Example sentences of "[pron] be [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Most of them are tall they do n't wear , they do n't wear high heels , they wear flats , flat shoes .
2 I understand the mood but if some of them are disgruntled they are entitled to call an EGM .
3 ‘ They are all blonde and are all about the same size and although none of them are identical you would know they are from the same family .
4 As far as he and I are concerned it 's just a number .
5 I am delighted you agree .
6 I am delighted you are able to call in to see us in Welshpool on Thursday morning next week ( the 25th June ) .
7 He said : ‘ I am delighted it has finally worked out for them after all these years . ’
8 I am delighted he has agreed to the council 's request and sees the need for urgency , ’ he said .
9 He said after his release : ‘ I am delighted I can now start a new phase in my life . ’
10 But if I am honest I would like to have been born perhaps six or seven years later .
11 Clever , I am clever I 'm the cleverest one here
12 I am sure ye have books , ’ he added with unusual thoughtfulness .
13 The parish schoolmasters are to make up the lists , and I am sure they will oblige .
14 Negotiations have not finished ; I am sure they are just beginning .
15 I am sure they do n't know this reality .
16 I am sure they feel much safer in open water , where their surrounding radar system of lateral lines can be used to utmost effect .
17 I am sure they thought that if they just gave us a token punishment , then the whole thing would all be forgotten .
18 I know little of military operations , but I am sure they have similar operational problems and that the crews have the same worries .
19 In the days after Marie Coyle and Maureen Bursey , the mums in the baby mix-up drama , gave birth to their new daughters Gemma and Carla Marie , I am sure they too indulged in this ritual .
20 ‘ It was a lovely moment , something I am sure they will remember for the rest of their lives , ’ said one .
21 ‘ We know they are a good side and I am sure they will come to Cardiff with a great deal of confidence , but our approach to any big game is exactly the same . ’
22 They believe this gives them a great opportunity and I am sure they are right . ’
23 I am sure they will be back together soon , ’ he said .
24 I am sure they will bring me many hours of enjoyment .
25 I am sure they do n't know whether they are coming or going , with all the form-filling .
26 If they found access to the books was easier I am sure they would use them much more .
27 Now they can not possibly do these things without becoming painfully aware , as I am sure they are already , of the problems arising through lack of financial er er financial sufficiency or poverty among the old people .
28 I am sure they had the pious hope that this foundation would actually serve to increase the nation 's general fitness by pumping money into sport , but if the money is to go on improving facilities at cricket clubs and down the country , then a large number of cricketers who rely on lousy playing conditions for their place in the side will be forced into retirement .
29 I am sure they had all been carefully checked by Heathcliff before they were posted .
30 I hope you will not mind me having circulated this letter to Wales four MEPs , since I am sure they will be concerned to hear of these difficulties .
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