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Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] be the [adj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	When you awaken in the morning hush I am the uplifting rush Of quiet birds encircled flight I am the soft stars that shine at night .
2	People say they were the good old days , but oh I do n't think .
3	Its admirers say it is the consummate manager .
4	Marry , so there have been diverse good plots devised and wise counsels cast already about reformation of that realm , but they say it is the fatal destiny of that land that no purposes whatsoever are meant for her good will prosper or take good effect , which whether it proceed from the very genius of the soil , or the influence of the stars , or that Almighty God hath not yet appointed the time of her reformation , or that He reserveth her in this unquiet state still , for some secret scourge which shall by her come unto England , it is hard to be known but yet much to be feared .
5	They say it 's the final straw in a two month saga of staff sickness and lack of supply teachers which has meant vital gaps in their children 's schooling .
6	They say it 's the only way to save nearly forty jobs .
7	But others say it 's the only way to avoid accusations of a whitewash .
8	Student leaders say it 's the only way they can fight for their rights .
9	Shock tactics.Parents of drink-drive victim say it 's the only way .
10	It 'll cost a hundred and forty thousand pounds to build but some locals say it 's the wrong bridge in the wrong place
11	They say it 's the wrong place and will pose a threat to their children .
12	The lessons are proving very popular , especially with business men and women who say it 's the ideal way to relieve tension after a hard day in the office .
13	so I mean if , if they caught one , they actually took a photo , managed to take a photo out of all those hundreds of people , look how many more were , were there , and it just seems like basically their not sure who fired first , obviously the Irish say it was the British them and the British say they were fired upon first and erm , on , on the strength of it , who , who would you rather believe I mean , somebody that 's been living in Ireland for twenty odd yea twenty years now with all that happening around him being able to be got at by the I R A or a British body who may , may be up on a murder trial , you know , the , at the end of the day its six of one and half a dozen of the other , they 've both got stuffed by a bleeding troop
14	I hope I 've been given I hope I be the temporary staff but , those homes are being refurbished , there are no vacant beds in those homes because they are being refurbished .
15	I hope I 'm the right person . ’
16	‘ I imagine you 're the only serious candidate .
17	Today the Bangor editor said : ‘ We are determined to emulate our team and show we are the top dogs in north Down .
18	By ordering the fourth Trident submarine , the Conservatives show they are the only party to be trusted with defending Britain .
19	‘ Dinna imagine it 's the local baby talk , ’ Reid went on .
20	‘ Hope it 's the right room , ’ he said cheerfully .
21	‘ I hope it 's the other way round . ’
22	Let it be the right thing that I 'm doing . "
23	Oh no look it was the invisible man driving the car .
24	No , the ones who get me are the purposeful ones who are out to pull you down a peg or two when you were quite happy with the peg you were on .
25	‘ I also know I 'm the only one capable of freeing that butterfly from its chrysalis . ’
26	‘ I also know I 'm the only one who can make those fires burn . ’
27	We are both bruised and feeling stiff , but we know we 're the lucky ones . ’
28	Erm but you know they are the actual Inland Revenue .
29	As far as I know they are the original studs , measuring 23mm across .
30	In the back of your mind you know it is the Italian temperament against the English temperament , and you just know something is going to happen .