Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] your [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am your credulous court buffoon and I hang upon every syllable , but how about fixing a cup of coffee ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Not at all ; you have n't given me what I want , and until you do I am your other self . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | In life I am your truest friend Edward , and you ever my own sweet little one Helen , my anemone maid , and dearest friend . |
| 5 | I tell you what father , I 'm your eldest daughter , I will go to the city , and I will become queen . |
| 6 | He dialled his mother 's number ; when she finally answered , he said , ‘ I 'm your only son , right ? ’ |
| 7 | I 'm your friendly village-bobby-type , he thought , not your hard-as-nails CID boy . |
| 8 | I 'm your second father , Pip ! |
| 9 | I 'm your best friend . ’ |
| 10 | Herbert replied bitterly , ‘ I 'm your one possession you 'll never give up . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm your other nanny . |
| 12 | I 'm your total interface with this operation . ’ |
| 13 | Berry plays Nick , a bobby from Hackney somewhat improbably posted to the remote village of Adenfield ( ’ I 'm your new village copper , ’ he obligingly explains to a local ) and equally improbably married to a posh doctor played by Niamh Cusack . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm your new boss ’ would have done nicely . |
| 15 | I 'm your new tally-man , did n't you know ? |
| 16 | Ray Parlour is aiming to persuade Arsenal boss George Graham : Put your cheque book away , I 'm your new Rocky . |
| 17 | I 'm your sphincter muscle , okay ? |
| 18 | I 'm your senior assistant , and I do understand , you know ? |
| 19 | I 'm your lucky dipstick tonight |
| 20 | No , I 'm not , Philippa , I 'm your favourite breed . |
| 21 | Now you can go in and say , ‘ okay I 'm your local E H O expert , what do you want to know ? ’ |
| 22 | " You 're too thick to realize it but I 'm your last chance . |
| 23 | ‘ I was your first feminist ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Like I was your little girl . |
| 25 | Remember , you are your own person and it 's up to you to take care of your health and decide how you want to look . |
| 26 | You are your own coach : look after the training of your favourite trainee ! ( 4 ) Always start a period on a particular topic with a review of that day 's lecture . |
| 27 | I discovered as I picked my way through endless encounters that , even when you are your own mistress — free of guilt , responsibility or even social obligation — the excitement of different sex with new partners does eventually pall . |
| 28 | Understand why something happens as it does and you are your own master , able to use your common sense and logic to make judgements and decisions . |
| 29 | In the first place you are your own agent . |
| 30 | You are your own enemy . |