Example sentences of "[be] a [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll give you letters of introduction saying you 're a writer and to give you any help you need . ’ |
| 2 | Had it just been a dream or had I really shrunk ? |
| 3 | ‘ I would never have been a dancer or believed I could do anything if it had not been for him , ’ said Crawford . |
| 4 | If you come out to nothing like I did and you 've been a prostitute and know it 's easy money — well you 're going to go straight to it again . |
| 5 | She arched and twisted with pleasure before calling , ‘ Peter , be a love and pass me my sponge-bag , would you ? ’ |
| 6 | An over-planted pool detracts from its surroundings , while it should essentially be a feature that complements them . |
| 7 | Of Jodie 's it does note that parking might be a problem but stresses it 's worth the walk to find bar food of refreshing quality offering both variety and value . |
| 8 | The dream-man called Duvall seized Jimmy around the neck in a way which was surely too painful to be a dream and yanked him to his feet , throwing him on to a desk . |
| 9 | If you think about this it 's based on the four carbon structure so you 've got ta have a few in the name there is a carbon carbon double bond so the basic structure we 've got is the Butane but as there is more than one position you could have that carbon carbon double bond now , to indicate this position and so this one would be called futes it would normally be a butane but to indicate it 's position bute one E and again you 're taking the lowest number so instead of it being a bute three , it 's a bute one E you start at the appropriate . |
| 10 | cos there is a school of thought that they can be a virus that starts it |
| 11 | I would n't want to be a defender and see him coming on with 20 minutes left after being run ragged by Ian Rush , ’ he said . |
| 12 | ‘ One member of staff left for a moment and a man in his mid-30s appeared out of nowhere with what appeared to be a gun and pushed it into the other assistant 's ribs and asked for the money . |
| 13 | It can be a product or service you 've bought in , not necessarily a product or service that you are actually producing or generating yourselves . |
| 14 | I 'd be a bitch and sell them ! |
| 15 | As Todorov repeatedly insists in his Introduction to Poetics , ‘ The particular text will only be an instance that allows us to describe the properties of literature [ in general ] ’ ( 1981 : 7 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , be an angel and let us come in . ’ |
| 17 | So you do you think that 'll be an improvement for do you think ? |
| 18 | These pages are yours , stop being a dickhead and use them — SW |
| 19 | ‘ Be a pet and do me up , sweetie . |
| 20 | The studio thinks Vic 's a genius and gave him as much as they could until the insurance boys dug their heels in over big-name leads falling out of a canoe and then they went down the list and found a couple of guys the industry could afford to lose . |
| 21 | ‘ When you know there 's a bird that matches it 's description but you know it 's extinct , it just does n't sink in . |
| 22 | That 's a cycle that cost him over two hundred pounds and it would cost him more money to have lights fitted now as an extra . |
| 23 | Wet 's a condition that suits you . ’ |
| 24 | Here 's a questionnaire that enables you to look at what might be important to you . |
| 25 | It 's a kiss that says it all . |
| 26 | Bill Mumford says you need climbing skills and it 's a challenge that takes them into a new realm … he says they are praying for dry weather … but it gets very cold … drops to minus twenty at night |
| 27 | I think we can protect our children much better than we do , for one thing there is a law that says it 's illegal to sell tobacco to children under sixteen , that law is flouted every day in a large proportion of the , er the shops in this city and in Scotland . |
| 28 | She is a writer and loves it just as it is . |
| 29 | It is a faith that believes it has only to ask in order to receive : e.g. in the cure of the leper ( Mark 1:40–5 ) . |
| 30 | There is a legend that says they will return when the Lost Prince of Tara appears , and that it is he alone whom they will serve . |