Example sentences of "[be] [pron] [pron] be be " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the gentleman in your office , however , addressed me not as Mrs Maitland , but by my maiden name , which is the one I write under , I realized that it must indeed be me who was being phoned , whereupon it suddenly seemed ( perhaps only by association of ideas ) imperative that I had the means of writing to hand . |
| 2 | The trouble with being what you were was that although your judgement was impeccable , the rest of the world just did n't always know it . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's … it 's you who 's being so unreasonable , ’ she stammered . |
| 4 | ‘ It seems to me that it is we who are being treated like criminals but I do n't suppose I have any choice . ’ |
| 5 | Maybe it is they who are being too timid in their ideas and proposals . |
| 6 | That 's , that 's what they were were n't they ? |
| 7 | No they were , that 's what they were were n't it when it all happened , the old Revered somebody or other , they wilful murder but erm yeah basically it does n't seem like , there was no real evidence as to who erm fired first and there was no conclusion that the about that , but they were certainly I R A gunmen , para 's , its like without a doubt if you know some people , but like with those high powered weapons they may , alright its unfortunately that somebody may have got shot , but it may not of been the main shot , that may , may of been a ricochet or , or anything like that , both their they 've got a killing range of up to three mile so one mate come round , he says he 's gon na come round again tomorrow and have a look at it |
| 8 | Ya , well that 's what it is is n't it ? |
| 9 | But that 's what it is is n't it ? |
| 10 | Well that 's what it is is n't it ? |
| 11 | Ah that 's what it is is n't it ? |
| 12 | That 's what it is is n't it ? on the cricket pitch . |
| 13 | One trying to get in one side and the other one I think that 's what it was was n't it ? |
| 14 | Well , well no , no because it was then about , that 's what I 'm is , then four o'clock you see , so I mean I knew I would n't make it anyway that 's why I thought I 'd better ring cos the job that we finished was half past three so I thought well even if I come home I shall be late even if I do n't get changed and washed or anything . |
| 15 | Their poor score will fail to recognise that they might well fully grasp the concepts behind the question — which is what they are being tested on . |
| 16 | But the point is what we 're being told is effectively that only the rich can have second marriages , that 's what this Child Support Act brings about . |
| 17 | On October 4th this year this little railway , for that is what it is being only two foot wide and 500 yards long , carried no fewer than 800 people in five hours . |
| 18 | ‘ That is what I am being paid to find out . |
| 19 | A cheerful and supportive disposition is what you are being assessed for . |
| 20 | But that was what he was being paid for and after hearing Mobuto at the United Nations he was now more determined than ever to ensure his safety . |
| 21 | I thought that was what I was being paid for . |