Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | of them are such dickheads |
| 2 | Among them are such features as the screes of the Lake District , which may be fossil forms due to frost shattering in the closing phases of the Pleistocene ; dry valleys in Chalk areas , which have been discussed in Chapter 7 ; some of the gravel river terraces , which , although composed of coarse gravel , have gradients less than those of present rivers , which appear to be capable of transporting no material coarser than sand and mud . |
| 3 | Now North Yorkshire County Council er I think in their statement look to erm to existing market towns to provide what little evidence they can up to justify fourteen hundred dwellings , er I think that 's again a simplistic approach because by definition the market now can seal them up wider catchment area , many of them are some distance from York , and the settlements concerned provide a service base for a number of surrounding villages , and therefore the actual specialities and services found within that particular settlement are greater than one would achieve if it did not have a large catchment area . |
| 4 | And er as probably er you gathered Stan and I are both ex-policemen in relation to erm to er our our background and er I think I said yesterday to the er some of the guys as well , one of the things that lorry drivers and policemen do have very much in common is that we have pr probably one the shortest erm pension lives of most professions . |
| 5 | My wife and I are both pensioners . |
| 6 | Well John and I are both Chair Person , are Co-Chair at the moment , erm |
| 7 | I will not feel responsible , aligned or guilty simply because he and I are both men . |
| 8 | ‘ I am many things , señor . ’ |
| 9 | anything in my life and then I am that boy |
| 10 | Losing his temper , Howard roared , ‘ I am that man . |
| 11 | J E Nicholson ( Points of View , 10 February ) can stop wondering who ‘ the man on the tricycle is and where he is going ’ , as I am that man . |
| 12 | I am that specialist . ’ |
| 13 | I wish you and your staff to know how sorry I am that Punch is to be no more . |
| 14 | I sometimes think you would n't recognize me if you saw me as I am these days ! |
| 15 | It just shows how mentally disorganised I am these days . |
| 16 | I was out running on Wednesday night at ten o'clock ; I am most nights at that time . ’ ’ |
| 17 | According to the last good book I read , this means that I am half way through my time travel , my travel through time . |
| 18 | One more time my skin warms against his and reminds me that I am this person , not generic , wife of nothing . |
| 19 | I am this prisoner in my own house , you see . |
| 20 | HAVING ALREADY REFERRED to types of watercoloured paper and their manufacturer in the August issue , I am this month going to refer back to and expand upon certain areas . |
| 21 | I 've never been so indecisive as I am this time . |
| 22 | ‘ Your tone would seem to imply that I am some sort of Bluebeard who keeps her incarcerated . |
| 23 | He seems to think I am some sort of double-dealing rascal who is going to cheat him — " |
| 24 | Miss Bedwelty , having asked Sam what their horse situation was , was saying , ‘ I take it yours are all schoolmasters , suitable for what you 're asking ? ’ |
| 25 | Oh yes , I 'm all favour of dipping , but I want a safer dip for the operators . |
| 26 | I 'm all sweets things and savoury I like |
| 27 | Yes I am I 'm all ears . |
| 28 | Oh you 're , you 're that bit further , well I suppose I 'm that bit further really |
| 29 | Right I 'm that first I 'm that function , Mhm . |
| 30 | But I 'm that wee bit bigger — |