Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why everyone wants to be The Waterboys and nobody wants to be The Virgin Prunes . |
| 2 | Most of the smaller bands put out seven-inch singles themselves , whereas here everyone wants to be the next big thing and I hate all that . ’ |
| 3 | My Lords , that concludes my analysis of what I perceive to be the important British cases but before seeking to draw conclusions therefrom I must refer to certain Commonwealth and American cases . |
| 4 | Er my Lord er the second observation I make about erm Mr opinion erm and the facts upon which it is based is that his opinion is hotly disputed er , not least because of what it would be submitted is the highly speculative nature of this enterprise er , when you are being asked to consider with the benefit of hindsight , whether or not a business entered into some eighty years ago , was likely to have failed and er it is also an exercise which in my submission is entirely irrelevant if your Lordship would find the basis of compensation which I contend for is the one because the logic of not having to become involved in any investigation of whether or not this business would probably have been unsuccessful in any event . |
| 5 | Winner takes all , and as I intend to be the winner , shooting you would be a bit of a waste . |
| 6 | I owned to being the coward , traitor , thief and fairy they saw in me . |
| 7 | And the only thing I cared about was the damn foolishness of the banning . |
| 8 | I remember feis as being the best part of Irish dancing because I got to be the centre of attention , albeit fleetingly . |
| 9 | I hate to be the party-pooper , again , but rabble-rousing sexist nonsense is not to be forgiven , even if it 's done with Blade 's A1 golden retriever smile . |
| 10 | I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings , so to speak , but it 's been virtually wrecked — tyres slashed , windows smashed … the works . ’ |
| 11 | Indeed I own myself unworthy and I long to be the servant of even the least religious in the Church of God and I hope by God 's grace to be made a sharer with them … |
| 12 | We are discussing strategic new developments-someone has to be the first to develop the product or technology . |
| 13 | That is this , should I rely on the agape love of my partner or should I strive to be the type of person that my partner could easily love even if no agape love were available ? |
| 14 | ‘ I want to be the best ’ she explains proudly , ‘ it does n't matter how long it takes . ’ |
| 15 | December I want to be the longest-serving manager under Peter Swales . |
| 16 | It 's not that I want to be the ideal woman ; I 'd simply like to be able to walk down a street and not even think about it . |
| 17 | I want to be the most famous person on the planet , a household word . ’ |
| 18 | James : ‘ I want to be the leader . ’ |
| 19 | Martin Luther King once said , ‘ I want to be the white man 's brother , not his brother-in-law . |
| 20 | And I 'd like to fight him because he 's undefeated and I want to be the first man to beat him . |
| 21 | ‘ And I want him to win because he 's unbeaten and I want to be the first man to take the H out of Holyfield . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't think I have much else to prove … other than that I want to be the best player in the world . |
| 23 | But I want to be the first man to achieve Football League status after a full playing career . |
| 24 | He 'd just become the first Briton to win two world titles on foreign soil and added : ‘ I want to be the first British fighter to win three world titles at different weights . ’ |
| 25 | I do n't want to be one of the best in the world , I want to be the best in the world , and everyone I come up against is a stepping stone to me getting over that bridge . |
| 26 | I 'm not here to be flattered I want to be the oldest . |
| 27 | Why are n't I number one ? ’ , adding , ‘ If I 'm in the game , I want to be the best . ’ |
| 28 | I want to be the kind of white man who can work with you to put right these injustices . ’ |
| 29 | I want to be the one to bring the news . |
| 30 | ‘ I want to be the winner ? ’ |