Example sentences of "you [be] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You are not going to have them say you are some kind of dickhead . ’ |
| 2 | It is a thing that is only important if you are some sort of lonely fan who loves The Wedding Present and thinks that David is a lovely , sincere person . |
| 3 | All the kids at school think you 're some kind of heretic . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 're some lady , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Well you 're some guard dog are n't you ? |
| 6 | Any other , Do man come at me like you 're some typhoon Yeah listen to t what , what music do you like Wolf ? |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps , my dear fellow , since you 're some sort of detective , you 'd try to get through on the telephone to the Carabinieri . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're some piece of work , Mrs Sutherland , you know that ? ’ |
| 9 | Anyway , we do know that on the day he was murdered you were some distance away from Edinburgh , but it was a good pretext to arrest and detain you should you attempt to complain to your masters in London ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ So you were some distance from the hut . ’ |
| 11 | If you photographed a dead Marine with a poncho over his face and got paid for it , you were some kind of parasite . ’ |
| 12 | As though you were some kind , caring person , who had never caused me a moment 's upset ? |
| 13 | Oh I had about a shilling pocket money I think , although they used , they 'd fine you , they 'd stop money off you if you were late if you were a quarter of an hour late you could n't go in and erm until , and then you 'd got to explain to your mums , well that you were some money short you see , why is this , and we had to say well we were a bit late getting in when you started out soon enough you see . |
| 14 | I thought you were some sort of ghoul come to … come to do what ghouls do . ’ |
| 15 | No one wants to feel owned by another person , and perhaps what Matthew needs from you is some breathing space , some freedom , a demonstration of trust in him . ’ |