Example sentences of "[be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the whole of Russia there-was a dearth of agricultural goods caused mainly by the Famine , and a comparative glut of industrial products from the towns . |
| 2 | ‘ You 're a strange boy , Billy , how old are you ? ’ |
| 3 | Clive Swift , in his admirable and essential book The Job of Acting says that when you were at drama school ‘ you were a big fish — now you 're a tiddler ’ . |
| 4 | Sometimes you 're a week away from the last performance you gave and then find yourself out there — so that the voice and understanding of the part does need constant refreshing . |
| 5 | Even the interview system is not an ideal one — once again you 're having to sell yourself — and if you 're a character actor like I am I can not show myself without being somebody else . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're a bully . |
| 7 | ‘ They 're a good twenty years younger , and they 've only known them a year or two . |
| 8 | ‘ Because you 're a man , that 's why . ’ |
| 9 | You 're a human being , just like everyone else . |
| 10 | ‘ We 're a good team , you and me , ’ she said . |
| 11 | I know we 're a bit mad but we try our best . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Because you 're a genuine case . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Well , you 're a cleaner — what 's the problem ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You 're a perceptive so-and-so , are n't you ? |
| 15 | I 've met one or two schoolteachers , but then again they 're a bigger group in society as a whole . |
| 16 | Because they 're a private school , they can take anybody they like — which is me in this case . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I have to go , ’ said Lucy , as if scolding , eyes sparkling with pleasure , ‘ I 'll see you when you 're a year older . ’ |
| 18 | You 're breathtaking , sparkling , your lovely hair is swept up to a glossy oriflamme , you 're a study in black and white , your merry eyes are wonderful . |
| 19 | I gather you 're a leading light in the arts — these are mine for my sins . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ They 're a map of who you are . |
| 21 | ‘ And you 're a woman , ’ said Lucy — wonderingly ? |
| 22 | ‘ Jay , you 're a very seductive woman , ’ said Lucy . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , oh God , Jay , you 're a hard woman . ’ |
| 24 | You know when you go on a swing when you 're a child — one of those municipal swings . |
| 25 | You 're a fucking crusader ! had been yelled at her more than once . |
| 26 | ‘ Yeah , ’ it said with relish , ‘ you think you 'll forget about your precious Lucy just because you 're a few hundred miles away ? |
| 27 | ‘ I see that you 're a hell of a lot more cheerful . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ So you 're a fucking Commie , ’ he said to her on her return . |
| 29 | ‘ No , you were a crypto-Post-feminist ; now you 're a fully fledged Post-feminist . ’ |
| 30 | Then he 'd jumped to his feet as if he 'd been bitten by a snake , shouting , ‘ You 're a virgin ! |