Example sentences of "be [noun prp] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a dirty trick to put it into to poor Mary Lou 's desk said Jean , she ca n't help being scared of things I suppose , she almost jumped out of her skin when she saw it , I should of thought any joker in our form would of been decent enough to popped it into say Alicia 's desk , not if it happened to be Alicia who popped it in said a sly voice , you do so love playing tricks do n't you Alicia ? |
| 2 | Erm it could be Newark , it could be Lincoln it could be Gainsborough . |
| 3 | But no , it has to be Matt who saves me . |
| 4 | Ah no but then it 'll be Will who gets |
| 5 | It must be Ortiz who wrote it . ’ |
| 6 | This is not a very convincing solution , since most readers do n't feel that this a dramatic monologue , and take the ‘ I ’ of the poem to be Wordsworth himself . |
| 7 | If the form book is followed , his semi-final opponent will be Parrott whose season , after wins in Dubai and the United Kingdom Open , has fallen away under a welter of off-the-table commitments . |
| 8 | He thought that it would be Tessa who 'd yell , so he 'd already put a hand across her mouth . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , yes , let it be Phena who has to shut up ! |
| 10 | One thing was sure : when she met him again it would be Alain who would feel uncomfortable because there was no forgiving an action like that . |
| 11 | Feeling it should be Michele who recovered it , Luce drew a long , steadying breath and turned to climb down . |
| 12 | In the event it was not going to be Auguste who gave this information but Naseby 's own sergeant , who burst in with the news that the Cowes harbour master had telephoned to announce the arrival of the yacht Osborne with the Prince of Wales aboard . |
| 13 | She did not waste time thinking it could be Oliver whose quiet movement she had sensed in the bedroom . |
| 14 | There was a truce between Rose and Gabriel , but none between Shirley and Gabriel because Gaby had discovered it to be Shirley who had leaked her secret to Rose . |
| 15 | It was said to be Philip who chose to send his sons to Gordonstoun , regardless of the effects the school 's strict regime might have on them — a regime that might , along with their father 's exacting standards , have contributed to their inability to sustain loving relationships . |
| 16 | then I have to do something I suppose before we look round it 'll be August we 'll be off to Malta |
| 17 | In other words he wished to be God himself , and not a creature . |
| 18 | Both Kubla and the Abyssinian maid are human creations so in a sense they are God — but Coleridge 's hubris in wanting to be God himself is doomed to failure . |
| 19 | As he lay dying , a kinsman , Sir John Sinclair , asked how he did : ‘ Right evil , cousin , but thanked be God there hath been but few of mine ancestors that hath died in their beds . ’ |
| 20 | It clears the blood and be God it 'll drive the colds out of you faster than any medicine you could care to name . |
| 21 | As a fitting tribute to all his years of work towards this moment , it was to be Yeadon who finally tied the East and West Kingsdale lines together . |
| 22 | The next time that she 'd spoken to her father , she 'd suggested a meeting in the certain knowledge that it would be Joe who would turn up ; and he had . |
| 23 | If she could n't be Peter she was quite prepared , once she 'd mastered the technicalities , to hide behind a reflection . |
| 24 | Henry 's defection to the charms of the nursing profession had finally made up Rosemary 's mind for her , and from now on it was going to be Hank-from-Texas who occupied all her thoughts . |
| 25 | This might be interpreted as an indication that it is not his purpose or intention to present a systematic , coherent and consistent Advaitin account of the concept of Truth or God after the fashion of Śankara , the principal exponent of non-dualism , and that what could be said concerning the metaphysical basis of his thought is that although it purports to be Advaitin it does not preclude the possibility of Dvaita , or Dualist , and Viśi ādvaita , or qualified non-Dualist interpretations of the nature of reality . |
| 26 | Well I think I will be June I do n't know , I mean that 's been quarter to six these last two nights . |
| 27 | Although the name of the sponsor has not yet officially been announced , it is assumed to be Olivetti who , when the restoration of the Brancacci Chapel was first mooted , let it be known that it was willing to underwrite the restoration of the ‘ Trinity ’ , Masaccio 's other great fresco painting . |
| 28 | Would be Kidbrook I suppose would it ? |