Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] be [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Oscars are spending a lot of time moping on the bottom of the tank . |
| 2 | My mum was wearing a sort of large red sack and a conical hat that made her look like a gnome in a pantomime . |
| 3 | I 'd I was I was glad when they said no more can move into Green , cos I was thinking , Well my sister 's getting a house soon and my other sister she 's getting a house and I do n't want them two living round here as well cos the me mam and dad wo n't be able to see them either , you know if they move into the flats so I was glad . |
| 4 | My plan was to take a Bachelor of Music degree — for which , at that time one did not even have to go into residence . |
| 5 | ‘ My make-up 's faded a bit now , but when everything 's together I look — well , I look pretty good actually . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ My aim is to establish a framework for the use of information technology in BNFL , ’ she explained , ‘ to raise its visibility in the Company and to establish the future roles of the Central IT Unit , CMS and the IT units at the sites . ’ |
| 7 | My aim was to buy a tool that would last out my working life . |
| 8 | Mr Bhatti said that Mr Ahmed subsequently told him : ‘ My job was to get a visa which I have got now . |
| 9 | ‘ My head 's aching a bit , now you come to mention it , but I expect that 's all the concentration , ’ she said cheerfully . |
| 10 | My right hon. and learned Friend will be pleased to know that Torrells comprehensive school in Grays in my constituency is conducting a ballot . |
| 11 | My friend 's having a birthday party , and she has n't invited me . |
| 12 | The car , the car , the hospital bag ( it 's all packed , where the hell is it ? ) call the hospital , hello , my wife 's having a baby , who am I talking to ? |
| 13 | Said Paul McKane : ‘ My wife was cooking a burger for Stuart on the grill . |
| 14 | ‘ My assistant 's prepared a list of people to see and places you should visit . ’ |
| 15 | My father was taking a stroll to the store . |
| 16 | ‘ A big part of my game is to get a foot in and let others know I 'm around , ’ explained Ince . |
| 17 | My advice is to see a doctor , Myles . |
| 18 | Except for him of course , but Cos I was getting a bit upset that my voice was going a bit Brummie . |
| 19 | However , my brief was to make a virtue of necessity , as we all have to do from time to time , and concentrate on the planting . |
| 20 | My goal is to make a vehicle that I can comfortably and economically travel anywhere in , so will the Ninety/One Ten suspension fit into a Series III without a great deal of work ? |
| 21 | ‘ In the sixteenth century my namesake was made a doge . |
| 22 | I du n no , maybe my memory is fading a bit . |
| 23 | ‘ I was wearing a flak jacket with bulging pockets and over my shoulder was carrying a bag with my long lens in it — it could have been a bazooka since no-one searched it . |
| 24 | My way is to burn a hole in using a soldering iron , or by heating up a similarly shaped piece of metal on the gas oven and slowly easing it through . |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , my kidneys are over-producing a hormone called renin . ’ |
| 26 | My solution is to have a range of bottles to cope with every occasion . |
| 27 | He continued : ‘ When I turned round my brother was pointing a gun at me — then he shot me . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't think I would have ever thought any more about it , except that years later my mother was reading a novel about gypsies and discovered that Dohti was an old Romany name . |
| 29 | And this Fulham woman who was administering arsenic , only all that was happening was her hubby was getting a tingling in his feet . " |
| 30 | The first of the three lamps is referred to as the backlight , and its function is to provide a rim of light from behind the subject in order to separate it from the background . |