Example sentences of "[subord] [subord] [pron] be [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh it 's weird cos when you 're tape recording |
| 2 | I mean I I would say that was an abuse of the position of power , because if he was Joe Bloggs in the street nobody would listen to what he was saying about electoral reform ! |
| 3 | People root for pianists as though they were football teams , hoping that one will really make the most of the commissioned piece , trying to nobble the judges at parties to announce that someone 's interpretation of Brahms has changed their hearts and souls . |
| 4 | Does he believe that that is possible in Northern Ireland , when some sections of the security services are colluding with terrorists , when they are using terrorists as agents while they are involved in terrorist activity and when some members of the security services are handing out confidential security documents as though they were pen-pal photographs ? |
| 5 | Jim'£s chances of winning are tremendous when he plays each point as though it was match point . ’ |
| 6 | She dipped her spoon into her plate of fish soup as though it were gutter water she was forcing herself to swallow , and she would n't take any of the little circles of toast spread with delicious fiery rouille . |
| 7 | The next day ( after a party at Neiman-Marcus for the competitors to meet agents , and a reception at the Kimbell Art Museum ) , there was another stunning performance , and then a party in honour of Rildia Bee , at which people lined up to talk to her as though she were Santa Claus . |