Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [verb] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first car I bought was the new Ford Anglia at Skippers , Darlington for just £500 . |
| 2 | The paternoster I use is the genuine article , which entails a long bomb length and a short hook length . |
| 3 | Every time I come back from my holidays , the first thing I open is the premium bond win . |
| 4 | The sort of shade I mean is the dappled shade cast by mature apple trees and maples or by the high branches of an oak . |
| 5 | So that was most popular , very busy person and er , since then more and more shops er have been bought by the Asians and now I think er we cater for , for every need and there are some pubs as well which have been bought by the Asian and The last straw I think is the Conservative club and bought by Mr and two of his er partners . |
| 6 | That 's two different kinds of love though then , love , loving your neighbour I suppose is the widest sense and er and the love between a parent and child , are those more recognisable as , as true love if you like than the kind of romantic love , sexual love that we 've been talking about , yes |
| 7 | The first film I saw was The Great Caruso , starring Mario Lanza . |
| 8 | Christmas I think was the last time . |
| 9 | ‘ Cara , this time I have been the one wrestling with the problem of trust . |