Example sentences of "[pers pn] to [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deliver it to your home Well , what I to is the erm , getting involved in . |
| 2 | And I to be a corporal of his field , |
| 3 | But , you say , ought n't I to be a policeman or a former policeman myself , like John Wainwright , to be able to do this ? |
| 4 | ‘ Am I to be a king , or just a pig ? ’ |
| 5 | Lotze 's sentence was , however , above the nine years requested by the prosecution ; the court did not consider his to be a true case of state 's evidence , since it had neither led to further arrests nor prevented a crime . |
| 6 | Indeed , some of the British contributions to the study of this topic assert theirs to be a distinctive academic subject , ‘ social administration ’ , which has this concern as its hallmark . |
| 7 | We 're an open community in this house now and we 'd like you to be a member , would n't we , Alison . |
| 8 | ( Well , all right , I 'll allow you to be a bit bleary-eyed for ten minutes or so . ) |
| 9 | You may find yourself in dispute with management on what seems to you to be a fundamental point of principle . |
| 10 | One further thing that will help you to be a successful prescriber ; the more you enjoy it the easier it will be . |
| 11 | The director wants you to do it a certain way , and either you do n't feel that he 's right or you feel that he 's right but he 's forcing you to be a square peg in a round hole . |
| 12 | Or is it OK by you to be a Nazi and a Madness fan ? |
| 13 | He went on to quote Michelet : ‘ A woman must breathe on you for you to be a man . |
| 14 | ‘ I know you to be a compassionate man , ’ the queen-dowager told him . |
| 15 | ‘ Would they like you to be a nun too ? ’ |
| 16 | Perhaps if you promise pictures to several friends and relations , that will help you to be a little more.sparing with your collection of pressed material ! |
| 17 | Learning you to be a new young doctor , are they then ? ’ |
| 18 | You have it within you to be a leader . |
| 19 | We 've already asked you to be a witness . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Oliver , ’ he said , lapsing almost parodically at this solemn moment into the brute vocabulary of mercantilism , ‘ we 've asked you to be a witness and that 's our final offer . ’ |
| 21 | Ask the average person how much time they put into training their voice or obtaining feedback about the effect of their voice on others , and they will probably consider you to be a little mad . |
| 22 | What seems to you to be a very minor regulation may appear to be a major infringement of liberty to another . |
| 23 | I had n't expected you to be a bit as you are . " |
| 24 | For all practical purposes at this stage sir she may appear to you to be a fit and proper person I 've no doubt the Licensing Committee will want to know a lot more about the situation sir . |
| 25 | I have made no secret of the fact that I consider you to be a boy with potential , a boy I might introduce to some of the wonderful things of this world . |
| 26 | ‘ God intended you to be a missionary 's wife , ’ he continued . |
| 27 | For this reason , an all-round practice gives better training than a specialised one — but it may be well worth taking articles in a specialised firm if you are assured that they are looking out for a bright young man/woman like you to be a partner . |
| 28 | She might seem to you to be a vulgar woman , cautious , opportunist — I do n't know how she seems — but there is something ready to … . ’ |
| 29 | In all things I expect you to be a lady . |
| 30 | You talked about being erm you know , if God wanted you to be a missionary you 'd got to be a , a sort of teacher or a doctor , do you see your , your role in Harlow as , as a missionary role or as a doctor ? |