Example sentences of "you [be] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ye are a great pair of girls . |
| 2 | Ye 're a Roman Catholic , Ah take it ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Ye think ye 're a big man , ’ Phillis said , with a rare spite , ‘ but I saw ye greeting . |
| 4 | ‘ Mother , ye 're a devious woman . ’ |
| 5 | Have you been a good boy ? |
| 6 | Have you been a good boy ? |
| 7 | Have you been a good boy for your mum ? |
| 8 | Mm mm mm and have n't you been a good boy ? |
| 9 | You been a busy boy tonight . |
| 10 | Before I discuss the technique of punt fishing , however , let me describe what kind of punt is ideal , and then you will know what to look for if you are about to buy one , or know what to plan if you are a good D.I.Y . |
| 11 | You are a good clerk , Monsieur Corbett . ’ |
| 12 | His mother was advised to make her signal much more definite — ‘ You are a good boy for getting dressed nicely — you have a good game with your X now ’ . |
| 13 | General statements like ‘ You are a good boy ’ , ‘ That 's really nice ’ , ‘ That 's right ’ can comment on what the child has just done . |
| 14 | I believe you are a good friend of the Oldenburgs . ’ |
| 15 | Sister Dew , who was also helping at the stall , said gushingly , ‘ Well , Miss Broome , you are a good saleswoman — another bed jacket gone already ! |
| 16 | ‘ You are a good officer , Merymose , ’ he said at last , ‘ and although I disagree with you about the capability of our Medjays , I respect your judgment . |
| 17 | ‘ Mr Christie , ’ said a voice , ‘ you do n't know me but I know you , We have met and I know that you are a good man and a religious man . |
| 18 | You are a good man , and you love God , but your church and my church are enemies . |
| 19 | We recovered our manners and began a series of , ‘ Thank yous ’ , and , ‘ You are a good man , Mahmoud ’ , and , within seconds , Terry had it tuned to the BBC World Service and its theme , ‘ Lili Bolero ’ . |
| 20 | You are a good girl , Pamela . |
| 21 | You are a good girl . |
| 22 | ‘ You are a good girl , Sally-Anne , ’ she said , ‘ and in a way that is your biggest cross . |
| 23 | So I said , if you are a good girl you can choose a cake . |
| 24 | I says , oh Sam , you are a good girl for being honest , I says , do n't get upset , I said |
| 25 | I said you are a good girl for being honest , I said , do n't , do n't get upset , I says , cos you 'll get your pocket money next week . |
| 26 | He thinks that because you are a good master you will want Yussuf to be happy and so will pay a lot . ’ |
| 27 | Come now … y'know I need a good listener , and you are a good listener . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Why , ’ she said , ‘ you are a good person ! |
| 29 | The importance of liking yourself is that you do n't need the approval of other people — you do n't m-ed other people to tell you that you are a good person , a caring mum , an intelligent member of staff , a considerate daughter , etc . |
| 30 | You know , there 's no point in wasting your time you know , logging everybody else , and you go to the boss , and you say , boss you know that personal management skills course that I , you said I should go on , so you proving what , you know , what a good person you are , because you 've remembered a month later what the course was called , erm , I , I was told on that course to keep an interruptions log , so you 're proving , you know , that you are a good person when you 've done this , and i see from this that a great deal of your valuable time is being eroded by my humble concerns , you know , something like that . |