Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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1 | Ah yes , well you see , you see , in effect if you called her an old , that could 've been , that , that , that , that , that , that , that could 've been eh , that could 've been eh , that could 've been , you know , you could 've been given her a , that could 've of been a praise , you old cow . |
2 | By calling God infinite , we are denying Him a characteristic of objects in the world . |
3 | Having set the Duchy on the road to providing an income for the Prince of Wales , the next task had been to find him a house and , of all those short-listed in the summer of 1980 , Charles chose Highgrove . |
4 | In India too people are convinced that the Western nations are seeing test-tube fusion and are keeping it a secret because they have realised that not only does test-tube fusion have great commercial potential , but could revolutionise military strategy . |
5 | he s won us a 2 championships and a 4th place in 4 years . |
6 | I am writing you a joint letter this time , as I forget who I sent my last card to . |
7 | My long-suffering owl chauffeur said to me one day while he was yet again driving me to some venue I was going to give a talk at , ‘ You and that bird are costing me a bloody fortune ! ’ |
8 | OK , so perhaps she 'd been pushing it a little ! |
9 | ‘ I am causing you a deal of trouble one way and another . ’ |
10 | He says yes if you 're paying me a week 's wages and I says I ca n't do that . |
11 | They 're getting me a hose for Christmas . |
12 | You know you 're getting me a name for myself and there might be somebody listening you never know . |
13 | The great thing about the game is that you 're teaching them a little bit of culture |
14 | By the way , while I think of it , Anne was just about to leave the country when you rang , but she says when she gets back in September you 're to give her a call . ’ |
15 | The could be if you pop yourself there , he sits there and she sits there , you 're asking him a question , he 's not sure , he looks at her , so if you look you ca n't see what you 're doing , you want to be able to maintain eye contact with them both , yeah , one of the effective ways , well they 're going to be aware of the layout of the living room , this is their , this is their stage . |
16 | Oh well now you 're asking me a tricky one . |
17 | You 're asking me a question ? |
18 | we could actually make you a bit bit A lot better than this , and I think the time has come to adjust how we 're treating you a little bit . |
19 | You 're doing me a favour . ’ |
20 | The farming bills do n't amount to much as the ones who do call me in always think they 're doing me a favour and consequently should n't be charged much . |
21 | ‘ They 're still very patronising to me , keep hinting that they 're doing me a favour . ’ |
22 | ‘ We 're doing them a favour because legislation will catch up with them in the end . |
23 | We 're doing yous a favour , our lads speaks plain to you , we 're doing yous a favour . |
24 | We 're doing yous a favour , our lads speaks plain to you , we 're doing yous a favour . |
25 | Most companies have a lackadaisical approach to recruitment — as if they 're doing us a great favour . ’ |
26 | The law then pretends it 's a waif or stray and that you 're doing it a favour , and all is forgiven . |
27 | I think you 're doing it a bit roughly Tim . |
28 | They have n't cultivated the attitude that by serving you they 're doing you a favour . |
29 | ‘ We 're giving her a chance , ’ said Luke curtly . |
30 | Yeah , no they 're not , they 're giving her a lump sum |