Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] be [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But luckily I 'm a quick learner ’ , she says . |
| 2 | Rather I was a simple , a frangible petitioner , assisted only by the goddess Flora . |
| 3 | Suddenly I was the mature woman , faced with new kids in the workplace . |
| 4 | One day I will settle down , as they say , and raise a family and I look forward to it , for basically I am a home-loving person . |
| 5 | Naturally I was the slowest , having the most to remove . |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps I am a romantic . |
| 7 | Or perhaps I am an avid correspondent . |
| 8 | In letters to Edward Carpenter written in December 1893 and January 1894 , Robert Blatchford said : ‘ Perhaps I 'm a prejudiced old Tory ; but the whole subject is ‘ 'nasty' ’ to me … if Socialists identify themselves with any sweeping changes in sexual relations the Industrial Change will be seriously retarded . |
| 9 | Erm looking across from the Arms , one can see that , what I can only describe as a delightful bit of architecture , erm perhaps I 'm a little bit er of a philistine , but er I think it 's one of the nicest , most attractive buildings in the town . |
| 10 | Perhaps I 'm the first woman who has asked for their vote . ’ |
| 11 | Perhaps I 'm the wrong one to ask about that . ’ |
| 12 | Well I mean obviously I 'm the obvious alternative is er financial planning |
| 13 | Erm twenty second of July nineteen sixteen so I 'm a first war baby . |
| 14 | Mm , I can never remember the formulas , like your dad said formula for such and such a thing is so and so and that , but I could never remember them so I was no good then , because I could n't remember it |
| 15 | For a start , Christopher 's taller than I am so I was the fluffy one … . |
| 16 | Er apparently she was a four year old er they searched for the mother , they found the mother and I understand now that the mother 's been charged with murder . |
| 17 | ‘ Maybe not but I think both you and Len might benefit by talking about what happened that morning ; after all , apparently you were the only one who actually saw him fall . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps she is a wealthy ward and Lackland plans to make her Queen of England . ’ |
| 19 | Perhaps she was the only one who had got away ? |
| 20 | Perhaps you are a lonely person , and find that nature 's uncritical acceptance of you fills a gap in your own life . |
| 21 | But perhaps it would be nice if somebody gave you a gift voucher for Christmas and it said an eyebrow trim , and you were dying to have an eyebrow trim but you did n't know where to come , and perhaps you were a little bit frightened about having one , so , it might , you know , get you to come into the salon . |
| 22 | And , as consolation Marje , you really can hang on to the hope that as he was the secret true love of your life , perhaps you were the secret true love of his . |
| 23 | O K so she 's a doting mother , is that right ? what want . |
| 24 | So she 's the official carnival queen . |
| 25 | So she was a whole year out . |
| 26 | So you 're the right person to ask the |
| 27 | So you 're the big boss are you ? |
| 28 | Yeah because you go to be the eldest and then just at the time you should of gone on and become the youngest , it changed so you were the eldest all the time |
| 29 | ‘ Basically we are an experienced team , but the youngsters are going to play a crucial role in trying to keep us up there . ’ |
| 30 | We also do a bit of assembly work — small engines and steering assemblies , I 'm trying to build it up — but basically we 're a general engineering firm , supplying components to the motor industry mostly . |