Example sentences of "and [pers pn] be [vb pp] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I was asked this week if it is possible to make up your own , rather than buy one of these metal affairs on wheels . |
| 2 | And you were allocated this house in The Chantry ? |
| 3 | She 's going around calling me a murderer and she 's invited this Cobalt in to turn over the place looking for drugs . ’ |
| 4 | which had been occupied by soldiers , this was our first hut , well by then I was working for the Corporation and of course by virtue of my job with the chief architect I got this house and we were offered this house about two years later for two thousand pounds and we said oh we would n't be staying here for more than ten years in any case and we would n't be bothered to buy it , but then my husband started in business you see soon after he came back and we eventually got the shop and , of course it 's very convenient because we 're only a stone 's throw from the shop you see , so we stayed here |
| 5 | Maamur showed , when winning a maiden race at Southwell last month by 10 lengths , that he has the potential to develop into a useful stayer and he is napped this afternoon . |
| 6 | The boat was gone completely , and he was tossed this way and that in the water . |
| 7 | Many others , however , ( and it 's believed this group included Orkney Islands Council ) would have liked to see the family leave South Ronaldsay altogether . |