Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But luckily I 'm a quick learner ’ , she says . |
| 2 | Rather I was a simple , a frangible petitioner , assisted only by the goddess Flora . |
| 3 | One day I will settle down , as they say , and raise a family and I look forward to it , for basically I am a home-loving person . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps I am a romantic . |
| 5 | In letters to Edward Carpenter written in December 1893 and January 1894 , Robert Blatchford said : ‘ Perhaps I 'm a prejudiced old Tory ; but the whole subject is ‘ 'nasty' ’ to me … if Socialists identify themselves with any sweeping changes in sexual relations the Industrial Change will be seriously retarded . |
| 6 | Erm looking across from the Arms , one can see that , what I can only describe as a delightful bit of architecture , erm perhaps I 'm a little bit er of a philistine , but er I think it 's one of the nicest , most attractive buildings in the town . |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps she is a wealthy ward and Lackland plans to make her Queen of England . ’ |
| 8 | Perhaps you are a lonely person , and find that nature 's uncritical acceptance of you fills a gap in your own life . |
| 9 | But perhaps it would be nice if somebody gave you a gift voucher for Christmas and it said an eyebrow trim , and you were dying to have an eyebrow trim but you did n't know where to come , and perhaps you were a little bit frightened about having one , so , it might , you know , get you to come into the salon . |
| 10 | O K so she 's a doting mother , is that right ? what want . |
| 11 | So she was a whole year out . |
| 12 | We also do a bit of assembly work — small engines and steering assemblies , I 'm trying to build it up — but basically we 're a general engineering firm , supplying components to the motor industry mostly . |
| 13 | So we are a mixed community of four Sisters from three orders . |
| 14 | But , but when you look at it we 're second from bottom so we are a bad team at this present time . |
| 15 | Together we are a great nation . |
| 16 | Together they are a vital , but a very scarce resource : police centralisation , of which the Federation disapproves , could help optimise the use of available talent . |
| 17 | Spread over sixteen pages ( I , 56–71 ) these remarks function as part of a story , but as soon as they are put together it is a dull mind which does not reflect , ‘ Power corrupts , and absolute power corrupts absolutely ’ . |
| 18 | Suddenly it was a new picture of Ted Mosse being presented . |
| 19 | Apparently it is a big cut , but not so deep that it has done any irrevocable damage , at least that 's the impression I got . |
| 20 | Apparently it was a joint effort with his father , Sir Charles Barry , who as an employee of the Government on the Houses of Parliament was officially debarred from entering the competition . |
| 21 | Mother said they stayed in a nice place , a boarding house I believe , and apparently it was a special experience . |
| 22 | Apparently he 's a Taurean , ’ Ross told her blandly . |
| 23 | Apparently he 's a noted amateur violinist . |
| 24 | ‘ Apparently he 's a twenty-year-old student . |
| 25 | But basically he is a big , sweet , golf-only kid . |
| 26 | Basically it is a good foundation to the day to include a glass of skimmed or semi-skimmed milk and a piece of fruit ( or fresh fruit juice ) with this meal . |
| 27 | I mean you have to watch things a bit , but you know basically it 's a good experience for them . |
| 28 | Well they might be tailored a little bit according to the level , but basically it 's a similar lecture . |
| 29 | ‘ Basically it was a complete re-launch . |
| 30 | You know , Gene Simmons said , ‘ Do n't play with your head , play with your dick ’ — basically it was a crass way of saying , ‘ Feel it . ’ |