Example sentences of "be an [noun] i " in BNC.

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1 What is the solution to these problems of unity and sustaining interest ? I think it can best be found by looking at the visual arts , and having myself once been an architect I would like to use an architectural illustration .
2 And , and in a sense , not to be explicit , would , would have been not so much a crime , but would have been an error I think .
3 Now I 'm an ex-gardener I 'm a horticulturist it take roughly about forty years for trees to reach maturity it does n't say much for our planners if they plan to put those trees there and then now are gon na have them up again it sounds much like change for changes sake and that that it basically my comment .
4 I 'm only 38 , but because people think I 'm an OAP I get reduced rates . ’
5 I am not going to write to the Colleges themselves one week with bureaucratic non-talk and then come into the clear the following week … if there is going to be an outburst I believe the sooner we get it over the better .
6 ‘ Something to do with the Second World War , Superintendent , which happens to be an area I 've written about myself . ’
7 Er without being an actuary I say to myself that 's a pretty magical thing you 've done and then it causes you to start looking at the monetary background of all of that an and again I I 'm , I 'm speaking here largely on what actuarial advice we are beginning to receive .
8 ‘ Right , it 's an amp I got in late 1954 .
9 If he 's an ero I 'd rather stick with the zero !
10 He 's an arsehole I hate him .
11 The quotation 's from the jacket blurb of the English translation of Kurt Diemberger 's book about the role of K2 in his and Julie Tullis 's life , and for all the imprecision of the grammatical structures by which it 's expressed here , it 's an idea I can willingly accept .
12 ‘ It 's an idea I have .
13 All in all it 's an experience I would not like to repeat .
14 ‘ It 's an experience I will always remember , and I shall relive those memories of the finish line next year when I hope to break the three hour barrier . ’
15 It 's an organisation I have always recognised provides a facility to commerce and industry which I think is highly desirable — that is a facility to take a long-term view .
16 It 's an affectation I have .
17 ‘ Well , that 's an invitation I ca n't refuse .
18 It 's an option I 'm considering .
19 ‘ That 's an offer I ca n't refuse . ’
20 In the short term I think that 's an area I can get over that until I get a car which
21 Henry Tyler thought for a moment , ‘ That 's an acronym I have n't come across . ’
22 ‘ There 's an advertisement I read in here , ’ said Rose , tapping the local newspaper , ‘ for Mother Seigel 's Syrup .
23 ‘ That 's an allegation I deny , ’ retorted Ingram , swaying unsteadily .
24 There 's an ambiguity I suspect it it 's a in my mind rather than yours about the nuclear role , did I understand you to say that Eurofighter two thousand would not have the capability of carrying for instance the W E one seven seven , we know that the is not going to be er taken any further according to recent announcement but will Eurofighter two thousand have the capacity to carry W E one seven seven ?
25 I occasionally use a quiver-tip on stillwaters , but it is an indicator I find most valuable on rivers , except at those times when the fish are being very finicky , when I will touch-leger .
26 You just write the cheque , forget about all that lovely interest because after all , your aircraft is an appreciating asset ( well at least it is an asset I would appreciate ) and enjoy .
27 It is an honour I never dreamt of .
28 This is an ability I have developed over many years , starting , of course , at a time when none of the modern locating devices were available .
29 He said last night : ‘ This is an opportunity I could not resist .
30 It is an experience I will never forget .
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