Example sentences of "[be] the [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right I 'm gon na ask the director , who I think is going to pick up most if not all of your points , there may be the odd point he 'll pass sideways in my direction . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm relieved to see slow-dancing with me has n't turned out to be the traumatic experience you obviously feared . ’ |
| 3 | He preferred her , he said , to be the gentle creature he had married . |
| 4 | The columns displaying prices of licensed dealers ' stocks in the national newspapers did not always appear to be the paid advertising they actually were . |
| 5 | The most likely explanation is that they saw it as a way to keep the Catholic-educated Mary out of Scotland , while maintaining their formal loyalty to her , thereby maximizing their opportunity to advance the Protestant cause while minimizing the need to clash directly with their sovereign ; there was , after all , no sign that Mary was particularly interested in the internal affairs of her kingdom , and although it was a gamble , and a risky one , leaving her to continue to enjoy life in France appeared to be the best chance they had . |
| 6 | They can be the best friend you have ever had in the world at one moment and an indifferent stranger the next . |
| 7 | Carpet is acceptable in town houses or flats but it must be the best quality you can afford because hallways take a lot of through traffic . |
| 8 | What you have seen today may well be the best lesson you will ever learn of the difficulties facing us in the outside world . |
| 9 | ‘ This could easily be the best season he 's had for us . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But it is , ’ he insisted , as if this somehow ought to be the best news she 'd ever heard in her life . |
| 11 | Facing up to your own problems , and trying to resolve them , may be the best thing you could do for your child . |
| 12 | In opera , Eyre 's production of Berlioz 's Beatrice and Benedict for the Buxton Festival in 1980 was considered by some observers to be the best thing he ever did . |
| 13 | No I 'll be the best team we 've had . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought it likely this might be the young fellow he was looking for . |
| 15 | I hope that this whole issue can be settled soon so that rugby can be the great game it has always been . |
| 16 | In what seemed to him to be the far distance he could see Mariana and the President climbing up the meadow to meet him . |
| 17 | You will , I fear , have found my monosyllabic utterances rather unrewarding material for linguistic analysis ( which I assume to be the philosophical method you are following ) — and my frequent silences even more intractable . |
| 18 | Used as I am , of course , to drinking from glittering crystal , I admit that for everyday use it is more likely to be the ordinary glass you buy from Woolies or Habitat — sensible , cheap , and reasonably designed . |
| 19 | If King Ginger Nut turns it on it could be the total rout it should be . |
| 20 | measures than others in the area , right , and instal it before the weather gets too cold , and the price that 's on the contract will be the total amount you have to pay or something like that |
| 21 | The worst difficulty came with his brother Frank , whom Ramsey thought to be the cleverest person he knew . |
| 22 | The fabric of our society would be seen to be the ridiculous thing it is . |
| 23 | ( For those interested in the whole question , I consider John Grigg 's account of the Duke of Windsor in the DNB to be the fairest assessment I know . ) |
| 24 | The cost to cricket will be the diluting effect it has on Test cricket . |
| 25 | Some chapters ( written by Tim Madge ) just deal with Tracy and her family life that help you to see how she grew to be the strong character she became , making the book more personal than Fazisi . |
| 26 | I mean , you 'd think it would be the one time she would — ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Could it be the new adhesive we 've been using ? ’ asked the man suddenly . |
| 28 | This public celebration is still usually followed by the private honeymoon , despite the fact that for many it will not be the first holiday they have had together . |
| 29 | ‘ The main thing with women is to be the first person they meet . |
| 30 | ‘ If I were on holiday , Nigel would be the first person I 'd contact when I got back . |