Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Complete removal of weeds , including all the roots , is important , preferably by hand or while digging ; incidentally , do remember that some of them may be the very plants you are intending to grow , though if the area contains horsetail it is better not to try growing perennial plants in it until you have been clearing out this weed for some years . |
| 2 | I may be the first challenger for Lennox , so it 's not surprising that I 'm behind Bowe . ’ |
| 3 | She said after her last injuries in December 1991 : ‘ I guess I must be the unluckiest policewoman . |
| 4 | After 3 attacks brave Lesley said : I must be the unluckiest policewoman . |
| 5 | ‘ Three injuries in three years — I must be the unluckiest policewoman , ’ she said . |
| 6 | I must be the only artist who does a huge painting and then does the preparatory work afterwards . |
| 7 | I figured I must be the only fool who was trying to start something ; I was trying to get that big BB King sound and then I saw The Fabulous Thunderbirds , with Jimmie Vaughan on guitar . |
| 8 | Kelly said : ‘ I must be the only manager in the country who is cheesed off that his side are still in the FA Cup . |
| 9 | I must be the only artist who does a huge painting and then does the preparatory work afterwards . |
| 10 | ‘ I must be the only American citizen who does n't drive a car . |
| 11 | Erm , mainly out of perversity , I do admit , because I must be the only social scientist of my generation who 's read all of them from cover to cover . |
| 12 | I ca n't wait until he gets round to me — I must be the only female in Hochhauser not on his list . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And I 'm her daughter , so naturally I must be the same , ’ Sabine said harshly . |
| 14 | I persuaded my mother that I should be the first visitor ; after all , I knew Parma better than she did , and since I was a young girl they might treat me more kindly . |
| 15 | She replied that she and her community would co-operate in this task on one condition , namely that I should be the General Editor . |
| 16 | I should be the last to imply that a Member of Parliament ought to subordinate his judgement of what is wise or right to even the most overwhelming majority of opinion . |
| 17 | ‘ I should be the social worker . |
| 18 | As Martin stood scratching his head , one of the goblins sneaked up behind him and whispered , " Say , " He told me I should be the richest man in the world . " " |
| 19 | You probably wo n't , so I might be the first to write . ’ |
| 20 | I say ‘ I might be the only one , while she has five friends . ’ |
| 21 | And you and I might be the only ones between your friend and the bullet . |
| 22 | Graham reckons Sid 's won it so I might be the only bloke who has n't won it yet . |
| 23 | No I 'll be the best team we 've had . |
| 24 | When somebody breaks my British record , I 'll be the first there with my good wishes . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll be the first to pull my kids out of the school if this curriculum is introduced , ’ says Anna Saez , parent association head of the Elmhurst public school . |
| 26 | If I 'm not good enough I 'll be the first to admit it . ’ |
| 27 | I encourage cyclists to respect the fact that on all legal access routes there 's a need to give way to walkers — but I 'll be the first to admit that this does n't happen all the time . |
| 28 | I know that this means that when the revolution comes I 'll be the first against the wall , but I like this . |
| 29 | er and I 'll be the first to recognize that and this was just a sort of the ball park stats that you were looking for . |
| 30 | So I 'll be the inside one , |