Example sentences of "be [pers pn] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it had been me there as a kid , I 'd have wrapped my arms around him and smothered him , that 's how strong the emotion was . |
| 2 | Nurse , are you here for a reason ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Are you there as a doctor ? ’ |
| 4 | I mean , are we really in a tree ? |
| 5 | As figures be the instruments of ornament in euery language , so be they also in a sorte abuses or rather trespasses in speach , because they passe the ordinary limits of common vtterance , and be occupied of purpose to deceiue the eare and also the minde , drawing it from plainnesse and simplicitie to a certaine doublenesse whereby our talke is the more guilefull & abusing . |
| 6 | Are they just for a month are they the cards ? |
| 7 | In other words are they there as a form of tokenism ? erm do they get to real positions of power , like for instance , Ann , you work where ? |
| 8 | And anyhow , it was still deception , be it only for a minute . |
| 9 | Is it just like a mayonnaise sauce . |
| 10 | Is it based on the positive pull of their policies , or is it more of a protest vote reflecting a generalised sense of disenchantment with the workings of the two-party politics ? |
| 11 | No one disputes that the penal system has serious problems — but is it really in a state of crisis ? |
| 12 | Or was it only with a view to inspiring a love of virtue that he read ‘ Abou Ben Adhem ’ and how he ‘ loved his fellow men . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Was it much of a gash ? ’ |