Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] be the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one of them may be the sort of book you feel you are best fitted to write . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , ’ he said disarmingly , ‘ I may be the devil , but I do n't drink and I 've been married to the same woman for 40 years , so I ca n't be that bad . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ she said , ‘ yours should be the ballad of naivety ? |
| 4 | Er I think you 've all guessed that I must be the policeman . |
| 5 | Although I do n't want to do damaging things , but I do n't see why I should be the person con cons constantly getting the flack from a group of people who were you know . |
| 6 | I should be the Man of Destiny |
| 7 | I should be the end . |
| 8 | But Rose said : ‘ I think I might be the killer . |
| 9 | He seemed to think I might be the tea lady . ’ |
| 10 | I 'll be the cook . |
| 11 | So I 'll be the casualty and at the moment we wo n't worry about all the various things you use a high sling for , we just want to make sure that you can actually do it , okay ? |
| 12 | I 'll be the missionary . |
| 13 | I 'll be the man " Boy , were they ever eager , these mad , happy , Manhattan girls . |
| 14 | ‘ If they ever have a cowards ’ trade union , I 'll be the man representing England at the World Congress . ’ |
| 15 | Right so I 'll be the timekeeper |
| 16 | Well , I 'll be the drummer . |
| 17 | But I 'll be the judge of how fine you are . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll be the judge of that , Miss Swift . |
| 19 | Since translated so that I 'll be the Captain . |
| 20 | I 'll be the psychopath , okay . |
| 21 | I 'll be the lion , Léonie said : bags I the lion . |
| 22 | I 'll be the director . |
| 23 | ‘ I tell you what — you be beauty and I 'll be the beast ! ’ |
| 24 | I 'll be the cannibal . |
| 25 | James : ‘ You be the leader in front and I 'll be the leader behind . ’ |
| 26 | Yeah , and I 'll be the clarinet and a oh ! . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll be the soul of discretion for you , David . ’ |
| 28 | Hey I 'll be the soul of discretion . |
| 29 | One minute someone might be the donkey . |
| 30 | I thought there might be a vacancy occurring for a programme editor and wrote , maybe a little presumptuously : " I think I could be the man for the job . " |