Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To see Thee is the end and the beginning , |
| 2 | What was to heal them was the act of obedience to what God had said , and faith in what he had said . |
| 3 | What we are seeing them is an acknowledgement that the gallery system as we knew it early in the eighties , has really changed . |
| 4 | His reaction on seeing them was a surprise to himself , and a shock to them . |
| 5 | The only force which separates them is the Church , the one single coherent organisation in this country which binds like mortar the different races and degrees of this nation . |
| 6 | But I mean it was it that we were taken to first , and I mean thee was a lot of people on it and I mean it had obviously saved a lot of lives . |
| 7 | Encouraging them were the new links between British and American film companies that grew out of the quota legislation . |
| 8 | I saw no one on the long lonely road home , and the only enemy that attacked me was the midges . |
| 9 | Seeing birds close up and handling them was a vital part of my education . |
| 10 | As we have seen the Prague School were also interested in the content of texts as well as their language , but what concerned them was the structure of the content as a self-contained system of signs to be separated out into its different levels , not the overall impression that it conveys . |
| 11 | ( Recovering them is a matter of great urgency ; and a start has been made , but there 's a long way to go — especially with Upward , whom oblivion has enveloped with a completeness that is startling and significant . ) |
| 12 | What 's annoyed me is the fact that you borrowed out five grand without even bothering to mention it to me . ’ |
| 13 | What got me was the way she made this rather bizarre suggestion seem so utterly reasonable . |
| 14 | ‘ My husband hates me being a businesswoman . |
| 15 | What really angers me is the exploitation of young women like us by advertisers , to sell their products . |
| 16 | It was a position of strange intimacy ; as if the steam that shrouded them was a veil that cut out the world . |
| 17 | The main thing that upsets me is the fact that she 's a bastard . |
| 18 | I must say this drink Liza has given me is a life-saver . |
| 19 | ALL THAT WAS GIVEN ME WAS THE MATTER OF THREE SCENES , AND THE CENTRAL IDEA OF A VOLUNTARY CHANGE BECOMING INVOLUNTARY . |
| 20 | Nails are easier to use than screws ; all you need to drive them is a hammer ( see below ) . |
| 21 | So they came running back , saying this thing you sold me is a load of rubbish , Wool Woolwich say it 's not good enough , you know , what 's it all about . |
| 22 | Catching them was a simple procedure of setting up a wire-mesh peat basket , held up at one side by a stick , with a string attached which led in through the window . |
| 23 | Secondly , the attitude that women are on their own only until they find a man to support them is a prevalent one . |
| 24 | When she realized I was a good thief and knew how to use a knife , she got to like me . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't think I am a born light entertainer and I do n't think I 'm a born serious political interviewer , ’ Sue explains . |
| 26 | He must think I am a fool . |
| 27 | Do you really think I am a man to do such things ? ’ |
| 28 | I do n't think I am a cruel or sadistic person , but I believe both the people I have mentioned , and certainly the second , should have been put down , unless a medical operation could be found that ensured their cure . |
| 29 | What do you think I am a some kind of idiot ! |
| 30 | Do n't you think I 'm a cheerful bastard , Boyo ? ’ |