Example sentences of "you [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How long have you been the new director ? |
| 2 | No , no silly , where have you been the past year — it stopped meaning Automatic ( or Automated ) Teller Machine ages ago — it now means Asynchronous Transfer Mode ; what does DTP stand for ? |
| 3 | You are the Enchanted Ones , the Royal Houses reborn , and you have within you the power and the strength and the light , just as I have ! |
| 4 | I think you are the boldest man I ever met with , but sir , surely you ought to know that you are not now in the Haymarket . |
| 5 | You may only activate DCs for which you are the associated user . |
| 6 | There you are the two little stone set er one 's a stone set dress ring , and the other gold er dress ring . |
| 7 | And you are the hot favourite , bonny lass . |
| 8 | ‘ You are the perfect English rose . |
| 9 | ‘ You are the perfect Viennese , Herr Direktor . ’ |
| 10 | You are the only woman I know — apart from Lucy — who wears skirts and dresses and make-up and turns me on more powerful than a monsoon with all the steam and heat … |
| 11 | You are the only ghost |
| 12 | In fact , you are the only person who has turned up . |
| 13 | He can make you believe you are the only woman on earth for him , and only a Frenchman out of all the men in the world could look at me and tell me to my face that I am beautiful . |
| 14 | Once you have mastered touch legering you will always be grateful you took the time and trouble to learn , for you will meet situations where , because of this experience , you are the only person catching fish on certain days when the fish are not biting boldly enough to give a good visual indication . |
| 15 | Thus when you are the only person to get up when a lady comes into the room , or when everyone has half finished their food and you are still waiting for Grace , by standing up , for failing to lift fork and knife , you are drawing attention to the sins of omission of the others and silently rebuking them . |
| 16 | ‘ You are the only one who could possibly make me happy . ’ |
| 17 | You are the only person who can take care of your health . |
| 18 | You are the only person who can take care of yourself when you have an accident , so be very , very careful around the home . |
| 19 | YOU are the only sign with Jupiter in this sector of the horoscope . |
| 20 | I know why you are so jumpy , Mama , but you must n't think you are the only one who is being put out . |
| 21 | ‘ When he talks to you he makes you feel as if you are the only person in the entire world , ’ said one woman who met him on the campaign trail . |
| 22 | You are the only candidate for the role , since so much , remembered and unremembered , has made you what you are . |
| 23 | If the situation is one of life or death , and you are the only person available , then it could be argued that you should not deny whatever limited skills you have to the person whose life is in danger . |
| 24 | James smiled at Barbara , and she found herself smiling back ; his charm was the kind that , while it is directed at you , makes you feel you are the only person in the world . |
| 25 | ‘ Let me come with you wherever you go , please , Miss Emily , you are the only family I 've ever known , I wo n't need paying , just my keep , I can still work hard , mind . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Do you think you are the only one who is asked to give lectures ? |
| 27 | Alternatively , if you expect to be in a high earning bracket , you might consider setting up a limited company , even if you are the only salaried employee , rather than launching the same business as a self-employed individual . |
| 28 | However , you are the only person who can judge the value of the relationship . |
| 29 | It may well As far as I know it 's it is only Mrs er who has said , I I 'm sorry to er to say this Mrs , you are the only person who has said that you wish to produce additional representations . |
| 30 | You are the only person in the Galaxy who knows where the Star Zoo is . |