Example sentences of "be [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If he is a Muslim , ’ Mr Malik had confided to Robert , shortly after the Brown child joined the school , ‘ then I am the Duke of Edinburgh . |
| 2 | Two : I am the founder of the Hochhauser Season , with my dear Franz of course , and am responsible for seeing that all continues well . |
| 3 | One 's normal identity loses its hold and is replaced by the feeling : ‘ I am the act of giving birth ’ . |
| 4 | I am the centre of my life , why should n't I be my own most cherished lover ? |
| 5 | ‘ I am the centre of my existence , ’ Clare sang , as if chanting a psalm , pitching her voice an octave lower , as she pushed Josh to her playgroup the next morning . |
| 6 | I am the person on whom all hopes are pinned , ’ he said . |
| 7 | I am the person in the front who has to cope with whatever situation comes up . |
| 8 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Think rather that I am the lady of death and that you are the master of death ! |
| 10 | and in Athens itself boundary stones saying ‘ I am the boundary of the agora ’ demarcate the area not to be entered by the polluted . |
| 11 | ‘ Not yet ’ , was the reply : ‘ At present I am the Member of Parliament for Henley ’ ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ For li the grace of God I am the Reviver of ADORATION amongst ENGLISH-MEN . ’ |
| 13 | He went upstairs to his wife and said : ‘ Treat me with respect ; I am the Chancellor of the Exchequer . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ No jests , you know I am the keeper of the King 's secrets . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , ’ she said , when she 'd caught enough breath to speak , ‘ I am the keeper of the skylight carnival and I can let you see it . |
| 16 | I am the treasurer of an organisation devoted to writing to prisoners under sentence of death in the Caribbean . |
| 17 | I am Ken Trench , I am the Chairman of the Group . |
| 18 | I am the officer in charge of all cultural activities in Birnin Gwari local government of Kaduna State in Nigeria . |
| 19 | He refused it , saying , ‘ I am the servant of the Corporation of London ; they are my masters and are entitled to all my time and service . |
| 20 | Kaptan asked and , in malai , I said , ‘ I am the servant of your father and mother , Kaptan , and your servant , too . ’ |
| 21 | I am the servant of the cause I have at heart , and you and I , and Harry if need be , are coin to be spent for it . ’ |
| 22 | I am the sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn rain . |
| 23 | ‘ I am the prior of Shrewsbury , ’ said Robert with ceremonious dignity , but was only briefly regarded . |
| 24 | I am the boy from Warrington , who lives in Liverpool now ! |
| 25 | One day Jesus said to his friends : I am the Bread of Life I am the living Bread which has come down from heaven Anyone who eats this bread Shall live for . |
| 26 | ‘ You know why — I am the man of that house since my father … |
| 27 | I want to play for my country and believe I am the man for the job . ’ |
| 28 | Although striking an important psychological blow by coming out on the winning side against his main challenger , Wasps ' Steve Bates , he admitted : ‘ Even though I am the man in possession , it would be just as easy for the selectors to pick Steve . ’ |
| 29 | And at the same time there came before him Ximena Gomez , the daughter of the Count , who fell on her knees before him and said , Sir , I am the daughter of Count Don Gomez of Gormaz , and Rodrigo of Bivar has slain the Count my father , and of three daughters whom he has left I am the youngest . |
| 30 | I am the daughter of a doctor and was sexually abused throughout my childhood . |