Example sentences of "i [vb mod] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I mean , ’ said Robert , feeling he was not making the impression required , ‘ I think I may be Napoleon ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I mean , ’ said Robert , ‘ I may be Napoleon . ’ |
| 3 | Do you know , I think I must be Bernice Summerfield , Professor of Archaeology . |
| 4 | But Phillip Chubb is in our group And he wants to be Robin Hood And Ann Boot is sulking because she 's not with her friend And I do n't see why I should be wood . |
| 5 | I think , as I said before , the pro The idea of Europe , the profile of Europe is important , and although i do n't think I should be campaign , if I win tonight , on things that interest me and do n't interest others , I 'm not afraid to say that I do want to make it , to a degree at least , a genuine European campaign . |
| 6 | I went to change me poll tax and er I says to her , I says , I should be court to Monday oh she says you 've got a fifteen pound court thing , I says aye , she says oh well that 's fifteen pound , I says it 's not cos I 'm not paying it I says I 'm not paying the fifteen pound to the court , I says , I says how come last year I did n't pay right round to February last year I said and yet I , your last payment 's next month , you know , she said oh well they 're stricter this year she says , she , if you 'd pay the half year you 'd of been alright |
| 7 | I think I might be H. |
| 8 | ‘ One day I 'll be King of England , ’ I replied . |
| 9 | Dismissing the anti-spirits movement 's idea of imposing a pledge only to moderation in wine and beer , he announced amid cheers that ‘ nothing but the tee-total would do ’ or , according to some accounts , ‘ I 'll be reet down out-and-out t-t-total for ever and ever . ’ |
| 10 | " I 'll be master , you 'll be made . |
| 11 | This is the last time I 'll be part of these people . |
| 12 | Willie simply said , ‘ I think I 'll be home quicker than you imagine . ’ |
| 13 | Yeah it 'll be nice because I 'll be centre of attention cos everybody 'll be wanting to talk to me |
| 14 | I 'm se , I 'll be secretary if no one else wants to do it . |
| 15 | Okay I 'll be Doll . |
| 16 | I 'll be Doll . |
| 17 | so she says I 'll be quarter past nine and you know by er you know |
| 18 | Alright , I 'll be Manhom as well . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll be jake , mum , ’ but Jean was n't so sure , and kept an eye on her as the day progressed . |
| 20 | ‘ You can be in charge of the baddie knights and I 'll be Sir Lancelot , the bravest and best knight of all . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll be diplomacy itself . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ To myself , by myself , I 'll be John , just John , plain John , the John I was christened . |
| 23 | You be mummy ( to Simon ) and I 'll be baby because mine are the smallest . |
| 24 | I 'm brilliant , I 'll be manageress in a couple of years . |
| 25 | So I expect I 'll be nappy changing instead . ’ |
| 26 | So I expect I 'll be nappy changing instead . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll be mother . |
| 28 | I remember thinking that if Andy Norman believed I could be Europe 's top sprinter , if he had such faith in me , well then maybe I could . |
| 29 | Perhaps I could be Eric 's stunt man , standing in when he turns on the flash dangerous stuff that terrifies the defenders in his wake and makes them have a go like David Burrows did . |
| 30 | I know if I said I was n't keen on someone , I could be 90% sure that Clare would agree . |