Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The things they like about me are my gai-jin attitudes , and they laugh at a lot of my conclusions , I 'm sure — not to my face , but among themselves . |
| 2 | A : excuse me are you busy B : no not at all A : I wondered if I could have a word with you |
| 3 | I am her current beau . ’ |
| 4 | Tolonen 's appointment as General would certainly help in that regard , but I must also show them that I am my own man , not merely my father 's shadow . |
| 5 | There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year … |
| 6 | I long for my canvas and easel where I am my own master and the world is my own . ’ |
| 7 | For example own ( I am my own master ) or ( the ) very ( That 's the very thing I 've been looking for ! ) . |
| 8 | I am the fountain sealed up , the walled garden where the lord Christ takes his rest at noon ; I am my Own grille and enclosure and the desperate bride vowed to him who blesses my chains . |
| 9 | I am my own mistress and I can walk out of here tomorrow if I want . |
| 10 | I am my own woman , and — ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I am your credulous court buffoon and I hang upon every syllable , but how about fixing a cup of coffee ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Not at all ; you have n't given me what I want , and until you do I am your other self . ’ |
| 13 | as if he had read her thoughts , he said , ‘ I am — how do you say ? — I am your typical Italian : generous , warm , passionate and very ’ — he rolled the ‘ r ’ like a music-hall opera singer — ‘ very jealous . ’ |
| 14 | In life I am your truest friend Edward , and you ever my own sweet little one Helen , my anemone maid , and dearest friend . |
| 15 | Yes I fucking I am you dirty cow ! |
| 16 | You 've heard of the rogue male , I am his modern descendant , the junk male . |
| 17 | I am his interior decorator . ’ |
| 18 | I am His chosen instrument … |
| 19 | I 'm me own huntsman today . ’ |
| 20 | 3 I 'm her one friend now , the only living being she gets to see . |
| 21 | I 'm her general factotum . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It 's me mum , and I 'll try anything for me mum , and Lourdes is what she wants , and I 'm her only son , and I ca n't bear watching it . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm her youngest son , ’ Travis replied , as though to explain why his mother should worry so about him . |
| 24 | I 'm their only daughter . ’ |
| 25 | I tell you what father , I 'm your eldest daughter , I will go to the city , and I will become queen . |
| 26 | He dialled his mother 's number ; when she finally answered , he said , ‘ I 'm your only son , right ? ’ |
| 27 | I 'm your friendly village-bobby-type , he thought , not your hard-as-nails CID boy . |
| 28 | I 'm your second father , Pip ! |
| 29 | I 'm your best friend . ’ |
| 30 | Herbert replied bitterly , ‘ I 'm your one possession you 'll never give up . ’ |