Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The one that counted against me most was the Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee , which I worked for in the late Thirties . |
| 2 | His elbows stuck out through holes in a filthy jersey , his shorts were similarly ragged , but what appalled me most was the sour smell of his unwashed little body . |
| 3 | What annoyed me most was the red tape . |
| 4 | I think the persons who helped me most were the professional actors who were playing in the West End and came to us as teachers during the day . |
| 5 | Many and varied then were the personalities behind Arsenal 's phenomenal success , and studying them constantly was the tireless brain of soccer 's Napoleon , forever working out how to get the best from each of his players . |
| 6 | But what has saddened me especially was the repeated rumour which I and some friends heard in the 1950s and early 1960s : that Leslie 's plane had been brought down not by the storms nor by enemy action , but by human error on our own side . |
| 7 | And the two of them together are the all-African version of the wild boar . |
| 8 | Energy is released when the nuclei of the light atomic elements join , so bringing them together is the primary goal . |
| 9 | And the bond that binds them together is the dynamic concept of the rule of God . |
| 10 | In this capacity , I started where we built a new building in , a very nice building of handmade bricks and , expensively constructive I also was the principal negotiator when Harvey hired the firm of in Walsall . |
| 11 | I suppose I really am the soulful type . |
| 12 | That 's Doctor Rock oh good I like him I really am the big fan of his . |
| 13 | ‘ If I really were the last woman on earth , ’ Bella said nastily , ‘ you would n't be able to contain yourself . |
| 14 | do n't obsess yourself with the idea that none of them ( Unionist MPs ) understand the view of the man in the street … there is plenty of soundness in the party inside the House … and , easy as it is to call everyone inside Parliamentarians , and to assume that everyone outside are the only judges … you will have to get inside before you realize the difficulties of the situation , or the value of the cool-headed men who still represent the Unionist party in the House , and remain independent of Cabinet influence … |
| 15 | The initial spreading was in the intestines and was about 3cm wide which apparently is the smallest tumour you can have . |
| 16 | Its always been the same ’ ( FN 30/11/87 , p. 16 ) . |
| 17 | The stability Royal Mail contracts brought to their operators — particularly the smaller ones — enabled them to offer jobs to newly-qualified CPLs in a segment of the industry which traditionally been the first step in an aviation career . |
| 18 | Which really is the worst sort of hype , because although I think that some of the things I did in The Birthday Party were good and some of them were great , some of them were just , ‘ So what ? ’ |
| 19 | Given that more competitive matches are needed , League One needs expanding , not reducing , under the existing system , in which play-once is the only flaw . |
| 20 | Again the three things that came out for me yesterday were the structured thought patterns obviously the arousal and the need for audience contact . |
| 21 | " Who exactly are the slant-eyed oriental gentlemen who 've come among us in their gaudy silk dressing gowns and funny hats ? " |
| 22 | You always were the brave one . ’ |
| 23 | You always were the honestest woman I ever knew . " |
| 24 | Have you ever been the only punter in a big cinema ? |
| 25 | But she probably is the only Chief Officer who 's a woman . |
| 26 | Would she probably be the same age as Lyndsey ? |
| 27 | Who now are the main buyers of coal from the National Coal Board in South Wales ? |
| 28 | Nor was he thinking about who really was the prime mover , for he thought he knew that already . |
| 29 | You really are the best friend a person could ever have . ’ |
| 30 | I think I told you this by the way , this I want to describe to you now is the same for all of them . |