Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.

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1 Well , yes , I know that , O.K. , I said , you 're their mother , and you decided against their father for reasons I take to be desolate , but would n't some Asian studies in St. James 's Square at the Institute of International Affairs be less perilous until they are both over , say , four ?
2 He said : ‘ One of the reasons I wanted to be here was to copperfasten , I hope , the central role that architecture in general , and especially the architecture of the last 300 years has in our cultural and heritage policy .
3 ‘ I feel fine and in any case I wanted to be here in person and not have to watch you on television .
4 Nevertheless , in case I seem to be just er avoiding the question , er I would have to say that this has been asked for before and we have resisted time and again , that 's the history of the matter , on the grounds that what these parents are really asking for is baptism and it 's our opportunity to er , to speak in these terms er and it 's a gold golden opportunity if they actually come to us .
5 For an instant I seemed to be staring into smoke .
6 I do n't want to be complacent but since March I seem to be winning .
7 There 's this girl and she comes home and she goes , mum I wan na be like you .
8 And the daughter comes home from school one day , and says mum I wan na be like you .
9 I judge that in the time it takes the lift to creep the height of the building I have to be out the door and on my way .
10 The thread I have chosen to follow is that of houses I consider to be perfect period pieces or exceptional architectural masterpieces , and hence they are not always conventionally representative of their particular period .
11 ‘ This is the kind of acting part I want to be offered in future .
12 But Lord , as I see your harvest field I wan na be part of it .
13 The only times I do not want to be a writer are when I want to be a painter , and the only times I want to be a painter are when I am taken by the cast or mobility on a person 's face .
14 To weigh my principles against the risks I appear to be running .
15 It was long , slow , difficult work , and during the next months I learnt to be very clever with my tools .
16 A little late in the day as it happened , but they did and one of the things that helped was the fact that as an Irish citizen I had to be entered on the aliens ’ register by the local police and that required a passport photo . ’
17 Despite the fact that I feel strongly about this issue , I remain open-minded and by seeing as much as is attainable my ideas will develop and so determine the kind of practitioner I hope to be .
18 Keep it light and sometimes when things are not as clear as you would like them to be just trust and give the remedy you judge to be nearest .
19 To get a fair deal you need to be fully aware of your legal entitlements and the extent to which you can influence your own destiny .
20 Top left : to get decent photos of smaller animals you need to be well concealed .
21 This can present a problem id you happen to be the unhappy owner of a particularly noisy air pump .
22 To have good point of contact , you have to have good footwork and to have good footwork you have to be very strong .
23 She can pencil in the weight she hopes to be at the end of each month .
24 As with all small units you have to be wary of war machines and magic .
25 The sad truth is to tackle these subjects you have to be more than just willing , you have to be shite-hot .
26 To qualify for travel concessions you have to be 60 and will have to give proof by showing your pension book or a special card .
27 Playing snooker you have to be good at your shots and pot the ball —
28 To create illusions you have to be careful about the details .
29 When the stumps only come up to your knees you have to be larger than life .
30 An indication of the powerhouse force she plans to be is the existence of a shortlist of top business women , earmarked for her ‘ Chief of Staff ’ .
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