Example sentences of "be [pers pn] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " The whole thing 's a farce , of course , they 've known and loathed each other for years , but the official version of this world-shaking meeting of titans has to take place in public where it can be duly recorded — and one of us must be there , and why should it be me on a Sunday morning when I 've got an angelic assistant ? |
| 2 | And , her tone suddenly changing completely , ‘ Would it really hurt you so much to pretend to be me for an hour ? ’ she asked mournfully . |
| 3 | The naming of a rose can be yours for a price . |
| 4 | It 's totally street legal , sounds as good as any cable and it could be yours for the price of a phone call . |
| 5 | It can be yours as an alternative to ‘ Songs of Joy' , and it 's packed with scores of nostalgic , original hits from rock'n'roll 's great heroes … the Everly Brothers , Little Richard , Fats Domino and many , many more . |
| 6 | The choice may be yours in the future , though , and the right choice at the beginning can mean the difference between a happy home and misery . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , you know what my mother 's always saying : everything in life has to be paid for , and you 've paid for the happiness that 's going to be yours in the future . |
| 8 | All the furniture in Mr. Preston 's accommodation — is to be his with the exception of the old mahogany bureau which I believe you , Sara , have always looked on as your special possession . " |
| 9 | Duart 's wife should be his in the sight of God and man . ’ |
| 10 | and she can be you for a change , instead . ’ |
| 11 | Well when you go to your bed that 'll be you for the night , there 'll be no getting back up again . |
| 12 | All you could do deep down was to pray it would n't be you for the chop . |
| 13 | Then I thought that she lived in the cottage — Maria looked after her , perhaps ; or perhaps this room that was to be mine for the week-end was normally hers . |
| 14 | ‘ Can it really be as you say , that fame — that vicarious life in another 's breath — will be mine in the years to come ? |
| 15 | She is the perceptive observer — be it of the radiation victims in Nagasaki or the aged geisha dancing exquisitely well for her venerable patron . |
| 16 | And that seemed to be it for the night . |
| 17 | Well you can just wait , you want you can go in mine , erm do we could do with and that would be it for the interview |
| 18 | In these conditions controversy over student fees or over interference by the authorities — be it with the freedom of speech of progressive professors , the content of the curriculum , or the right of students to form their own organizations — sparked lively protest . |
| 19 | From the late 1850s to the revolution , controversy over student fees , police brutality , or interference by the authorities — be it with the freedom of speech of progressive professors , the content of the curriculum , or the right of students to form their own organizations — sparked recurrent outbursts of student protest . |
| 20 | And that 's gon na create opportunities but also er the possibilities of joint ventures be it on a U K , Europe or the world basis er joint ventures will I mean a lot more cooperation between er th the large players with regards to product development what have you . |
| 21 | ‘ Had you seen me then , as I left your hotel , when I gave into that need to kiss you — be it on the cheek , I 'm sure you would have thought ‘ poor Ven ’ . ’ |
| 22 | She has a hard act to follow ; it is never enviable to be the successor of one very powerful founder director be it in the gallery sector or in commerce . |
| 23 | By the time she reached the front door the house , she knew , had to be hers for the summer . |
| 24 | There is no reason why , out of the whole Universe , it should be us at the centre . ’ |