's cross : ‘ Please , Miranda ! |
| 15 | She stared , and said something that might have been a question or a rejection . |
| 16 | I think he should have been a monk or a professor . |
| 17 | On more than one occasion the first physical contact , the first touch has been a slap or a shove : the swipe of her hand across Tod 's feeble leer of-what ? |
| 18 | The noise in the doctor 's throat might have been a groan or a growl . |
| 19 | If only that had of been a grey or a cream |
| 20 | If it had been a brothel or a gaming club Mahmoud would n't have hesitated . |
| 21 | Had the dog been a Retriever or a Setter , no problem . |
| 22 | ( c ) the powers conferred by Part II of Schedule 1 to the Solicitors Act 1974 have been exercised in respect of the body or in respect of a firm or recognised body of which a director or member of the body applying for recognition is or has been a principal or a director or member as the case may be ; or |
| 23 | It is only if your Mum or Dad has it , that you may possible have it when you grown up , whether you are a boy or a girl . |
| 24 | She will not respond except to indicate that you are a chancer or a smoothie who is attempting to circumvent the proper rules and procedures . |
| 25 | Also , no person can be a member of the Appeal Committee if they are a parent or a teacher at the school concerned . |
| 26 | However , there exists the danger that ‘ issues ’ or ‘ problems ’ seen as relevant to gay groups outside of Ireland may be automatically ‘ adopted ’ here with the problem and its solution neatly packaged without first questioning whether it applies to the Irish gay experience and if it does , whether the proxy solutions are a help or a hindrance to the developing gay and lesbian psyche here . |
| 27 | ‘ Whether you are a king or a street sweeper , we all have to dance with the Grim Reaper , ’ he uttered — which you may remember is from that poignant , sensitive art movie , Bill And Ted 's Bogus Journey . |
| 28 | Going out , especially at night , may seem particularly dangerous for people on their own , but there are many things you can do to promote your safety whether you are a man or a woman . |
| 29 | If you are a dentist or a forklift truck driver it is easy to tell others what your skills are . |
| 30 | This depends on whether children are an asset or a liability . |