Example sentences of "be [pers pn] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , am am I the only person to whom a lot of this is news ? |
| 2 | Am I the only person in the world who feels so strongly ? |
| 3 | ‘ I have done all those evil things , but am I the only person who has done wrong ? |
| 4 | If I can just join in the Scum-bashing here , am I the only person that thinks Sharpe is the most over-rated piece of crap ever to have pulled on a red shirt ( and they 've had quite a few ) ? |
| 5 | Am I the only guy in here who can read ? |
| 6 | Am I the right age ? |
| 7 | Are you the only person to receive it , Minister , or do n't you know ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Are you the only lodger ? ’ she asked . |
| 9 | Are you the right distance from your desk or table ? |
| 10 | And are you the current licensee ? |
| 11 | And are you the current licensee ? |
| 12 | She said , ‘ Are you the Russian officer ? |
| 13 | ‘ Are you the young woman my wife , Mrs Carson , knows ? ’ he asked . |
| 14 | ‘ Are you the social worker ? ’ she demanded of David . |
| 15 | ARE YOU THE SENSITIVE TYPE ? |
| 16 | I mean , are we the only ones who heard the SOS ? |
| 17 | Are we the only dogs chosen for our star signs or have any of you had this star treatment ? |
| 18 | An evident interest , shared by many of the group members , is the desire to explore the pleasures of paint coupled with an sensual delight in the decorative aspects of design — be it the tangible substance and glowing colours of woven , embroidered and printed textiles , or the flowing line of a fashion garment , or the presence of domestic artefacts . |
| 19 | The ‘ lost object ’ ( be it the good mother , or good management ) can be converted into an object of hate . |
| 20 | ‘ Are they the hired entertainers , Mummy ? ’ a North Oxford brat inquired in piercing tones . |
| 21 | So they 're the only ones you want to get rid of or are they the only ones you 've got ? |
| 22 | Are they the right size ? |
| 23 | Are they the right size then love ? |
| 24 | And are they the right conditions ? |
| 25 | But are they the right questions ? |
| 26 | But are they the Labour Party 's ? |
| 27 | But are they the inevitable companions of hierarchy , or perhaps a product of the misuse of hierarchy that would disappear if hierarchy were properly understood and structured ? |
| 28 | Were you the only person fishing in Hills Bay ? |
| 29 | Were they the only people that used to use it like that ? |
| 30 | Elections were not the only occasions when those below the level of the elite could give voice to their political inclinations , nor were they the only points of contact between the world " out-of-doors " and that of Westminster . |