Example sentences of "be [art] [adj] [noun] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doug 's year-long affair has been the roughest life event I 've ever faced , harder even than my mother 's death , ’ she says . |
| 2 | SE13 's feisty and fabulous Back To The Planet are the Radical Dance Faction it 's OK to like , a likeably ramshackle collective whose penchant for ska rhythms and reggae upholstery ought to merit them little more than outlaw status . |
| 3 | STUART PEARCE offered the ultimate seal of approval to Aston Villa 's title challenge by claiming : ‘ They are the strongest League team I 've ever played against . ’ |
| 4 | You 're the statutory housing authority you identify the people in the greatest housing need our aim is to house people in the greatest need so , you identify the the tenants . |
| 5 | If you 're an old age pensioner you can get get concessions but for the average person who who is n't one of those no chance . |
| 6 | Oh I yeah , he got this , this er must of been a good metal detector you know |
| 7 | Had he been an ordinary shop assistant it would not have done at all . |
| 8 | I 'm the fastest fire fighter you 've ever seen |
| 9 | ‘ Honest , mister , I 'm the 'ardest luck case I ever 'eard of , ’ she said , halfway through the second sandwich . |
| 10 | I 'm I 'm the senior south west I currently work schemes my main aim on the course is er to gain more confidence |
| 11 | ‘ You know , Carrie , if Seb and Nahum have become friends tonight it will be the best wedding present I could possibly have . ’ |
| 12 | I 'll tell you something , if I it would be the first cruise liner I could find and I 'd be away and I |
| 13 | Morse thought it must be the splendid grandfather clock he 'd seen somewhere that he heard chiming the three-quarters ( 10.45 a.m. ) as he and Lewis sat beside each other in a deep settee in the Lancaster Room . |
| 14 | Shakespear 's Sister took to the stage to what must be the worst intro tape I 've ever heard . |
| 15 | But at 22 , can Kiefer Sutherland really be the stay-at-home family man he would have us believe ? |
| 16 | Well I , I 'm a right family man I am . |
| 17 | Surely there should be no more class conflict it should be all class er cooperation , working together . |
| 18 | To be a good government officer you must be able to put up with these frustrations . |
| 19 | yeah he 's one of the few doctor 's that 's not seemingly not all for what he can get , he seems to be a genuine caring chap I mean a lot of doctor 's they burn the candles at both ends |
| 20 | So if England are to prosper against what will be a packed Turkey defence they must heed their manager 's advice and shoot to kill tomorrow , with Gascoigne , Shearer and Pearce firing the bullets . |
| 21 | It 'd be a full time job I should say , possibly one or two posts and perhaps even more than that . |
| 22 | Where the adjuster feels there is likely to be a valid subsidence claim he should appoint a Consulting Engineer promptly to carry out the necessary investigations . |
| 23 | And they reckon what , what it , that 's all it 's going to be a three hour test I do n't agree with putting a child of that age through a test I mean there 's none of this nursery pick out who is slow on what , where , why and when , who 's good at something who 's , who 's not so good at it , erm apparently and er , put a seven year old through this exam , find out what they 're good at and what they 're not , well the teachers obviously are n't doing their jobs very well . |
| 24 | For a work schedule to be an effective management tool it must : |
| 25 | Maybe if you were a clever rivet boy you you could get more wages . |
| 26 | I do n't know , although if I were a rich rock star I 'd probably be on the phone to Mr. Manson before you could say ‘ creative accounting ’ . |
| 27 | Er in the morning he would be in before any of them , sort of thing , getting a fire lit getting the rivets heat up before they come on the job and ah the the quicker he could the the rivets heat up and passed on to the the squad , then okay the more they could put in so , if he were a good rivet boy you could maybe get a good wage , but again that was up to the squad up to the riveter . |
| 28 | If only there were a little chocolate bar we could give her . |
| 29 | ‘ And you do n't let scruples about his being a married man trouble you , I hope ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Not the oddest of jobs and being an odd job man I like the oddest jobs I can get but it has to be done . ’ |