Example sentences of "be a [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're a pretty depressed lot at the moment |
| 2 | We 're a pretty gossipy lot , if truth be told . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They 're a pretty crude lot . |
| 4 | I think they 're a right bloody problem ! |
| 5 | Right , David , you said you 'd been approached by another insurance company , er , I could obviously say , I recommended Abbey Life , and I 'm tied to that , but I actually joined because I think they 're a particularly good company , in that what , in the use they make of the money that I 'm paying , actually goes , performs very well . |
| 6 | So they 're a particularly good choice for the first time or retirement home buyer ; your two biggest markets for smaller homes . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're a completely different sort of person ! ’ |
| 8 | We 're a completely self-contained unit . |
| 9 | You 've just got to be aware , they 're a slightly different shape , and they 're also bigger . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're a surprisingly strong swimmer for someone of your slight build . ’ |
| 11 | She remembered Elizabeth saying in the first weeks of her engagement to Alex , ‘ Do you know , you 're a rather intimidating couple ? ’ and she had been tempted to reply , ‘ Oh , we are , we are . ’ |
| 12 | So do I. But I know we 're a rather special case . |
| 13 | ‘ And I 'm beginning to realise that you 're a rather sick person , Eleanor . |
| 14 | Well you 're a wor you 're a blooming big girl ! |
| 15 | You 'll be old one day just think when you 're a little old man sitting behind |
| 16 | Well that 's what I 'm saying , why do n't you use the money that Geoffrey and Jean gave you with al buy something and then you can write to them and tell them what you 've cos it 's a fortnight since your birthday , it 's time you 're writing to them they 'll think you 're a most ungrateful child if you do n't write and say thank you . |
| 17 | ‘ And you 're a most stubborn man , ’ she countered . |
| 18 | ‘ You 're a most beautiful woman . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You 're a remarkably fit woman , are n't you , Mrs Hunter ? ’ said the smiling doctor . |
| 20 | They 're a much better potato . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're a much better actress than I 'd ever have given you credit for , Aurora . |
| 22 | Now based in Oxford they 're a truly international group , one English , one Swiss and one Norwegian , who met at a drama school in Paris . |
| 23 | You go to Donington and that 's it — you 're a fully fledged rebel . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ No , you were a crypto-Post-feminist ; now you 're a fully fledged Post-feminist . ’ |
| 25 | You 're a very conceited man . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You 're a very contradictory person , ’ Julius commented . |
| 27 | " They 're a very hardworking people , " said Paul earnestly . |
| 28 | People offered us support , financial and whatnot , but we needed physical support , we 're a very small community and in a way we were left on our own . |
| 29 | They 're a very companionable couple , and enjoy spending time together , they go to political meetings , have the family round , work in their magnificent garden . |
| 30 | ‘ You 're a very thoughtful woman , Grace . ’ |