Example sentences of "[pers pn] are a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People like me are a menace to the AA men , calling them out on Sunday afternoon to rebuild engines that we idly began to dismantle on Sunday morning . |
| 2 | Because these criteria it seems to me are a means to an end , for us to decide upon an appropriate general location . |
| 3 | Among them are a portrait of the beauteous Dorelia with whom she took a passionate walking trip across France and who later lived in a ménage à trois with her brother and his wife . |
| 4 | A lot of me mates are black geezers and some of them are a bit tasty ’ . |
| 5 | The other manufacturers are trying to do the same but I think some of them are a bit behind Rover and they 've got to catch up . |
| 6 | So that is a possi I was just wondering which one it was cos I say I know some of them are a bit you know |
| 7 | Some of them are a bit tasteless I find . |
| 8 | Well , one or two of them are a bit sort of |
| 9 | Yeah , but er , some of them are a bit out of true cos they 're seconds do you think ? |
| 10 | Among them are a Duchess who inspired ‘ awe ; ’ an engineer 's ‘ stern looking ’ mother ; and the ‘ tall and stately ’ wife of a farm labourer sitting at the fire ‘ enjoying her ‘ bit of bacca . ’ |
| 11 | But they are wage labour , and those performing them are a part of the working class . |
| 12 | She said , I mean , she says I 'm not prejudiced here , and she says there 's obvious exceptions and they 're not bad but the majority of them are a waste of time ! |
| 13 | Beneath them are a group of children with an average age of 10 . |
| 14 | But life has its storms , it has its tempests , and some of them are a lot fiercer than others . |
| 15 | ‘ Groups like yours are a bit outside my experience , ’ he confided , ‘ and I need to understand a bit about what Miss Morgan did for a living . |
| 16 | Tom : Yes , they are the same but yours are a bit different . |
| 17 | but his are a lot thicker than Gemma 's though |
| 18 | An if yu are a Rasta yu can tour Africa . |
| 19 | ‘ You are a piss artist . ’ |
| 20 | You are a head receptionist at a medium-sized hotel , instructing a new trainee receptionist . |
| 21 | ‘ You are a stinker , sweetie , ’ said Mrs. Mounce . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh Herbert you are a caution , really you are ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You are a scholar and a gentleman . |
| 24 | The first thing to remember is that you are a student- that is , one who studies . |
| 25 | ‘ You are a weed , Hoomey ! |
| 26 | You see , when you 're an Arab and you fight for your country , you are a terrorist , when you are a Jew , and I 'm not anti-Jewish , I 'm anti-Zionist , you are a freedom fighter . |
| 27 | ‘ You are a devil ! |
| 28 | May 1st is the deadline for entries , so if you are a Father/Son or Mother/Daughter partnership and fancy meeting and playing against other tennis playing families firstly in your region , and then , if successful , nationally , then do n't delay . |
| 29 | They are forces which are spreading wealth faster than at any time in human history and in one 's political approach I think you either are an enthusiast anxious to embrace the forces that are at work or you are a sceptic , perhaps inclined to resist them , hoping that you can frustrate them . |
| 30 | It is only if your Mum or Dad has it , that you may possible have it when you grown up , whether you are a boy or a girl . |