Example sentences of "be the [adj] [noun sg] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That will be the sticking point this time , ’ Hugh said shrewdly , ‘ unless the Gospels speak all too plainly , and ca n't be misread . |
| 2 | ‘ That 'll be the little blonde this week , will it ? |
| 3 | Rent-collection ( which for council tenants means rate-collection too ) will be the make-or-break skill this year . |
| 4 | Paul Wright , manager of the Leisureworld shop said : ‘ It certainly looks like Captain Scarlet is going to be the big thing this Christmas . |
| 5 | It 's thought that LSI wo n't be the chosen foundry this time around . |
| 6 | Marianne Talbot is a philosophy don at Pembroke , a Joanna Innes is the senior proctor this year . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's the real thing this time , darling . |
| 8 | It 's the left leg this time , not his right . |
| 9 | ‘ No , ’ agreed Nina as they climbed wearily from the aircraft and back into their ambulance , ‘ that was the real thing this time , certainly no casualty-faking . ’ |
| 10 | I was the prime suspect this time because of the Golden Syrup job , and although I knew she did n't have any proof , nothing I said made any difference . |
| 11 | Dick , thank you for those kind words , er , specially about er my book , and I think I am considering appointing you as my agent er , you also said er that I 'd dr drawn the short straw indeed you er whispered to me that I was the sacrificial lamb this morning well we 'll see about that but I do know that I have the great honour to be invited to speak to congress this morning on behalf of the G M B parliamentary group . |