Example sentences of "be [verb] [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So that answers all those years that I have been conducting these seminars , it answers my question not in the way I was particularly happy about I have to say , but I mean it did answer my question and then it may be them having you know I mean like sort of things I may not be particularly happy with , but maybe it is good that the papers are reflecting what the community wants . |
| 2 | I happen to have half a dozen , and there is one , just one , that I am allowing you the privilege of riding , because I think you are capable of coping with it . |
| 3 | Well plus plus the fact that erm it 's not that you have n't got one , or it 's not that we 'd need you to drive it 's that you 're denying us the privilege of being able to send you . |
| 4 | And I think when we talk in terms in getting around to spending the money we have got then we need to look quite clearly about how you make a place more inviting and it 's also about when people come into the building how they 're met what the receptionists like , when they ring up can they get through and I mean I 'm I 'm surprised that 's said about the tickets that I think that our reception ticket areas an excellent area the people working there are first class are very friendly very helpful so it 's trying to get that sort of concept through the building I thin k we work on that I think the building 's kept very clean people who clean the building are very good but I hear what you 're saying and I thinks it 's been said earlier by the lady here by the foyer downstairs she feels threatened when she goes into that bar because I think the whole decor and the way it is is a threatening place I think we need to look at those so that was an old and . |
| 5 | You 're told what the marks are for the next two tests aren |
| 6 | Now , they 're calling him the heir to Britain 's tennis crown . |
| 7 | Incidentally — ’ he patted me on the knee' — we 're calling it the Infenestration of Leytonstone back at the Shop . |
| 8 | They 're calling it the curse of the L-plate . |
| 9 | We 're hoping and I 'm crossing my fingers here , that we 'll get in excess of five thousand people there and the interesting thing is we 've got a commercial exhibition at it , to give it a flavour of Scotland where people will show all the good things made in Scotland and we 're calling it the taste and touch of Scotland and hopefully that will offset the cost of all the other , other er stalls and things that we 're holding . |
| 10 | She phoned her careers office today , they 're sending her the information free , you 're thinking . |
| 11 | Still , as you have managed to describe the bodily state of 90 per cent of the Punch staff we 're sending you the Jim Beam |
| 12 | They 're asking what the noise could be who it could be were the guards coming for them ? |
| 13 | ‘ They may feel they 're charging what the market will bear . ’ |
| 14 | and , say , explain the logic of it , why you 're doing it the way you 're doing it . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're giving me the sack — Sir ? ’ she said with contempt . |
| 16 | It 's nice to know that you 're giving me the benefit of the doubt . ’ |
| 17 | But even now , I still believe that if you trust someone you 're giving them the chance to prove that they are trustworthy . |
| 18 | And your answers should be couched in the terms that you would answer somebody in the pub , in that you 're giving them the information , you 're giving it to them in a clean way . |
| 19 | What 's the doubt that you 're giving him the benefit of ? |
| 20 | you this turtle as an incentive cos you 're giving him the turtle anyway but he wo n't know that unless his mum 's told him . |
| 21 | Now we 're giving you the chance to experience the thrills and spills of life as a Windsor with our royal snakes and ladders game . |
| 22 | TODAY we 're giving you the chance to sample the carefree life of a pools winner — in the fabulous West Indies . |
| 23 | On the other hand , if you 're making something the world wants , by making it as the lowest cost supplier , you can usually expand your work-force . |
| 24 | I ca n't believe you 're telling me the truth because that would mean if everybody worked overtime on that basis , we 'd all still making a profit . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't suppose it matters whether you 're telling me the truth or not , but I think you probably are . |
| 26 | You have nothing — nothing ! — to fear if you 're telling me the truth . |
| 27 | He said , ‘ Are you sure you 're telling me the truth ? ’ |
| 28 | This is an especially good time to apply as we 're offering you the chance to win two tickets to either the Men 's Final at Wimbledon , Ladies Day at Royal Ascot , England vs . |
| 29 | TAXES can be enough to drive you up the pole — and today we 're offering you the chance to ease the pain of paying . |
| 30 | That 's why this month we 're offering you the chance to provide the perfect finishing touch with this beautiful , fresh-looking linen . |