Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it happens , I do n't think I 'm the right person to lead humanity into the future , no . |
| 2 | I do n't think I 'm the only volunteer who 's ashamed of their early attitude to AIDS and I 'm only glad that we had the sense , collectively , to listen to reason before the calls began . |
| 3 | To hear her talk you 'd think I was the hired help . |
| 4 | I do n't know if it was because it never happened , or because they did n't think I was the right person to talk to . ’ |
| 5 | I still do n't know do n't know which is the top grill the oven the top oven the bottom oven . |
| 6 | Erm I shall pass no comment on those , but I do know whose was the lowest bid . |
| 7 | You wo n't know it 's the real thing unless you ( and she ) still feel the same in , oh , a year or so at least ; that 's the only way to prove you are n't living a dragonfly mistake . |
| 8 | ‘ Did you know it 's the biggest bank in the United States ? ’ |
| 9 | A lot of things that I 'd still do here if , if I could whip up some enthusiasm if my husband would , I ca n't , he was a bricklayer , sub contractor and they have knocked this kitchen out about three times since they 've been there , and the last , this last effort , I think they 've put imitation beams in , I have n't seen it , but we think they have and er , oh it 's , you would n't know it 's the same house at all , you would n't know it |
| 10 | There was something at St Michael 's but I did n't know it was the one world week . |
| 11 | ‘ There was something about him that made me know he was the best revue star we had . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Anyone who uses the East-Coast mainline will recognise it is the biggest investment since the steam age . ’ |
| 13 | So , really I do n't know what 's the best way to start , just ask you give a brief resume of where you 're at , if you 've done if you 've got it in hand , if you have n't got it hand erm and then perhaps when we 've done that we might er look at possible resources and stuff get off now . |
| 14 | ‘ He will know what is the right thing to do and so will the people who manage the building where the fight is being held . ’ |
| 15 | The new mother is often terrified of making a mistake but she does not really know what is the best thing to do . |
| 16 | And do you know what is the worst thing about all of this ? |
| 17 | You see , we ca n't really know , that erm , we ca n't really know what is the most cost effective solution , can we ? |
| 18 | And do you know what was the worst thing of all — do you ? ’ |
| 19 | We do n't know about such aspects of their lives , but we do know what was the main pursuit of their generous leisure hours . |
| 20 | ‘ Why do Americans always think theirs is the only country that 's part of the modern world ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If the Prince of Wales does not succeed she 's the one person people would feel would be acceptable . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | You could say a fourth it does n't matter it 's the same thing . |
| 24 | The tops of ling heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) , produce yet another shade of yellow dye when boiled in water , and in fact that entire plant is wonderfully versatile : it was commonly used for thatching houses , and even today the few Highland thatchers that remain will swear it is the best thatch in Gaeldom ; it provided beds to sleep on , with the ‘ tops up and roots down ’ arrangement of the mattress assuring a pleasantly aromatic and sound sleep ; it was used in part of the process of tanning leather ; and the fresh , young tops of the heather were ( and at times still are ) brewed into a kind of ale . |
| 25 | Do I think she 's the central bank or what ? |
| 26 | Because er there 's too much , because they did n't like the way things were run , something like that and on occasions we have had to say to people , we 're sorry , we just do n't think you 're the right kind of person for us . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , come on , you do n't really think you 're the first man who 's issued me this kind of invitation ? ’ |
| 28 | Swap one card with a player of your choice , ah I swap with you cos I do n't think you 're the only fucker that has got one have you ? |
| 29 | Jesus Christ , you 'd think you were the bloody Queen ! ’ a voice resounded from the kitchen . |
| 30 | ‘ Anyhow , since the earliest Mr Gajdusek will see me is the first week in April , it could n't have worked out better . ’ |