Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [be] [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know your ego finds that hard to believe , but just because we had a good time together for a couple of days does not necessarily mean that I 'm yours to play with whenever you feel like it ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Caroline and I are yours to command . ’ |
| 3 | Whereas pubs are different , they are out , they have to pay a lot of people and their rent and everything else and they are ours to make a profit . |
| 4 | Life is a gift , and it is yours to learn how to receive , not to earn . |
| 5 | A stark poem with the photograph reads : ‘ Once my heart was one and it was yours to keep . |
| 6 | The comb was made of shiny steel and it was his to keep . |
| 7 | Well if it was me to keep it balanced I usually put the bigger ones near the bottom or on one side so that the small bit are at the top and the big bits are at the bottom and artistically it looks a bit better balanced but it does n't really matter for the maths where you put it . |
| 8 | ‘ But they 're yours to keep , like I told you , ’ Mrs Smith said gently . |
| 9 | She would put all her things on the floor because it was hers to do what she liked with . |