Example sentences of "be a [adj] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're a bloody pair of nutters these ! |
| 2 | ‘ Cambridge , you 're a great waster of time . |
| 3 | you 're a great expense in English and also in |
| 4 | You 're a Russian princess in disguise ? |
| 5 | You 're a blue oyster in disguise . |
| 6 | You 're a blue oyster in disguise . |
| 7 | ‘ Ah well , my dear , you must remember they 're a long way from home , and many of them have n't had much feminine company for a while . |
| 8 | As I said , I 'm never often out , and if you 're a long way from home it 's always good to have some place to drop in to . |
| 9 | But it 's hard on Tour when you 're a long way from home and the only creature comforts you have are a television , a telephone and a McDonald 's around the corner . |
| 10 | You 're a long way from home here , right ? |
| 11 | If things go drastically wrong and you 're a long way from home and need to call for help the most effective way is with an orange smoke flare . |
| 12 | We 're a long way from Cambridge now , and my name is Rose . ’ |
| 13 | They 're gon na think we 're a right bunch of swearing pigs on there ! |
| 14 | They 're a fantastic chain of opticians . |
| 15 | They 're a rich source of vitamin A and beta carotene , and research has shown these nutrients to be vital to the healthy growth of skin , eye tissue , hair and nails . |
| 16 | They begin with a lukewarm rendition of their second single ‘ Suzanne ’ and exude a self-conscious hesitancy , although I 'm told they 're a roaring juggernaut of assurance compared to their earlier live self . |
| 17 | Nothing against them personally , in fact they 're a decent lot of fellows . |
| 18 | But they 're a stuffy lot at Peter Owen . |
| 19 | You 're a good judge of character , laddie , and as I 'm not so bad at that myself , I 'll bide by what you say if you 'll answer me this ; what 's your true reason ? ’ |
| 20 | You 're a good man of science . |
| 21 | She said unless it , like with , with that doll she 's bought Carla she said they 're a good thing for collectors for her . |
| 22 | We 're a good mix of people that set the trends , the ‘ see and be seen ’ generation … |
| 23 | You 're a good woman in spite of the muck . ’ |
| 24 | They 're a constant source of amazement . ’ |
| 25 | If you recall any of these events , you 're a true child of rock'n'roll … someone from whom 112 ROCK'N'ROLL GREATS will have very special meaning . |
| 26 | They 're a big company in Brussels , and they got , they got their office where they like . |
| 27 | Because the County Council realize now that they 're a little bit in advance of everybody and because the District Council feel that they can get designation by supporting this and not voting against it , the chances are that Wheatley is going to be totally deprived of a public enquiry , which practically every other site is guaranteed . |
| 28 | Er , your officers have always , extremely cooperative in that way , and that they 're a particular group of officers , they do n't like to agree with everything that we say , and we have to go with robust discussions . |
| 29 | I mean that they 're a valuable source of fund raising in the schools for example , erm and I would not , they are also a valuable source of fund raising people that need to raise money to buy their kids Christmas presents and so on , you know , I mean people , they 're not all market traders or people shifting stolen goods at car boot sales . |
| 30 | They 're a popular choice for patios . |