Example sentences of "be the thing [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I do believe in trying to persuade people that the things I believe in are the things they should follow … |
| 2 | but what are their key tasks , what are the things they 're actually paid to do ? |
| 3 | These are the things we believe in — the things they are trying to take away . |
| 4 | 3 ) These are the things WE feel are absolutely essential to a local newsletter and would want to continue . |
| 5 | Those are the things we want to know . " |
| 6 | So maybe these are the things we 're heading towards : the white coat and the black boots , the combustible baby , the soiled bib on its hook , the sleet of souls . |
| 7 | ‘ They are the things we ca n't be bothered doing anything about , but we should . ’ |
| 8 | These are the things we were talking about yesterday these uprights . |
| 9 | Erm so really the issue is we have n't made any decisions yet , these are the things we 've got ta try and make decisions on , but we will need to be starting to think them before we get to June . |
| 10 | These are the things we 're doing it for . |
| 11 | These are the things I expect in marriage |
| 12 | ‘ These are the things I can see . |
| 13 | If I ruled the world everyone would sing and shout , war and bombs are the things I would throw out . |
| 14 | Equally interestingly , Mr E felt he was managing to convey something of his greater hopefulness to Dave 's mother , using insight-promoting questions when she kept praising her daughter and complaining about Dave , and asking , for instance : ‘ What are the things you can be nice to him about at home ? |
| 15 | For connoisseurs of drawings , sheets are the things you find pressed between mats at art dealers ' shops . |
| 16 | For the less rarified among us they are the things you press yourself between before turning out the light . |
| 17 | But the only things worth having are the things you 've worked hard for , and I 'll last out , I daresay , so do n't you worry , girl ! |
| 18 | And then there are the things you get when you actually go to a destination . |
| 19 | Here are the things you need . |
| 20 | Anyway within about half an hour he came on and umm , been on to the record company sorting out a couple of records that we hope are the things you like , plus they were going to sort you out some tickets were n't they ? |
| 21 | small and the things you first hear are the things you remember . |
| 22 | seems to be the thing they 're all looking for . |
| 23 | I mean , I expect she knew how you felt about the only things worth having being the things you 'd worked hard for and earned for yourself , so you would n't want her to leave you the house ] But she did n't want you to think she 'd forgotten you , or that she was just being spiteful , or something … ’ |
| 24 | It is the things I liked about it at first , that made it immediate , that I do n't like now . |
| 25 | Literally I think the only I said is the thing we get from the branches . |
| 26 | Now this is in his key messages , and towards the back , there are two pages , where he complains that many promises were made for the facilities management contract , and in particular , erm , he says it is still the case that work to take advantage of the development faci facility has not yet been identified , now I think this is the thing we spent a million pounds on it , and are not using it . |
| 27 | I mean if you ask what happens when electrons drop down from one orbit to another inside the atom , the emit light , which is the thing we are familiar with , but erm physicists tend to think of this as particles which they call photons . |
| 28 | Erm metal oxides , metal the oxides , differences see , this is the thing they 're all sort of quite keen on , so some of the important metals here . |
| 29 | ‘ A bicycle is the thing I want most in all the world ! ’ |
| 30 | To teach herself to handle thought , she made it a practise never to permit herself to touch a brush until she could answer these questions , in writing , in the fewest possible words : ‘ What attracted me to this subject ? ’ 'Why do I want to paint it ? ’ 'What is the thing I am trying to express ? ’ |