Example sentences of "[be] [pron] [pers pn] [vb -s] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in that time Jesus appears to er people who will be what he calls his witnesses . |
| 2 | His prime shorts are what he calls his ‘ vestal virgins ’ , growth stocks selling at or near their all-time highs . |
| 3 | Of course , that 's who he reminds me of , dear Uncle Dimitri . |
| 4 | BECAUSE DUDLEY MOORE is who he says he is , because he is who he used to be , because Dudley Moore is to all intents and purposes Dudley Moore , actor , musician , mascot , clown , then there are a few details and descriptions and facts and figures that have to be mentioned . |
| 5 | ‘ And what is it she wants you to be ? ’ |
| 6 | What is it he blames thee for ? ’ |
| 7 | Well that 's what it says it is on the erm on the outside . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's what it wants you to do . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps because that 's what he thinks he is . ’ |
| 10 | Well that 's what he says they 've got in stock at the moment . |
| 11 | That 's what he says I can erm tell my friends . |
| 12 | ‘ That 's what he tells us … |
| 13 | My mum -she does n't say the word sex , she thinks the word sex is dirty -she 'll say , " When you get in a mix up " -that 's what she calls it . |
| 14 | Well that 's what she does you see . |
| 15 | ‘ Aye — ’ she rose from the chair , went to a basket at the side of the hearth and , taking up a log , she almost flung it on the fire , and as she dusted her hands she ended , ‘ that 's what she tells me . |
| 16 | The value of the ethological study of apes , monkeys and baboons is what it tells us about apes , monkeys and baboons ; only in very special circumstances , and in a very tentative way , should it be seen as a metaphorical alternative by means of which we can study man himself , as in a mirror . |
| 17 | Seven minutes is what it takes me at this time in the evening ; eight , sometimes nine , coming the opposite way in the morning , to allow for waits at the two pedestrian crossings and the crowds coming out of the station . |
| 18 | ‘ That is what he calls her ! ’ |
| 19 | Lipcon understands long-term as being two or three years which is what he figures it took the Mac to amass the necessary apps and catch on . |
| 20 | It is hard to imagine the glamorous Deborah Moggach impersonating a decrepit roué , but that is what she says she did while writing The Ex-Wives ( £14.99 ) , coming from Heinemann on 29th April . |
| 21 | But we can not be certain : all we know about Julian is what she tells us herself in her book . |
| 22 | And this is what Gillian senses , this is what she knows she wants . |
| 23 | I mean , when you think of ours , I mean there 's your she says you 'd |
| 24 | Well I do n't know , but she , I said , cos she 's telling me about her coming , only three days up the hospital then she 's got ta go back to her own place because Ian said she 'd never managed , she keeps falling and she said this woman never went to see her once when she was in hospital , yet she 's getting paid it look all the time , and she ought to go to see if there 's anything she wants you see |