Example sentences of "[be] a [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're a Libran who just has to say what 's on your mind come hell or high water you could be heading for a stormy time . |
| 2 | It seems if you 're a clown you can get away with murder when it comes to cars — forget about roadworthiness , do n't bother with tax discs , ignore MOTs . |
| 3 | It is on the face of it a very simple amendment to a quite a small and in some sense insignificant piece of legislation that is n't , erm I hope members would agree that by changing that piece of legislation to say that if you 're a trader you must display who you are and how people can get hold of you if the have a problem about products they buy from you , will not be too burdensome erm in these days of deregulation and so forth but on the other hand would help enforcements considerably and would also enable people to pursue their own remedies where they are dissatisfied with what they bought . |
| 4 | That is — if you 're a lesbian you 're white , and if you 're Chinese you 're exotic , passive , inscrutable , and the whole pack of racist stereotypes which I 'm sure you could fill a page with without any help from me . |
| 5 | I suppose if you 're a writer you can do it anywhere . |
| 6 | Er If you 're a member you get a pack of information , an annual special issue calendar and albums . |
| 7 | If you 're a society you might get , you know , |
| 8 | When you 're a child they say , ‘ You know you should n't do that ’ , and they give you a bloody good rollicking and leave it at that — they try to terrify you . |
| 9 | Why do n't you say if you 're a child you can go in a group of three , if your adults you 'll have to be in a group of two , so the children can attach themselves to any group . |
| 10 | We 're a bit we 're a bit thick ! |
| 11 | You 're a bit what ? |
| 12 | They 're smart , they 're a bit I do n't like those they go slippy slidey all over the place with those but these are nice . |
| 13 | No they 're a bit you know long for her but they 're the same size as she was wearing Jean and the other ones were too narrow for her feet . |
| 14 | The poor do n't possess The Paupers Cook Book or Good Food on a Budget or magazine pull-outs of cheap casseroles — for a start , a " pauper 's " cuisine is always more expensive than beans on toast and if you 're a pauper you ca n't buy books and magazines anyhow . |
| 15 | I became very much more conscious of people , because when you 're a scientist you 're dealing with inanimate matter , unless you 're a biologist . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're a policeman yourself . |
| 17 | if you 're a thief you are going to get nicked sometime you ca n't afford to have regrets |
| 18 | You 're a loser you are |
| 19 | It 's a place you 'd be happy to leave , unless you 're a Garrimpero who must head back to work . |
| 20 | This is quite simply the best hotel featured in this brochure , and if you 're a gardener yourself , you 'll find the gardens around this gem of an hotel worthy of the accolade 's ‘ spectacular ’ . |
| 21 | Yeah and erm yeah I mean that 's one of the things that tends to happen to kids and it 's almost like when you 're a kid your body is n't your own |
| 22 | ‘ A likely story , you 're a lodger yerself , ’ said Annie . |
| 23 | I mean myself as a councillor I think i if you 're a councillor you should be involved in the strike in one way or another you know . |
| 24 | You 're a sado-masochist you . |
| 25 | You 're a hamster you are . |
| 26 | well we ca n't go into the reasons for that but I said let's respect the reasons I said if that 's how you feel I said , you 're a man you you must make your own decisions I said probably in a few months time you 'll come |
| 27 | You 're a man who keeps his eyes open , a man aware of things . |
| 28 | If you 're with someone that pinches you 're a girl you just walk away . |
| 29 | In fact , you 're a girl who 's going places — once you 've untied yourself from this man who 's been like a millstone around your neck for the last four years . |
| 30 | You said you 're a girl who enjoys a challenge . |