Example sentences of "[be] the [noun sg] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His letter was hearty , breezy , man-to-man : let it never be thought , it seemed to say , that I am the man who can put your academic career on the chopping block by a couple of words in the right places . |
| 2 | To which I replied , ‘ This is not the substance of what he said , and if it had been the substance he would have divided the Cabinet ’ ' ( 15 December 1964 ) . |
| 3 | There was a finding that the contractors were at fault with regard to the old shafts , but it is not clear that they should have realised that their conduct would affect the plaintiff 's land and even if this had been the case there would have been a serious issue at that times whether the defendant was liable for the negligence of his contractor . |
| 4 | The facilities on the A4 are the kind you 'd expect on a unit costing rather more . |
| 5 | Blessed are the gentleman they shall have the earth for their possessions . |
| 6 | These are the course which will fill their vacancies rapidly . |
| 7 | Under the first few sample questions are guidelines to help you understand what the interviewer is hoping to find out so that you can construct replies which show why you are the candidate who should get the job . |
| 8 | You are the lover who will woo your readers , who will bring them under your power by the words you write . |
| 9 | All these people are the sort who will get really upset by this criticism . ’ |
| 10 | Ever since the days of Noah 's swimming regattas , the common feature of all sports has been the requirement for physical fitness and the general rule that the fitter you are the better you will perform . |
| 11 | You just have to pretend that you 're the ghost who might meet you . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You befriend the person and therefore do whatever a caring relative would do for them , care for their needs , so that they know that you 're the person they can turn to . |
| 13 | If you 're the person who can ride with responsibility it it is a loss . |
| 14 | Your friends are the ones who say , Well you 're the guy who could do this . |
| 15 | ‘ Well that 's the case anyway : whether it would stand up in court you 're the lawyer you 'd know better than I but we 're not talking about courts and proof just leaks and public opinion . |
| 16 | ‘ And I 'm the man you 'll have tonight , when we reach Thailand ! ’ |
| 17 | I 'm the kind you can trample for a time . |
| 18 | ‘ The thing is , ’ she said , ‘ that he still thinks I 'm the person he used to know when we all lived in the old hole in the bank . |
| 19 | How wide will be the experience you will receive in the firm ? |
| 20 | But exalted be the man who can use such a creation to pen a thankyou note come Boxing Day . |
| 21 | ‘ And Den would be the man who 'd know about horses . ’ |
| 22 | If cow 's milk does turn out to be the problem you can try drinking sheep or goat milk instead , after a few weeks . |
| 23 | But ‘ it was evidently all she owned ; it was the home she had brought with her from the Fatherland , and would be the home she would set up on the prairie ’ . |
| 24 | If this could be shown to be the case they would have been entitled to a share purchase order from the Court . |
| 25 | Thinking this to be the case one might infer that pleasure was the only good thing . |
| 26 | Change US to be the symbol you would like users to type to access the process ; eg. LSTRAIN or LST . |
| 27 | And Karr would be the hawk he 'd fly against his prey . |
| 28 | she would be the person who would know about |
| 29 | For this exercise , the procedure being examined is that carried out within a section , and the procedure owner is taken to be the person who could authorise changes at this level ( eg by the introduction of pro-formats for day-to-day recording of mileage etc ) , in this case the head of each section . |
| 30 | forgive me Mr if I want to ask somebody some questions about the brochure and er the layout and so on and I find out Counsel has n't , I gather from Mr that Mr would be the person I ought to ask , is that right ? |