Example sentences of "be an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Such as … well , at least I know you 're an authentic redhead . ’ |
| 2 | You 're an expensive hobby Chrissy . |
| 3 | You know , I think we 've that nobody keeps us We 've had a name over the years that we 're an expensive carrier , and it 's just sort of keep going and educating them that we 've come down in the market or , |
| 4 | It was apparent to Cassie that the discovery that she wore very little beneath her outer clothing had had a powerfully erotic effect upon him , and now he pushed aside the bodice and gazed at her breast , at the same time remarking appreciatively : ‘ You 're an astonishing girl , Cassie . |
| 5 | The company which makes them says they 're an effective way of getting the message across . |
| 6 | You 're an absolute mess ! |
| 7 | ‘ Leading Wren , you 're an absolute marvel , ’ the Admiral said . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're an absolute bastard , ’ she said . |
| 9 | So I 'm against all their proposals , I think they 're an absolute disaster ! |
| 10 | Apparently some Labour politicians think we 're an electoral liability . |
| 11 | Tt they 're an awful worry . |
| 12 | I get hassled when they disagree with what I 'm saying but not hassled in the sense of ‘ you 're an awful fellow ’ . |
| 13 | They 're an awful lot here though wo n't it ? |
| 14 | ‘ You ca n't always refuse to take presents , ’ she said tightly , ‘ not when it 's your own mother , not when you 're an only child . ’ |
| 15 | Inference : you 're an arrogant bastard and the jury would be well advised not to believe a word you say . " |
| 16 | " As you 're fixed , Richard , " he said , half embracing his friend , but impeded by his umbrella , " as you 're fixed , and you 're an obstinate bugger , I ca n't shake you , you 're living nowhere , you do n't belong to land or water ? " |
| 17 | ‘ But you 're an experienced man — you 've made love to many , many women . |
| 18 | However , winter would transform it into something perilous in the extreme , even with crampons and an axe , and I 'd give it a miss during that season unless you 're an experienced mountaineer . |
| 19 | You 're an awesome dancer . ’ |
| 20 | You 're an infernal nuisance . ’ |
| 21 | The eclipse , late on the 9th , represents something of a cosmic milestone , especially if you 're an early June birthday . |
| 22 | ‘ You 're an enchanting woman , ’ he muttered , ‘ I tried to keep my distance from you , but you bewitched me . |
| 23 | And next door to him , number five they 're an elderly couple erm and they 've got one of their sons living there at erm he 's disabled in some way but I 'm not quite sure how . |
| 24 | ‘ You 're an amazing woman , you know . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're an impossible man ! ’ |
| 26 | We 're an ordinary family with the usual family squabbles . ’ |
| 27 | Hope they do n't think we 're an unlucky omen for them . |
| 28 | We 're an all-volunteer force now so you should n't have any reason to run away . |
| 29 | For the accounts illiterate , it presents a very steep learning curve , and some re-learning if you 're an established Windows user . |
| 30 | If you 're an easy target for mosquitos , invest in an electric mosquito killer . |