Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] be [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The language presented to them may be a genuine record of native speaker behaviour , genuine , that is to say , as textual data , but to the extent that it does not engage native speaker response it can not be realized as authentic discourse . |
| 2 | The objectives of the Network do not include distribution of a large volume of third party sell situations , although some involvement in them may be a necessary feature of certain domestic M&A marketplaces . |
| 3 | Complete removal of weeds , including all the roots , is important , preferably by hand or while digging ; incidentally , do remember that some of them may be the very plants you are intending to grow , though if the area contains horsetail it is better not to try growing perennial plants in it until you have been clearing out this weed for some years . |
| 4 | Presumably , if the rules for learning are to have any universality in natural conditions , the experience which affects them must be a common feature of all the animals having the rules — in other words , the variance due to the environment is normally small in the environment to which the animal is adapted . |
| 5 | Therefore , there is no conflict between commercial viability or motivation and safety , but we believe that the security of the installations and of those who work in them should be a legitimate purpose of the Bill and the provisions in clause 5 . |
| 6 | ‘ I think I may be a secret Moslem , ’ Georgiades said to Owen . |
| 7 | Although I may be a bad man , I 'd never bribe anyone to marry , as you 've tried to . |
| 8 | I may be a little bit behind the times , but over the last couple of days I 've been experimenting with voice mail . |
| 9 | Overheard at a party : ‘ Yours must be a soul-destroying job , vicar ’ |
| 10 | When the King saw me , he thought at first that I must be a mechanical toy . |
| 11 | ‘ Then I must be a bloody good actor ! ’ |
| 12 | I must be a terrible mother , I just have n't noticed . |
| 13 | Erm I once , talking to somebody about this and er he said erm , well he said I think I must be an intuitive because I 've never let the facts get in the way of a good idea . |
| 14 | I must be the only artist who does a huge painting and then does the preparatory work afterwards . |
| 15 | I figured I must be the only fool who was trying to start something ; I was trying to get that big BB King sound and then I saw The Fabulous Thunderbirds , with Jimmie Vaughan on guitar . |
| 16 | Kelly said : ‘ I must be the only manager in the country who is cheesed off that his side are still in the FA Cup . |
| 17 | I must be the only artist who does a huge painting and then does the preparatory work afterwards . |
| 18 | ‘ I must be the only American citizen who does n't drive a car . |
| 19 | Erm , mainly out of perversity , I do admit , because I must be the only social scientist of my generation who 's read all of them from cover to cover . |
| 20 | I ca n't wait until he gets round to me — I must be the only female in Hochhauser not on his list . ’ |
| 21 | Erm oh I should be a good mile , a good mile , and that 's that 's another little story there . |
| 22 | I should be a good deal more impressed with the Government 's determination to deal with weapons of mass destruction in Iraq if they did not have such questionable record on assisting Iraq to obtain a nuclear capability . |
| 23 | I should be a silent shell , wealthy and withered and bored . |
| 24 | She replied that she and her community would co-operate in this task on one condition , namely that I should be the General Editor . |
| 25 | ‘ I should be the social worker . |
| 26 | I might be a drunk if I had Khotan 's reasons . |
| 27 | As a faggot , I might be a roaring success . |
| 28 | ‘ I was a maid there in the Big House when I was a girl , ’ she continued , obviously still thinking I might be a modest Harvey-Beaumont in disguise . |
| 29 | Well , ter cut a long story short 'e ends up tellin' me that the last bloke was put off fer losin' too much time an' I might be a bad time-keeper as well , what wiv me injuries . |
| 30 | I say ‘ I might be the only one , while she has five friends . ’ |