Example sentences of "be [verb] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I had been to see him the previous day , and arranged that he come and teach me Dutch . |
| 2 | Medusa raised her arms : ‘ We are , ’ she said , spelling out the words slowly : ‘ We are bringing you the real magic , this time . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You are serving us the fermented grapes from Noah 's vines ? ’ |
| 4 | Check it somewhere that you 're writing it the right way |
| 5 | And then we we 're sending them the net list and saying there 's your new le er price |
| 6 | Yeah , if they 're delayed getting on the motorway and see that they 're doing it the other side coming off , they might be saying |
| 7 | I says , We 're doing it the right way , the proper way now you see . |
| 8 | You 're giving them the perfect opportunity to cut in again . ’ |
| 9 | Erm we 're giving them the appropriate and suitable skills to be able to do their job . |
| 10 | ‘ They 're giving us the extra points ! |
| 11 | er to make sure that we 're giving you the right platform to earn money to keep all of your er aspects going . |
| 12 | We 're setting you the following task . |
| 13 | Dear Miss Mitchell , On the instructions of my client , Mr Marius Steen , I am sending you the enclosed letter . |
| 14 | All Home Risks policies set out the cover for BUILDINGS , whether or not this cover is currently in force , so we are sending you the new wording , which you should keep with your policy . |
| 15 | Well on , I do it the right way , because I do n't always feel that I am doing it the right way . |
| 16 | And at only 70 calories per generous serving of plain boiled rice , you know you are giving them the healthy option . |
| 17 | to see which ones are giving you the good profits , sort of thing . |
| 18 | In supporting our own active participation in , and control over our own affairs , such people are giving us the right kind of help . |
| 19 | Modern performers , failing to appreciate the tremendous range of tempos covered by these dances [ minuets ] , are giving us the bottom half only . |
| 20 | ‘ Bowe has always said that I am the man he wants more than anybody and now that I am giving him the perfect opportunity , he is shying away from it . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll just bet she was some broad he used to be in love with or something , and he 's been giving her the brush-off while she 's trying to fan the embers , get back to the way it used to be . ’ |
| 22 | He says , ‘ You 've been giving me the wrong club all week . ’ |
| 23 | But Aldi says it has had trouble : the Office of Fair Trading is investigating Aldi 's claim that suppliers , frightened of affronting their main customers , have been giving it the cold shoulder . |
| 24 | The guitars were both made by Matthew at Chandler Guitars in London , amid some secrecy , and hopefully we will be bringing you the full story of their genesis soon . |
| 25 | And if racing round the world was n't enough , these half million pound yachts will be tackling it the wrong way — against the winds and currents , to commemorate the first time it was done 21 years ago by British sailor Chay Blyth . |
| 26 | It seemed to be testing him the whole time . |
| 27 | ‘ My reward will be to give them the final yellow jersey in Manchester . ’ |
| 28 | And obviously Janet , you 'll be giving me the other one , so if you can take the time to look at it . |
| 29 | But I think I would be giving you the wrong impression if I suggested that most of the evaluation studies with which I 've been concerned have involved this kind of conclusion , or this kind of result . |
| 30 | ‘ But you do realise that you 'll be doing it the hard way ? |