Example sentences of "be [pos pn] favourite " in BNC.
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| 1 | Examples 1 , 2 and 3 are my favourite arrangements of the A pentatonic major . |
| 2 | They are my favourite people . |
| 3 | I was quite touched — they are my favourite breed , ’ said Ken , who named his dog Rhia . |
| 4 | You are my favourite person in the whole world . |
| 5 | MICHAEL Parkinson has never been my favourite TV presenter — I 've always found his brusque , man-of-the-people style somewhat contrived . |
| 6 | ‘ This has always been my favourite room , ’ says Mary Jane , ‘ and it 's turned out to be a perfect playroom for Emily and her friends . |
| 7 | No wonder she 's always been my favourite cousin . |
| 8 | You get , I mean , Dave and Steve , alright , they 've never been my favourite people but all this pious goings-on with Dave , how much he hates the town clerk , and whatever opportunity he could get he would |
| 9 | Special cards are always appreciated at times like these — my grandmother says that cards are her favourite part of the proceedings . |
| 10 | ‘ Fearless ’ and ‘ courageous ’ are her favourite adjectives . |
| 11 | They would feel happier north of the river like everyone else ; Islington seems to have been their favourite suburb , and that was where they had moved to by the time the next child arrived , three years later . |
| 12 | He watches the ball game — ‘ I could n't miss the ( New York ) Giants ; they 're my favourite team , ’ he would say later — sleeps a few hours , then drives 250 miles to Toronto . |
| 13 | You 're my favourite TVS weathercaster of the early '80s , you know . |
| 14 | They 're my favourite flowers . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Here is Mr Bailey 's version : ‘ Oh Marjie , we always read your column Marjie , For Forty years , you 're our favourite Agony Aunt , You 've given thousands good advice , that 's what we want , Oh Marjie , long may your column greet our eyes each waking day , Count your job a task well done , now go out and have some fun . |
| 16 | I 'm still pondering it , but this could be my favourite movie of 1992 . |
| 17 | And she knew it would always be her favourite flower . |
| 18 | Mrs Huntley sighed ; her brother whom she had loved , but knew to be self-indulgent to a fault , had done his niece real harm by leaving so much of his money away from the girl who had confidently believed herself to be his favourite thing on earth . |
| 19 | She was big and busty and wore the sort of extravagant ‘ gowns ’ favoured by La Cogan in her prime , and now only to be glimpsed on BBC1 's ‘ Come Dancing ’ which Grunte proclaimed to be his favourite programme . |
| 20 | I should like to make two points , the first of which I shall put into italics , since this seems to be your favourite mode of utterance . |
| 21 | ‘ He may not be your favourite person at the moment , but Adam did invite me and it is his home that I would be wandering about in . ’ |
| 22 | He introduced the jolly , gap-toothed Scouser by saying : ‘ He always has been and always will be your favourite funny man . ’ |
| 23 | He introduced the jolly , gap-toothed Scouser by saying : ‘ He always has been and always will be your favourite funny man . ’ |
| 24 | He introduced the jolly , gap-toothed Scouser by saying : ‘ He always has been and always will be your favourite funny man . ’ |
| 25 | No , I 'm not , Philippa , I 'm your favourite breed . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't think I 'm our favourite guard detail commander , right now . ’ |
| 27 | It must be our favourite song at the time and ‘ Once More ’ was , but in retrospect , it is probably my least favourite single . |
| 28 | Stravinsky had for some years been his favourite composer , and he had worked with Hanns on ideas for the setting and costumes . |
| 29 | The Last of the Mohicans had been his favourite book at the time ; he had insisted on being Hawkeye and Tim Skerritt on being the treacherous Indian , Magua . |
| 30 | ‘ Jimi was my favourite singer , besides being my favourite guitarist . |