Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The things they like about me are my gai-jin attitudes , and they laugh at a lot of my conclusions , I 'm sure — not to my face , but among themselves . |
| 2 | I 'll pick any one of these , see if you can read it to me are you ready ? |
| 3 | A : excuse me are you busy B : no not at all A : I wondered if I could have a word with you |
| 4 | Of course , I would have few grounds for complaint had the words attributed to me been my own . |
| 5 | I propose to devote a whole chapter to so-called ‘ association copies ’ , partly for the selfish reason that I am myself devoted to them and partly because , looking at them as objectively as I can , they seem to me to offer one of the most satisfying branches of book-collecting , especially to anyone with the slightest sense of history . |
| 6 | We need a man , a strong man , now ; for I am myself old and must soon die . ’ |
| 7 | I am myself sceptical about whether the local democratic control espoused by the ‘ New Realists ’ would have the dramatic confidence-building effect claimed . |
| 8 | Externally conformist and controlled , her journal functions as the confidant she never had : ‘ My head feels empty and I am nothing particular . |
| 9 | I am her current beau . ’ |
| 10 | There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year … |
| 11 | I am my own mistress and I can walk out of here tomorrow if I want . |
| 12 | I am the fountain sealed up , the walled garden where the lord Christ takes his rest at noon ; I am my Own grille and enclosure and the desperate bride vowed to him who blesses my chains . |
| 13 | I long for my canvas and easel where I am my own master and the world is my own . ’ |
| 14 | Tolonen 's appointment as General would certainly help in that regard , but I must also show them that I am my own man , not merely my father 's shadow . |
| 15 | For example own ( I am my own master ) or ( the ) very ( That 's the very thing I 've been looking for ! ) . |
| 16 | I am my own woman , and — ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I am your credulous court buffoon and I hang upon every syllable , but how about fixing a cup of coffee ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Not at all ; you have n't given me what I want , and until you do I am your other self . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ My name is Legion , and I am your new Managing Director . |
| 20 | as if he had read her thoughts , he said , ‘ I am — how do you say ? — I am your typical Italian : generous , warm , passionate and very ’ — he rolled the ‘ r ’ like a music-hall opera singer — ‘ very jealous . ’ |
| 21 | In life I am your truest fondest friend Edward , and you ever my own sweet little one Helen , anemone maiden . |
| 22 | In life I am your truest friend Edward , and you ever my own sweet little one Helen , my anemone maid , and dearest friend . |
| 23 | I am your obedient |
| 24 | But this does n't mean that I am anything less than an enthusiastic supporter of Scottish rugby . |
| 25 | Yes I fucking I am you dirty cow ! |
| 26 | You 've heard of the rogue male , I am his modern descendant , the junk male . |
| 27 | I am his interior decorator . ’ |
| 28 | I am His chosen instrument … |
| 29 | So am I am I right in thinking that the western relief road is catering for a north south through traffic element , but its primary purpose is to provide relief to the main e the present A sixty one which runs through the centre of Harrogate and again would seek to distribute traffic around the network and bring it in on other radial roads from the West for example ? |
| 30 | shape am I am I huge if I go |