Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] be an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I hope I 'll be an elegant old lady with silver-grey hair done up in a bun . |
| 3 | I had to show him I could be an international rather than just a squad player . |
| 4 | Oh , well , I say I 'm on early but I will be , I could be an early or a late . |
| 5 | If I did n't recognise it , ’ says Neneh , ‘ I 'd be an unhappy person . |
| 6 | I 'd be an old lady . |
| 7 | Consequently , I decided I would be an androgynous sort of person and I found old esoteric idea about being a whole person in the alchemical or shamanic sense , a female-male composite , increasingly attractive . |
| 8 | Things that upset them could be an uninvited intruder through the cat flap , a row with another cat , even the arrival of a new three-piece suite . |
| 9 | You may be an experienced manager seeking to update your knowledge through formal training . |
| 10 | If you receive board ( e.g. breakfast ) or attendances or services you may be an Assured Tenant . |
| 11 | When a man looks in the mirror , he can tell himself , ‘ You may be an ugly old devil , but you 're brilliant/successful/ virile . ’ |
| 12 | Well you may be an old ham actor , but I note you 've picked up about five or six , I think , honourary degrees now . |
| 13 | You should be an experienced dinghy sailor ( regularly sails with inexperienced crews ) who has also spend at least six days living and sailing in a small sailing cruiser . |
| 14 | She especially loved any opportunity to contradict those interviewers who assumed that , as the company which bore her name was so successful , she must be an ardent feminist . |
| 15 | Ian had ridden as a boy and he suspected from the way Julia commented that , although she was socially timid , she might be an efficient horsewoman . |
| 16 | It never once occurred to you that you might be an ignorant , selfish , lousy lover . |
| 17 | You 're a full grown man , does n't matter how old you are , you might be an aged man , a teacher in Israel , he certainly was n't a youngster , you can , Nicodemus , be born again ! |
| 18 | ‘ I suspect a good deal , but by the time I 've tracked Garry down you 'll be an open book . |
| 19 | With her face she 'll be an old hand at it . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ She could be an old friend of Imogen 's . |
| 21 | Attracted to the big ape she had n't been , but she 'd be an all-out liar if she tried to pretend she had n't enjoyed his kisses . |
| 22 | It was the same , animals and humans , if you struck lucky … you could be an Olympic show-jumper or Seb Coe , adored by millions , or you could be knacker-meat , horse or human . |
| 23 | You will be an honoured hostage , and to your underlings we shall display our lenience . ’ ’ |
| 24 | Now your tricks have caught up with you and you have to live here until you can persuade us that you will be an honest rabbit . " |
| 25 | Unfortunately , the company 's bank , the tax man and employees come first ; you will be an unsecured creditor . |
| 26 | At the very least , you will be an extreme nuisance , at the other end of the scale , you may pose a real threat to his or her safety . |
| 27 | Did n't Yvonne say she can be an awkward old devil ? |
| 28 | Well , she can be an old lady with her hair done up in a silver bun if she likes ( what a picture that conjures up ! ) . |
| 29 | SUCH is the alarming speed with which pop trends are assimilated into the mainstream these days that one moment you can be an underground guitar hero from Seattle , next you 're on The Clothes Show . |
| 30 | We may be an enlightened society but I 'm sure many people do n't want to sit through graphic descriptions of a certain type of sanitary towel — especially at meal times . |