Example sentences of "[be] the [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If he is a Muslim , ’ Mr Malik had confided to Robert , shortly after the Brown child joined the school , ‘ then I am the Duke of Edinburgh . |
| 2 | ‘ Think rather that I am the lady of death and that you are the master of death ! |
| 3 | ‘ Not yet ’ , was the reply : ‘ At present I am the Member of Parliament for Henley ’ ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ For li the grace of God I am the Reviver of ADORATION amongst ENGLISH-MEN . ’ |
| 5 | I am the officer in charge of all cultural activities in Birnin Gwari local government of Kaduna State in Nigeria . |
| 6 | ‘ I am the prior of Shrewsbury , ’ said Robert with ceremonious dignity , but was only briefly regarded . |
| 7 | I am the boy from Warrington , who lives in Liverpool now ! |
| 8 | One day Jesus said to his friends : I am the Bread of Life I am the living Bread which has come down from heaven Anyone who eats this bread Shall live for . |
| 9 | Although striking an important psychological blow by coming out on the winning side against his main challenger , Wasps ' Steve Bates , he admitted : ‘ Even though I am the man in possession , it would be just as easy for the selectors to pick Steve . ’ |
| 10 | And at the same time there came before him Ximena Gomez , the daughter of the Count , who fell on her knees before him and said , Sir , I am the daughter of Count Don Gomez of Gormaz , and Rodrigo of Bivar has slain the Count my father , and of three daughters whom he has left I am the youngest . |
| 11 | ‘ I am the daughter of Isabelle Riquard . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You are mistaken , I am the daughter of Li Lu sir , ’ the girl replied and , walking carefully on bound feet , went on her way . |
| 13 | The great apostle Paul , says I am the chief of sinners ! |
| 14 | C is the velocity of light , as it says in ‘ Space Time ’ , the way we measure the velocity of light , and therefore I am the bringer of light , the prince of light , Lucifer himself . ’ ’ |
| 15 | I am the bringer of death to your world ! ’ |
| 16 | I am the bringer of death to your world ! ’ |
| 17 | I am the bringer of death to your world ! ’ |
| 18 | I am the God of Abraham , the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob ( Mark 12:26 ) . |
| 19 | As the malai officer ran round the side of the building , Kaptan shouted , ‘ I am the son of Colonel Goreng — do n't shoot ! ’ |
| 20 | But now suppose we try to analyse : ( 5 ) I am the mother of Napoleon We can not assess the truth of this sentence without taking into account who the speaker is ; for ( 5 ) is true just in case the person uttering the sentence is indeed identical to the individual who is the mother of Napoleon , and false otherwise . |
| 21 | I am the sort of man who enjoys dancing , but these steps are outside my ken . |
| 22 | I am the sort of person , I would like to be a bus driver , work in a nursery . |
| 23 | you know maybe I am the sort of person they 're looking for who 's already done a little bit of surveying erm to join as a dogsbody and then over the two years or four years however long it does take erm you know slowly presumably you just get given more responsibilities . |
| 24 | ‘ Look , I am the sort of person who is always in demand — always ! |
| 25 | ‘ I am the Infanta of Spain and Queen of England . |
| 26 | Double figures should be a realistic target , especially now I am the penalty-taker at Elland Road . ’ |
| 27 | I am the author of War in the Nursery ( Virago , 1983 ) , have contributed to several books and journals , and have published collections of poetry , the most recent of which is Dry Air ( Virago , 1985 ) . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's impossible for there to be a lower point , simply because of this result and the fact that I am the manager in charge of a team representing the country . ’ |
| 29 | I am the descendant of Cormac and Dierdriu , and Niall of the Nine Hostages , and I can beat you , Medoc , I can ride against you , and I can defeat you . |
| 30 | ‘ You forget that I am the receiver of confessions . ’ |