Example sentences of "be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A HOUSE , whose ‘ I Am The Greatest ’ LP has just been reissued on EMI , precede the September release of a limited edition mail order single with dates at Liverpool Krazy House |
| 2 | In Italy , I am the greatest . |
| 3 | A HOUSE : ‘ I Am The Greatest ’ ( Setanta ) |
| 4 | ‘ I Am The Greatest ’ contains 16 songs of cynicism and desperate hope , from the almost venomous diatribe of ‘ I Do n't Care ’ to the gorgeous child-like pleading of ‘ Take It Easy On Me ’ . |
| 5 | The likes of ‘ Live Life Death Die ’ and ‘ Creatures Of Craze ’ do n't need standard lyrical formats — streams of juxtaposed words more than suffice , and the final title track is a knife-twisting attack that hits the music industry where it hurts , climaxing with an anguished ‘ I Am The Greatest ’ repeated over and over like some unrelenting battle cry . |
| 6 | Until then , make room in your record collection for ‘ I Am The Greatest ’ , one of the most cherishable pieces of black vinyl you could ever hope to own . |
| 7 | From Adam until now I am the greatest in the recorded history of mankind , ’ he says to the camera , and to the world . |
| 8 | ‘ I am the Official Dog Chaser — it 's my responsibility . |
| 9 | Years before , he had suddenly exclaimed with bitter irony , ‘ You are quite the plush gentleman and I am the black sheep . ’ |
| 10 | I am the only woman you 've felt like this about , the only woman you 've kissed and caressed this way . |
| 11 | I think I am the only one who has n't had to pay any fines for not missing a tournament . |
| 12 | The Ferranti source said : ‘ Lord Weinstock ( GEC 's managing director ) would like to be in the position where he was able to say to the Ministry of Defence , ‘ Look , I am the only person who can rescue Ferranti from collapse . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I am the only one who can help you , Ari . ’ |
| 14 | He once began a memorable contribution to a debate on the 1981 riots in Brixton with the words , ‘ My Lords , I think I am the only member who has spoken today who has had agricultural estates in Jamaica . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Of all the people in my class at naval college I am the only one still in the service . ’ |
| 16 | Twenty-four soldiers , including Hale , fell dead , with forty-two wounded ; and Lieutenant Erickson wheeled around to scream at Miles , ‘ I am the only damned man of the Seventh Cavalry who wears shoulder straps alive ! ’ |
| 17 | I am the only child of elderly parents and I suppose when I was young they were over-protective and old-fashioned . |
| 18 | I am the only one left in Baldersdale with Bayles blood in my veins . |
| 19 | ‘ It looks ’ , said the judge who was plainly captivated by the actress , ‘ as if I am the only one who would like to see Miss Collier again . ’ |
| 20 | I am the only child . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I understand people associating me with bands I 've worked on as an engineer , but I do n't understand why I am the only engineer in the world who 's expected to be discriminating about the bands he 's worked with … ’ |
| 22 | Around forty of these drawings have been known for years from books and exhibitions , but as things are , I am the only person in the world at the moment to have complete knowledge of what that collection was in its entirety . |
| 23 | ‘ How do you know I am the only one they targeted ? |
| 24 | It exists in three forms : expertise from experience ( ‘ I am the only one who has done this before ’ ) ; expertise based on knowledge ; and expertise based on a particular skill ( e.g. the surgeon , the programmer , the writer , the foreign exchange dealer ) . |
| 25 | I am the only golden eagle you know now and you may think all are like me , and become trusting and believe they will help you . |
| 26 | They 'll always be in the record books that I am the only man at any weight who 's ever won three Lonsdale belts outright . |
| 27 | I am the only female fishing . |
| 28 | I am the only Member of this House who knows Dr. James McDaid — |
| 29 | As he can see , I am the only Member of Parliament from the northern region who is here apart from , I think , one Labour Member of Parliament who is a Whip . |
| 30 | I think that I am the only hon. Member to have served on two Select Committees on the channel tunnel . |