Example sentences of "[be] a [noun] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er If you 're a member you get a pack of information , an annual special issue calendar and albums . |
| 2 | When you 're a child they say , ‘ You know you should n't do that ’ , and they give you a bloody good rollicking and leave it at that — they try to terrify you . |
| 3 | They 're smart , they 're a bit I do n't like those they go slippy slidey all over the place with those but these are nice . |
| 4 | No they 're a bit you know long for her but they 're the same size as she was wearing Jean and the other ones were too narrow for her feet . |
| 5 | You 're a man who keeps his eyes open , a man aware of things . |
| 6 | You said you 're a girl who enjoys a challenge . |
| 7 | But if you 're a rider who likes a mettlesome horse I 'm afraid you 'll find ours are fairly quiet . |
| 8 | If you 're a nig-nog you 've got it dead lucky . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I can easily understand how people can see seals as dewy-eyed little things but if you 're a fisherman who has just had 200 creels robbed and you have n't even made enough money to pay for your fuel never mind make a living , you would view them differently . |
| 10 | Yeah well we 've got a job to do if you 're a soldier you 've got a job to do okay , you 've got a bit of training , you 've got a job to do |
| 11 | they 're a band you love to hate , far more than the Manic Street Preachers , who crave to be loathed but simply are n't worth the effort . |
| 12 | And when you 're a student you use what is cheap and available . |
| 13 | My dear Friend , You 're a fathead who does n't understand a joke . |
| 14 | We need pairs for the canoes and if you 're a no-show we have a disappointed guest . |
| 15 | They 're a people who succumb easily to exploitation . |
| 16 | Optical isomers are sometimes called inentiamorse if you have trouble with language then we 'll call them inantipas if you 're a biologist you call them optical isomers . |
| 17 | Er , yes I am a person who uses public transport and I believe in it very much , but I must say that erm its very , very inconvenient , I have to rely on three different forms of public transport to get to my work and it takes twice as long as it would as if I , if I could go by car and so I can see the , the attraction of , of going by car and there are many improvements that could be made where I live for instance in , in Glasgow so that you would only have one change and not constantly shuttling to and fro between stations and buses and so forth . |
| 18 | I am a person who loves going out |
| 19 | On the other hand , I am a girl who likes a bit of old-fashioned interest taken in her , and I do get cheesed when I have to take second place , especially when it 's to a dead widow of seventy-odd … ’ |
| 20 | I am a Treasurer who likes to keep hold of the money , I like to receive it , I do n't like to give it out . |
| 21 | I am a man who destroys the women he lives with . |
| 22 | I am a man who needs his sleep . |
| 23 | And when they were all assembled , he went out unto them , to a place which was made ready with carpets and with mats , and he made them take their seats before him full honourably , and began to speak unto them , saying , I am a man who have never possessed a kingdom , neither I nor any man of my lineage . |
| 24 | ‘ Although I am a teacher I enjoy learning , ’ said Mrs Plews , who studied alongside her two daughters Jennifer and Hannah . |
| 25 | And er so I mean it 's you know , I am a politician I mean you know , it 's in the blood I 've b been in the in the House of Commons now for about a quarter of a century . |
| 26 | I am a collector who lives in a flat , and boxed sets take up much more space than separate discs . |
| 27 | I am a bell they left in disrepair |
| 28 | Just because I am a woman they belittle me , ’ she said to loud cheers . |
| 29 | Though I too have my outside proof of a professional self , I too am a woman who stays at home . |
| 30 | As you know , I am a manager who has never shirked from putting a player 's welfare before football and , unlike many less tolerant managers , I was quite happy for Steve Gillery to hold his stag ‘ night ’ at 10 a.m. on the morning of the match , albeit a game crucial to our survival . |