Example sentences of "[pron] be [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beings who know how to sympathize with me are my foliage . |
| 2 | The only people who can hurt or compliment me are my friends |
| 3 | The things they like about me are my gai-jin attitudes , and they laugh at a lot of my conclusions , I 'm sure — not to my face , but among themselves . |
| 4 | Of course , I would have few grounds for complaint had the words attributed to me been my own . |
| 5 | Each real animal is surrounded by a little cluster of neighbours , most of whom have never existed , but a few of whom are its ancestors , its descendants and its cousins . |
| 6 | Chief among them are her sister Georganne and actress Michelle Pfeiffer , a best pal since their hit movie The Witches Of Eastwick . |
| 7 | Dey are our role models |
| 8 | I am entitled to my children 's respect simply because I am their father/mother . |
| 9 | I only hope that when I am their age I will act a little better . |
| 10 | In his characteristic phrase , " I am their leader , I must follow them " — but he determined to follow them from the front . |
| 11 | That is like the motto of the famous French revolutionary leader who said , ’ I am their leader ; I must follow them . ’ |
| 12 | I am her niece , and there is the question of a small sum of money . |
| 13 | ‘ I am her dresser . |
| 14 | I am her current beau . ’ |
| 15 | I am her stepbrother . |
| 16 | After all , I am her papa . |
| 17 | I am her brother from the wood , but until she gets older , that 's all I am . |
| 18 | I am her pupil , but I can not read what I have written , because the lights have just gone out and the glow of the electric fire has dwindled to nothingness . |
| 19 | I am her mother , so naturally I 'm concerned to find a perfect match . |
| 20 | ‘ If I do not utter a word , I am its master ; once I utter it , I am its slave . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If I do not utter a word , I am its master ; once I utter it , I am its slave . ’ |
| 22 | I am its lord . |
| 23 | To all intents and purposes , I am its mother . |
| 24 | There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year … |
| 25 | The conclusion is clear : ‘ I am my lover 's and my lover is mine . ’ |
| 26 | I am my own mistress and I can walk out of here tomorrow if I want . |
| 27 | I am the fountain sealed up , the walled garden where the lord Christ takes his rest at noon ; I am my Own grille and enclosure and the desperate bride vowed to him who blesses my chains . |
| 28 | I am my father 's daughter enough for that ! ’ |
| 29 | I am my father 's son yet you will not trust me . |
| 30 | I am my Father 's son — I am well treated , but out of my depth . |