Example sentences of "be a [noun] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're a school governor or a member of a P T A or just a parent , you must demand that the real facts of life and death are part of sex and hygiene education . |
| 2 | We 're a bio-technology company and in a sense we 're going to the Mecca of bio-technology . |
| 3 | Even the interview system is not an ideal one — once again you 're having to sell yourself — and if you 're a character actor like I am I can not show myself without being somebody else . |
| 4 | We 're a little bit topsy and turvy cos er our programme researcher Sophie er is er is not with us today and as a result we 're a bit topsy and turvy and I have n't got all the papers associated with Foster and Allen but we 'll get all the details from F two lads when they come in . |
| 5 | Pedal steel players do much the same kind of thing , but they 're lucky because they 've got loads of strings to play around with ; when you 're a guitar player and you 're down to six , you have to break it down and come up with some simpler versions . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Besides , if you 're a drugs syndicate and want to murder someone who knows a bit too much , you do n't do it in the victim 's office , do you ? |
| 7 | The furthest section of the aquarium is a mass of caves and rockwork and there 's so much activity that you could n't fail to be entranced , whether you 're a cichlid fan or not . |
| 8 | Erm , right , we 'll have Shirley as the client , and we 're a life company and we 're looking at the cost of providing Shirley with life cover . |
| 9 | If you 're a club secretary and if you have n't received your invitation you are running out of time to write to Aquachamp Contest , note address omitted |
| 10 | If you 're a club secretary and if you have n't received your invitation you are running out of time to write |
| 11 | If you 're a club secretary and if you have n't received your invitation write |
| 12 | You 're a millionaire call while in a phone booth in Creeksville-in-the-Boondocks . |
| 13 | Leisure studies , interests and hobbies will keep you on your toes so if you 're a couch potato or telly addict you 'd better change your ways . |
| 14 | But also because you 're a police officer as well , you 've got the usual warrant card . |
| 15 | Like , I 'd say to a young officer , maybe just out of the depot [ training centre ] , if a old lady calls you for assistance to her , you 're a police officer and she will look to you for help , ad we have to leave people with a certain level of satisfaction . |
| 16 | So you 're a survivor Trevor and I admire that in anybody . |
| 17 | They 're a design classic and they 'll never go away . |
| 18 | And the E I and the J and the P are if you like sort of part of the bodywork which decides whether you 're a sports car or a heavy goods |
| 19 | If you 're a dinghy sailor and you have n't lived on a cruiser before , do a ‘ Brush-Up ’ course , either in Falmouth ( p46 ) , or on Villa-Flotilla ( p8 ) , to learn about anchors and engines . |
| 20 | Whether you 're a rock fan or a businessman , it seems the footwear to be seen in is a pair of Doc Martens . |
| 21 | The relative importance of , say , a lapse in hygiene and a breach of the Financial Services Act will obviously vary depending on whether you 're a food manufacturer or a stockbroker . |
| 22 | ‘ You 're an Oxford graduate and a high flier . |
| 23 | Erm the there is something which I suppose can be said about what you should do , if you 're an N F and a , and a , an a dominant intuitive . |
| 24 | I am a bit morning but there you go . |
| 25 | ‘ I am a Spurs supporter and my kids would never forgive me . ’ |
| 26 | Dear Mr A Collins : I am a taxi driver and have seven Cure albums . |
| 27 | I am a Guild member and everything I sell carries their hallmark . ’ |
| 28 | I am a police officer and he is my prisoner . |
| 29 | I am a business man and I knew how marketable he was . |
| 30 | I am a North-East lad and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Middlesbrough and Darlington . |