Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I was the on I was the only black guy in the regiment erm for a very long time and erm you know it did n't it does n't matter what colour you are erm apart from my case , there was if you was erm if you were slow on your runs or you was n't good at at cleaning your kit you would get bullied . |
| 2 | I shall work in , because I mean I 'm the one who 's been pushing to get them on this . |
| 3 | The indifference of Limnititzkers to the great outdoors is well-known ; the only landscapes that interest them are the hills of a totally discorporeal Zion . |
| 4 | ‘ I mean , I realise I 'm the baby of the family , and a mere female — ’ the latter drew a bleak smile from her father , acknowledging a point of contention between them spanning several years ‘ — but I do n't see how just a fire can mean the end of everything ! |
| 5 | it 's easy , you just say I 'm the Government , give me your money , |
| 6 | When you awaken in the morning hush I am the uplifting rush Of quiet birds encircled flight I am the soft stars that shine at night . |
| 7 | ‘ They say she 's the youngest prima ballerina ever to dance at the Coliseum . ’ |
| 8 | The Bulgarians sombrely suggest that she is a dead mother looking for her own baby , while the Spanish say she is the GHOST of an aunt or grandmother , looking to make a gift to her descendants . |
| 9 | Say you 're the nearest I can find in the book , Filton I should try . |
| 10 | What , say you 're the care-giver and I 'm the |
| 11 | They all say you are the best houngan in Haiti . |
| 12 | ‘ Sir Fulke , you say you are the executor of Sir Ralph 's will ? ’ |
| 13 | It 's only then you say you were the person who telephoned . |
| 14 | They say we are the turkeys but you better believe , We 'll be doing all the stuffing , In the Mid-Counties Combination League . |
| 15 | Our adverts say we 're the professionals , the experts , the specialists . |
| 16 | Erm , we also , again I mean , as you say , we always look at ourselves and say we 're the best team in the company . |
| 17 | ‘ I expect they 're the same ones he used to tell me . ’ |
| 18 | But just a mile across the city , their rivals say they 're the originals . |
| 19 | Some say they are the ‘ shape of things to come ’ . |
| 20 | They have fiery red eyes and some say they are the Devil 's own pets , roaming the countryside with him each evening in search of the newly dead . |
| 21 | People say they were the good old days , but oh I do n't think . |
| 22 | Close observers of Microsoft say that what really interest it is the licensing fees it says Sun should be paying . |
| 23 | ‘ I expect it 's the sidh , is n't it ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I expect it 's the hat . ’ |
| 25 | I expect it 's the weather . |
| 26 | I expect it 's the petals and |
| 27 | But I expect it is the effects of expatriation . |
| 28 | She thought more about losing the coal to Mrs Phipps than about Granny , it seemed to me then , but I expect it was the shock that caused her to react in that way . |
| 29 | Its admirers say it is the consummate manager . |
| 30 | Some say they should bring back hanging ; others say it is the politicians they should hang ; but most say there is nothing anybody can do at all . |