Example sentences of "[pron] be [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am no man 's man . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I think the course is a success partly because I am a farmer 's wife myself , ’ admits Sue . |
| 3 | On the night before Sports Day I am the school 's champion athlete . |
| 4 | ‘ I am the king 's coroner . |
| 5 | ‘ Brother Athelstan , ’ he said testily , ‘ I would remind you that I am the king 's coroner and those two , ’ he gestured in the direction of the Springall house , ‘ Sir Richard and that expensive paramour of his , are guilty of murder ! ’ |
| 6 | I am the King 's Coroner . |
| 7 | I am the Lord 's servant ; as you have spoken , so be it ( Luke 1:38 ) . |
| 8 | His own role is emphatically stated : ‘ I am the Lord 's News-Writer — the scribe-evangelist ’ ( B327 ) . |
| 9 | " I am the shoemaker 's father . " |
| 10 | I am the devil 's fattest spawn . |
| 11 | " Oh , " she said suavely , " I am the Czar 's governess . " |
| 12 | Sadly , a few favourites are ignored altogether — finding some relevance in ‘ We all live in a Yellow Submarine ’ or ‘ I am the Walrus ' , it seems , was beyond even the Research Board . |
| 13 | ‘ Whether the council likes it or not I am the town 's MP and I am a minister . |
| 14 | ‘ Roger , Roger , ’ he whispered , ‘ I am the Cardinal 's man in peace and war , at least for the next ten years . |
| 15 | I am the Kha-Khan 's trusted servant , and he has given me everything I ever asked of him : this land in perpetuity , peace and security for our clan forever . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I am the Teller 's bodyguard . |
| 17 | I am the TCCB 's lackey , and I act only when they order me . ’ |
| 18 | Boycott ( fixes wan , wonky , ever-righteous grin in place ) : I am the People 's Champ . |
| 19 | ‘ After all , I am the club 's leading Second Division scorer , despite missing games through injury and being on the bench at times . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I hear that you are a canon 's daughter — and I am an archdeacon 's son , ’ said Rupert lightly , trying to make conversation . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm no Man 's dog , Master ! ’ |
| 22 | Yes , I thought , they 've seen me get out of the pick-up truck , I look wind-blown and ruddy , there 's mud on my hands , they 're bound to think I 'm a crofter 's wife . |
| 23 | They know I 'm a players ' manager and will look after them . |
| 24 | ‘ Gran , I 'm not the normal one of the family after all ; I 'm a witch 's daughter , I can travel to other worlds and make magic . ’ |
| 25 | Yeah but I 'm a Scotsman er and Yorkshire |
| 26 | Well , I 'm a farmer 's wife as well , and the most of the farming community do n't want irradiation either . |
| 27 | That 's it well tha there 's Peggy says I said oh well I 'm a bit erm worried about taking them and I said they have been known to get up and walk out , and said , surely not ! |
| 28 | Yeah , what I 'm , what I 'm a bit erm |
| 29 | Well I 'm a bit er |
| 30 | I 'm a bit li I 'm like that at the minute . |