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Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pers pn] be [pron] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I long for my canvas and easel where I am my own master and the world is my own . ’
2	Nana 's better at the words than I am I forget them !
3	Right well I let's I I I would go for schools if I were you .
4	I did say to him once that er I said if you do n't want that ivy I said you chuck it out , chop it down and throw it over my side cos it 's my responsibility
5	Seems to be our fault if it 's anything to do with the Society she does n't want to know
6	This is because I can always ask ‘ Would I still prescribe that action if it was I who had that desire ? ’
7	Now that particular force if they 're anything like the other forces that I deal with , ai n't under the stresses and strains that we are .
8	Here there may arise a conflict between two principles , one that the court will not imply a term unless it is one which reasonable men would obviously have agreed to if their minds had been directed to the point , the other that a contract should if possible be interpreted in such a way as to achieve fairness between the parties … mistake is a much more difficult problem … [ than fraud or partiality ] .
9	So , see , so , I see so I 've got to fry the bacon till it 's what ?
10	‘ They always photograph me with Kylie because she 's my wife on screen , but they never bother to photograph me with other girls .
11	They always photograph me with Kylie because she 's my wife on screen , but they never bother to photograph me with any other girls .
12	For the bear because it was his thing , for the little girl because of the shouting — "
13	Erm I wo n't really comment on in any detail on on the forty one thousand figure because it 's ours and I think we put sufficient justification in for it .
14	I do n't suppose you looked at the jeep while you were there ? ’ she murmured croakily , just for something to say .
15	John Veal was Chief Inspector of Accidents at the time and led the UK delegation while I was its only other member as alternate delegate .
16	looking after Edward while she 's there ?
17	‘ Why should I do you any harm when it is you who are helping me ? ’
18	Some shaikhs saw no conflict of roles when they were themselves involved in disputes with members of their lineage , and used every means at their disposal to win an argument about , say , rights to land .
19	I 'm as interested in what you can discover about Heather 's state of mind as you are yourself , so it 's only fair I should contribute to your expenses .
20	Jotan 's daughter , the sister of Jehan , was the source of as much malicious gossip as he was himself .
21	To give an indication as it were which in terms of within the City of York , which would be the least worse of the options .
22	The boy was not then aware , of course , of how frequently an idling or unanchored mind can be disturbed by the accidental experience of receiving luminous images from out of clear , sharp light when it is itself cast in any sort of shadow .
23	It is also for presents when it is somebody 's birthday or Christmas .
24	Others were in lidded baskets until it was their turn ; more tied in sacks ; a few buttoned into deep pockets .
25	‘ You 'll believe any old bullshit if it 's what you want to hear . ’
26	He might be directly responsible for taking away her pleasure in singing — though that would surely be only a temporary aberration on her part — but she could only hold him to account for her loneliness if it was his company she was missing .
27	I 'd head for an alleyway if I were you .
28	said I 've no qualms about 'em , and yet he 's , somebody that votes for bloody Green Party , eh , he 's just been up and voted for Green Party , I said I 'd of stopped at home if I was you
29	Oh I should keep the strawberries if I were you .
30	His silence following the question made her wonder if it was something he had no wish to divulge , but at last he said with simple sincerity , ‘ She sent you to me . ’