Example sentences of "be [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am the Official Dog Chaser — it 's my responsibility . |
| 2 | The Ferranti source said : ‘ Lord Weinstock ( GEC 's managing director ) would like to be in the position where he was able to say to the Ministry of Defence , ‘ Look , I am the only person who can rescue Ferranti from collapse . ’ |
| 3 | Around forty of these drawings have been known for years from books and exhibitions , but as things are , I am the only person in the world at the moment to have complete knowledge of what that collection was in its entirety . |
| 4 | In addition to what Nicholas er recounted about my brother , I believe that I am the only minister in the government , possibly the only member of parliament who has ever worked for the Save The Children Fund . |
| 5 | I am the only child of elderly parents and I suppose when I was young they were over-protective and old-fashioned . |
| 6 | I am the only child . ’ |
| 7 | They 'll always be in the record books that I am the only man at any weight who 's ever won three Lonsdale belts outright . |
| 8 | He once began a memorable contribution to a debate on the 1981 riots in Brixton with the words , ‘ My Lords , I think I am the only member who has spoken today who has had agricultural estates in Jamaica . ’ |
| 9 | I am the only Member of this House who knows Dr. James McDaid — |
| 10 | As he can see , I am the only Member of Parliament from the northern region who is here apart from , I think , one Labour Member of Parliament who is a Whip . |
| 11 | ‘ I understand people associating me with bands I 've worked on as an engineer , but I do n't understand why I am the only engineer in the world who 's expected to be discriminating about the bands he 's worked with … ’ |
| 12 | I am the only enemy here worth your steel . ’ |
| 13 | I am the only woman you 've felt like this about , the only woman you 've kissed and caressed this way . |
| 14 | I suppose I really am the soulful type . |
| 15 | When you awaken in the morning hush I am the uplifting rush Of quiet birds encircled flight I am the soft stars that shine at night . |
| 16 | After all , I am the Regional Manager . ’ |
| 17 | I am the political equivalent of curry . |
| 18 | You see , I 've had a few quite long relationships before but , although I think the world of this young lady and love her deeply , I do n't feel that I am the marrying kind . |
| 19 | ‘ I am the right side of the Consul-General 's brain . |
| 20 | Yo you see , I I am , I am the eternal optimist , I think he came back and stayed . |
| 21 | Perhaps the reason that I am the invisible man ( in Gadfly terms ) is because I do n't frequent the same watering holes as your journalists . |
| 22 | I am the first person to admit that success is not that frequent at Athletico and on those rare occasions when it comes we are always left with a nasty aftertaste to spoil it . |
| 23 | It was never catalogued ; I am the first person outside the Unit ever to know what it was doing … |
| 24 | I am the first musician in my family . |
| 25 | The big spender asks if I am the new man . |
| 26 | ‘ I am the chief Magistrate ’ , quietly responded Mr. Butler . |
| 27 | And I am the legitimate heir . ’ |
| 28 | I am the proud owner of a Series III Lightweight . |
| 29 | I am the proud owner of a 1988 Land Rover 2.5 Turbo Diesel . |
| 30 | I am the proud owner of a One Ten County 1989 model . |