Example sentences of "be an [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave a shout of laughter , then said , ‘ My oath — you 're an expert at finding an answer . |
| 2 | You 're an expert at surviving without being close to a woman . |
| 3 | Whatever , I want you to think about , your skill , what you 're an expert at , and write it at the top of the bit of paper . |
| 4 | You 're an expert on these are these are n't you Rebecca ? |
| 5 | If you 're an expert on these things these er Amstrad things because I know some they do tend to lose things do n't they to disappear of you just ca n't get it back out erm can anyone help cos she 's stuck with it , seven six double one three four . |
| 6 | The Soviets said to Greenspan , ‘ Look , you 're an expert in currency matters , and would n't it be interesting for us to chat about these things ? ’ |
| 7 | I remember thinking all numbers look the same , none of them mean anything on their own , but when you string them together they have a sort of magic to them , they 're an incantation like witches sing when they circle round the cauldron cackling . |
| 8 | Sir William Ross , you 're an MP for East Londonderry . |
| 9 | If you 're an organizer for a charity or if you know someone who needs help in some way or indeed if you need help in some way , call us on Nottingham three four three four three four soon as possible and we 'll put you on charity shop that follows the four o'clock news here on afternoon special . |
| 10 | ‘ I see you 're an admirer of the Bard . ’ |
| 11 | It 's all in my head they 're an extension of my life , my images . |
| 12 | I feel that they 're an extension of the same thing — the voice and guitar being as one . ’ |
| 13 | Very near the beginning Maggie gave a wee tip , do n't say you 're a representative say you 're an employee of Friends Provident , it makes life easier . |
| 14 | I know that you 're an historian by profession . |
| 15 | As a general guidelines , if you 're an adult of five foot to five foot three you will probably be best suited to a horse 15hh–15.2hh . |
| 16 | The process of Recovery is not one of the galaxy 's most fascinating spectacles , but if you 're an off-worlder on Vadinamia you have to be there . |
| 17 | We 're an example of the excellence , as well as the unity , the Caribbean is capable of . ’ |
| 18 | I am an expert on being nervous while broadcasting . |
| 19 | ‘ I am an expert on women 's hands . |
| 20 | I am addressing this meeting , not because I am an expert in the field of training European teachers to teach their mother tongue , but because the Language Teaching Centre ( LTC ) of the University of York is running a project to bring over qualified language teachers from Germany and France and retrain them to teach their mother tongue as a foreign language in British schools . |
| 21 | Then he fell silent , as if he was thinking of some way to turn this promise into a purpose , and he added , in the barest of trembled whispers , ‘ As I am an eagle of Wrath do I promise it . |
| 22 | I am an Indian in every way . |
| 23 | ‘ I am an officer of the king , and the crown is involved . |
| 24 | I am an ex-employee of Sainsbury 's Westgate , Oxford , and I am organising a reunion for former employees . |
| 25 | I am an artist on the verge of becoming professional and I am seriously considering investing in an airbrush kit . |
| 26 | If dealt with in this order the opening gambit would be ( 1 ) ‘ I am an interviewer from the North Midlands Institute for Social Research and ( 2 ) we are carrying out a survey of the working-day of housewives . |
| 27 | I am an alien from the planet Zog Okay |
| 28 | I can say that reasonable safely and I can apologize to those people who put their hands up , by saying that I too am c am an accountant by background , and it 's fairly brave of me to admit that in front of so many I T people . |
| 29 | Mr. Win : Unlike Conservative Members , I am an admirer of the SDA and I am not attacking it in any way . |
| 30 | I should point out that nothing in this book should be construed as implying that I am an authority on the caves and potholes I mention . |