Example sentences of "[be] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | there are mum there 's another big piece coming for ya |
| 2 | Princey and Dukey , here are mum you 'll probably do it better than me Prince and Duke and pussy cats |
| 3 | But as soon as I begin to be nice to him , a sort of self-satisfaction seems to creep into his voice and his manner ( very discreet , he 's been humility itself all day , no reproach about last night , of course ) and I begin to want to goad and slap him again . |
| 4 | Time and again it has been cinema which has pushed forward the bounds of public acceptability of controversial images and ideas , to be followed by television rather slowly . |
| 5 | There has been research which suggests that moderately strong automatic stemming can be applied in specialized online reference retrieval searching . |
| 6 | The other predicates which we use to describe the game are empty(x) which signifies that the square x is empty ; filled ( x , C ) where x is a square and C is a player ; to-move(C) which is true if it is C's turn to play ; win(C) which is short for the formula |
| 7 | As long as I am President we will continue to lead in support of freedom everywhere , not out of arrogance , and not out of altruism , but for the safety and security of our children . " |
| 8 | Ever since they had known one another , Otto had been kindness itself to Jean-Claude . |
| 9 | She has always been kindness itself to me , but I have a feeling in my bones that she would not regard me as a wholly reliable supporter . |
| 10 | James has been kindness itself all day . |
| 11 | The ‘ man from the ministry ’ who had taken her statement about the crash and their escape had been kindness itself , but the effects had begun to creep up on her . |
| 12 | When he 'd appeared with her breakfast Penry Vaughan had been reasonably friendly — and in the middle of the night he 'd been kindness itself after her nightmare . |
| 13 | They 've got several in erm I suppose they are sport they are sport shoes covers running . |
| 14 | Well they 're investment themselves , if you take it off them in tax then |
| 15 | You 're not a liar , you 're truth itself . |
| 16 | Yeah there 's the price it 's size it 's this product you know the reason we 're phone you because you 've been identified as by the estate agent or medical practice or school as being very suitable and they would very much like you to support this . |
| 17 | Too fockin' cute , if you 're askin' me . ’ |
| 18 | Her body 's intact but her mind 's amok , though if you 're askin' me , I 'd say that was nothin' new . |
| 19 | but this whole case is about management and service charges and you 're person who erm assess them for the purposes of the brochure , you say you do n't recall whether it 's the second or third addition ever seen by you ? |
| 20 | When you 're vice-president you have a lot more spare time . ’ |
| 21 | I 've an idea what they 're idea what they 're going through . |
| 22 | On good soil he could probably plough two or three acres in a day , but on the more difficult land that had until recently been forest he would be lucky to manage half of this . |
| 23 | Guido released her and stepped away , and where there 'd been warmth there was suddenly coldness . |
| 24 | Sometimes it can be slightly embarrassing to be successful at something , and if you are beginning to turn the occasional head now that you are slimmer you may come in for some negative comments from your rivals . |
| 25 | If she and Tom had been two men he would have been discretion itself , she thought . |
| 26 | Ever since the time of Jean-Jacques Rousseau there has been art whose aim has been the renewal of society , but it has had no effect beyond that of producing testimonials ( even if controversial ones ) of what we call the ‘ real ’ world , in contrast perhaps with the unreal world of art . |
| 27 | Well if I know who they are and I do n't know where they come from I 'll just put who they are day I were talking to them and dash it . |
| 28 | Alternatives to these new agents are prazosin which influences pre- and post-load , or hydralazine which influences after-load ( Breckenbridge , 1984 ) . |
| 29 | Because I am Vegan I will not eat de Rich , |
| 30 | Most of them are rubbish I should think . |