Example sentences of "[pron] be [num] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among them are millions of our fellow Christians ; but whether they are Christian or Muslim or whatever , they are fellow human beings and made in the image and likeness of God — and we have a responsibility for them . |
| 2 | ‘ Ah yes , when it comes to that , Violette and I are two of a kind , ’ he said with mock mournfulness . |
| 3 | ‘ I am 27 for God 's sake and am not into all that . ’ |
| 4 | I am one of what must be an increasing number who find the portentous moralisings of A. Solzhenitsyn a bore and an irritation . |
| 5 | ‘ I am one of those people ’ , he has said in the past , ’ who must take exercise not only to be able to give of my best , but just to survive — I mean , I ca n't function without it . |
| 6 | I must admit I really enjoyed working with him , and we did tracks like ‘ The Laughing Gnome ’ and I have to say , I am one of the gnomes on that record and am responsible for some of the terrible jokes on it as well . |
| 7 | ‘ I know what the public wants because I am one of them . ’ |
| 8 | ATTENTIVE READERS of this column will know already that I am one of this country 's leading authorities on ‘ celebrology ’ — this is the study of the role of the celebrity in general elections . |
| 9 | I am one of a mere 60,000 , a small proportion of the childbearing population . |
| 10 | I should explain here that I am one of two brothers — and that my elder brother , Leonard , was killed during the Southern African War while I was still a boy . |
| 11 | I suppose I am one of those people with drive , I was always the one who started the groups . ’ |
| 12 | I am one of those people whose money burns a hole in the pocket whenever anything promising arrives on the market . |
| 13 | Normally I am one of the happiest people in the team . |
| 14 | I am one of many who saw the appointment of Dr Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury as a prophetic choice for England . |
| 15 | I am one of the lucky ones whose interest is in catfish , particularly those of South America . |
| 16 | But I am one of the lucky ones . |
| 17 | Some people like committees and organising , others do n't , and I am one of the latter . |
| 18 | I am one of those Labour voters who supports the Scotland United initiative . |
| 19 | I AM one of the thousands of parents who have worn out their shoe leather and their patience in a vain search for the Thunderbirds toys made by Matchbox . |
| 20 | ‘ Somebody printed that I am one of the richest women in England . |
| 21 | Also from a like-minded member of a large family , all of whom intend DIY funerals : ‘ I am one of eight children . |
| 22 | I am one of the greatest writers of the century . |
| 23 | since I am one of those people who do something the wrong way round , if there is the slightest opportunity , I also inserted the needle incorrectly the first time only spotting my mistake when I read on and found that I could not follow the next instruction if my needle was at the back of the work . |
| 24 | I AM ONE OF MANY mountaineers who owe a great debt of gratitude to international climber and outdoor gear retailer Graham Tiso . |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , he had a lot of very strong , incredibly positive influences on many artists , and I am one of those artists , although I never exchanged two words with him . |
| 26 | And now I am one of them , Nuadu thought . |
| 27 | As a 19 year-old student , I presume I am one of these . |
| 28 | After all , he reflected , I am one of the few people in the world who is n't worth blackmailing . |
| 29 | And now I am one of the unemployed . |
| 30 | I am one of them , white or at least sky-grey , with pub rug , and ashen arm on the Fiasco doorjamb , unsmiling at the traffic light , fat-brained with abuse — but holding money . |