Example sentences of "be a [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because they tell me you 're a great pilot who can fly anything . ’ |
| 2 | They 're a great intelligence you know . . |
| 3 | But erm oh they 're a great family they really are but I think George and J Joy 's having Edmund because although Dan lives in the town er what 's it called , New Haven ? |
| 4 | And BP Coal is paying £1,000 per borehole , which is a lot of money if you 're a small farmer who is dependent upon eel fishing for economic survival . |
| 5 | They cost £2.50 a quarter , but are so rich they 're a small treat you can spread out . |
| 6 | Yeah , we can always get hold of them it 's just that we do n't carry them , we 're a small branch you see |
| 7 | It 's ironic that a prostitute can get a hotel room by bribing someone but if you 're a respectable woman you are likely to be arrested if you even try to get through the front door . |
| 8 | You 're a real turncoat you are . |
| 9 | What you want is to be able to answer a few sensible questions uniquely identifying you , the trouble is there 's probably a repertoire of only ten of those questions , you 're going to get asked three or four of them , but those questions , your date of birth , your telephone number , the er address of your bank and so on and so forth , if you 're a private detective you can get those , you can have them on a sheet of paper and you can pretend to be whoever you like . |
| 10 | We 're a dirty stain they do n't want to be reminded of . |
| 11 | So if you 're going to employ an assassin and you 're a mean skinflint you pick on the lowest of the low to do your dirty work . |
| 12 | her husband getting killed is the end of the world and there 's , there 's nothing else sort of thing and they just it 's very sad really , I mean if you 're a young person you can quickly pull yourself together and realize that |
| 13 | You 're a mercenary bitch who puts her own interests before anything else . ’ |
| 14 | If they suss out that you 're a fanatical prospector they 'll have a great time winding you up and sending you off on a series of wild goose chases . |
| 15 | If you 're a serious user you simply ca n't do without it , and this can be expensive . |
| 16 | They 're a nice couple they 're alright . |
| 17 | ‘ If you 're a first-time buyer we 'll lend you every penny you need to buy the place . ’ |
| 18 | If you 're a first-time buyer you 'd be wise to ask about beginners ' boards at a reputable shop , which is a member of the Windsurfing Retailers Association ( WRA ) . |
| 19 | Head seems to work fairly well it 's easily cleaned out easily fed and the cows come to calf we just put them in the pend and after that once they 're a reasonable size we put them through into a byre and it easier to work the situation once the calves are a a fair size and pass the stage especially . |
| 20 | We could say we 're a new society who do n't believe in degrees . |
| 21 | If you 're a good girl I 'll take you home myself in the morning . ’ |
| 22 | And if you 're a good boy you 're going to Jade 's party . |
| 23 | If you 're a good boy I 'll take you to see the badgers one day . |
| 24 | Just learn we 'll try and find some easy ways for you to learn it erm cos I think you 're a good learner you 've learnt a lot today have n't you ? |
| 25 | They will pass these on to us : ‘ You are exceptionally important ’ , ‘ Other people matter more than you do ’ , ‘ If you 're a good girl/boy I will love you ’ , ‘ I will overpower you if you are naughty . ’ |
| 26 | My God you 're a thorough lad you should have your own programme James . |
| 27 | If you 're a single mum you may be able to take your children with you when it 's your turn to sit . |
| 28 | But then you come and tell us well they 're a charitable trust I would of thought that a charitable trust would of been very er , happy to have seen the some rented accommodation ? |
| 29 | You 're a dodgy geezer you are . |
| 30 | You 're a little devil you are ! |