Example sentences of "be a [noun] [prep] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | That would be a constraint on me and an imposition on the viewer . |
| 2 | Er eh in er in Lanarkshire and Motherwell , and er at that time , being a young lad no more between er f er fourteen and twenty , I realized then that was n't going to be a life for me . |
| 3 | I just wanted to s revenge for it was supposed to be a fight for me , but I was really angry when he killed my friend so I wanted to revenge Tybaot and suddenly I killed him . |
| 4 | You are not come to be a companion to me . ’ |
| 5 | I e it would not be a problem for me to take the same line as either or any of my er opponents , or the incumbent Mr , erm you know , if they are , frankly , right . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , it would definitely be a problem for me ! ’ she retorted . |
| 7 | Well that , that may be a reflection on me , okay ? |
| 8 | I 'll be in the library for the next hour or so , if there should be a message for me . ’ |
| 9 | I have not yet concluded the exploration , and I think that it would be a mistake for me to make any premature statement about our next intentions , but I shall keep the House informed . |
| 10 | He 'll be a year behind me , and he 'll be on the same money as me . |
| 11 | ‘ To tell you the truth , it 'd be a relief to me if she did something adult . |
| 12 | Wo n't be a break for me , I can tell you . ’ |
| 13 | This grandmother can be a heroine for me now , although it would have meant more to have been closer to her in life . |
| 14 | It was never going to be a career for me but kept me in beer money and taught me about how to deal with the public . ’ |
| 15 | It certainly wo n't be a distraction to me this week . ’ |
| 16 | And you still ca n't help tapping your feet to melodies like ’ We 're in the Money ’ and ’ Your getting to be a Habit with me . ’ |
| 17 | " You can be a witness for me , Miss Monroe , " Sandra cried . |
| 18 | You can do too much of this if you are not careful and as I tend to paint with sharp stabby strokes it can be a fault with me to look rather bitty . |
| 19 | You intend to be a stranger to me from now on . |
| 20 | ‘ That 's right , be a disappointment to me , ’ said Mrs Cousins , warmly clad in a dark brown woollen dress with huge leg-of-mutton sleeves now going out of fashion . |
| 21 | Through George Wigg I became reasonably close to Richard Crossman who consulted me on a number of occasions — I have already described the Spectator libel case — but who , I must confess , turned out to be a disappointment to me , since the reputation he had earned for more than occasional unreliability I found to be entirely justified . |
| 22 | Do not be a disappointment to me , Huy . ’ |