Example sentences of "be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Is it normal that I am the only Belgian citizen who must act against his conscience in such important matters ? |
| 32 | In addition to what Nicholas er recounted about my brother , I believe that I am the only minister in the government , possibly the only member of parliament who has ever worked for the Save The Children Fund . |
| 33 | I am the only enemy here worth your steel . ’ |
| 34 | I am not sure , but I believe that I am the unpaid , unofficial ’ parliamentary friend ’ of the Association of Independent Railways Ltd . |
| 35 | I suppose I really am the soulful type . |
| 36 | When you awaken in the morning hush I am the uplifting rush Of quiet birds encircled flight I am the soft stars that shine at night . |
| 37 | After all , I am the Regional Manager . ’ |
| 38 | I am the political equivalent of curry . |
| 39 | You see , I 've had a few quite long relationships before but , although I think the world of this young lady and love her deeply , I do n't feel that I am the marrying kind . |
| 40 | ‘ I am the right side of the Consul-General 's brain . |
| 41 | Yo you see , I I am , I am the eternal optimist , I think he came back and stayed . |
| 42 | Perhaps the reason that I am the invisible man ( in Gadfly terms ) is because I do n't frequent the same watering holes as your journalists . |
| 43 | I am the lightest one , you 're the heaviest |
| 44 | I am the first to admit that it is not easy , although I do wonder why we in tennis still use that argument as an excuse for not seeing what the Americans call ‘ minority ’ players more prominent in the British game . |
| 45 | I am the first person to admit that success is not that frequent at Athletico and on those rare occasions when it comes we are always left with a nasty aftertaste to spoil it . |
| 46 | I am the first musician in my family . |
| 47 | I am the first human being he has seen since he was posted to this backwater . |
| 48 | It was never catalogued ; I am the first person outside the Unit ever to know what it was doing … |
| 49 | I do not suppose I am the first naive monolinguist who thought he could pick up the language on the street , somehow acquiring it passively just by basking in the babble of the market , like getting a tan . |
| 50 | I am the first living contact to consult , Coffin thought , lying back in his hard bed under Mrs Lorimer 's roof . |
| 51 | The big spender asks if I am the new man . |
| 52 | ‘ I am the chief Magistrate ’ , quietly responded Mr. Butler . |
| 53 | And I am the legitimate heir . ’ |
| 54 | I am the proud owner of a Series III Lightweight . |
| 55 | I am the proud owner of a 1988 Land Rover 2.5 Turbo Diesel . |
| 56 | I am the proud owner of a One Ten County 1989 model . |
| 57 | I am the ultimate source of meaning of all " existential facts " ; all such facts , in the final analysis , turn out to be explicable in terms of facts about my own existence . |
| 58 | I am the prime minister . |
| 59 | ‘ I am the good shepherd , ’ he replied , ‘ not the hireling . |
| 60 | I am the delighted winner of the Outdoor Action Splash competition and I 'd just like to say that Andy Middleton and his colleagues gave us a great time on our week 's holiday at the Twr-y-Felin outdoor centre . |