Example sentences of "[vb infin] be [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What do you think are your weaknesses/failings ? |
| 2 | You could 've been her daughter . ’ |
| 3 | Er of course as I say , they er this was the ma the maternity bill I think was , would , would 've been my mother 's day more than mine you see because I mean then yo the woman did n't get the maternity allowance and |
| 4 | that Robert 's already gone over , but I actually got the impression that erm I that you did n't feel relaxed in what you were doing , you knew what you were talking about but erm you did n't feel relaxed and if I 'd 've been your customer then I , I certainly would n't have felt relaxed either and and that 's the impression that I got which was the completely opposite of Robert . |
| 5 | When planning your excursions in Madeira , let the morning sun be your guide in deciding whether you go east or west because it is quite common for one part of the island to bask in sunshine while another is cloudy . |
| 6 | Erm so we 've managed to hire everything so all you 've got ta , you 've got ta buy is your moonboots . |
| 7 | I also listened to Mr I did n't understand what he was saying but I did listen to him er the bit that I did er catch was his denial that erm the revenue budget for Moat and Highfields was half a million well he 's quite correct because I 've got the figures here . |
| 8 | If they change their minds , the most they can expect is their funds returned without interest ; at worst they could lose some or all of their money . |
| 9 | ‘ Cosier , do n't you think ? ’ she said coyly , as she slid into a chair nearest the kitchen door and gave him what he could only assume was her standard come-hither look . |
| 10 | All she could see was Andrew , and all she could feel was her longing for him . |
| 11 | All he could feel was his body , trying to anticipate the next touch . |
| 12 | All you can see are their eyes . |
| 13 | ‘ So all I can see are your fingers , your toes and your naughty bits ? ’ |
| 14 | The people who know best where crime can and does occur are your employees . |
| 15 | If all you could see were your nose , or the side of your face , nature 's design system would clearly have slipped up somewhere . |
| 16 | But all anyone will remember is our lads hitting five goals in an away tie against a League club . ’ |
| 17 | Sometimes all I can remember is his eyes , Resenence 's eyes , and how he looked at me once . |
| 18 | ‘ What you do n't understand is your mother and my loyalty to her . |
| 19 | On a misty day when on a hill walk all you 'd see is your feet , in the valley acres of countryside can stretch before you . |
| 20 | But what she could see was his arm leaving his side . |
| 21 | He barely registered the factory — all he could see was his stepfather 's face on the pillow , grey and shrunken , and his mother sitting patiently beside him . |
| 22 | He was wearing a balaclava so all I could see was his eyes . |
| 23 | She understood his need for sport , because she too enjoyed exercise ; what she did not understand was his need to punish himself with such dangerous activities . |
| 24 | We ca n't control all of these , but one that we can control is your knowledge of what a healthy weight-loss programme is , and what foods suit your body 's metabolism . |
| 25 | You see , you could say , surely there should n't be a weaning conflict , because an offspring should say to itself , okay , my mother wants to wean me , to have more offspring , but those offspring she 's gon na have are my siblings , I 'm very closely related to them . |
| 26 | I 'm developing a suspicion that the heavies who raided me might have been their cronies . |
| 27 | There is a track on The Nightblooms ' recent album ( it may have been their debut , I do n't know . |
| 28 | This may have been their experience in a particular historical era . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's all right for them , why could n't it have been their child who died ? ’ |
| 30 | Although 1/9 UDR in Antrim and 11 UDR in Portadown passed relatively uneventful days in their respective areas , another day it might have been their turn to face the sort of challenges met by 3 , 5 , 6 , 7/10 and 8 UDR on 30 June 1989 . |