Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] be [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Anyway I got to virtually the lat rung and of course I was smack up against the wall .
2 You see , my day rate , then , of course I was piece work , but my day rate then would be er er two pound twelve and six pence .
3 Good afternoon I 'm Ben .
4 Good afternoon I 'm Phil .
5 Since Billy 's 'ad that gym on 'is mind 'e 's bin like a cat on 'ot bricks .
6 For all the days before her visit to the mikva she is nidda , or set apart , and she and her husband must not even touch .
7 The Australian term she 's apples means all is well .
8 Is , yeah you 're a good old Beatles fan you are Jo .
9 you know you sort of , you were there , I am as a trainer you were sort of digging away there getting a bit more information out about people .
10 That Norwegian we were tld about last week is definately having a trial .
11 on us it would count , in effect we 're cash rich .
12 But to the Country Landowners Association they 're vermin … wreaking havoc in woodland across Herefordshire , Worcestershire and Gloucestershire .
13 Then came the era of the Brat Pack , a bunch of young Hollywood actors who came on to the scene thinking they were God 's gift to the cinema — and some of them were .
14 Like the frottole they were music for a wide public and , as with the frottole , the printing-presses multiplied their popularity by producing them in alternative forms .
15 Well Atari 's no good they 're games
16 We now know that Mls determinants are proteins encoded by genes of mouse mammary tumour viruses integrated and vertically transmitted in the mouse genome — in effect they are self-antigens , and as with any self-antigen encountered by T cells during their maturation in the thymus , T cells that react with Mls determinants are clonally eliminated in their early development with consequent ‘ skewing ’ of the animal 's V T-cell repertoire .
17 Him watching over her , and her thinking he was God Almighty .
18 John is always fair to the horse he is training , but expects the horse to be fair in return … as Skipper found out .
19 During a full meeting of the convention later , Councillor John Connolly , of Central Region and chairman of the COSLA water and sewerage committee , said that since a great deal had been heard about taking stock it was time Mr Lang faced up to the fact that he had completely lost the argument for privatised water and sewerage services , including a franchise arrangement .
20 With the font world in a state of turmoil following the Apple/Microsoft deal it 's time for a few words about maintaining standards .
21 This is wrong because in the Chappy/Wallace partnership it was Wallace as the provider/space creater and Chappy as the main scorer .
22 In the new movie he is Melissa 's adoring father .
23 At the end of a high scoring quiz it was Frazers Select who finished in the top spot .
24 Yes , but your normal sale of goods rights , John , say that if the vehicle is n't in reasonable condition , bearing in mind it 's age , previous history , price paid , then you have a claim under the Sale of Goods Act , so where are you taking us beyond that ?
25 Lucie began to look nervously around for fear it was part of an ambush by footpads .
26 After the break it was Swindon 's turn , a back heel from Hazard , a perfect pass from Hoddle , a smart ball from Maskell and Paul Bodin took the glory .
27 In the next chapter it is Sarah 's turn to hear the happy news ( Abraham does not seem to have passed it on ! ) .
28 After the sealing of the Treaty of Nonancourt it was time for Henry II to carry out the promise made at Winchester last September and deal with William and Vulgrin of Angoulême , Aimar of Limoges and the other defeated rebels .
29 They 're taking it away so was doing a tape for grandma and granddad and Keith was going , he was going hello grandma and granddad it 's Kenny you know like the three of them and he was going , whoop whoop whoop oh da !
30 In the New Testament it is Paul who develops the concept of salvation in terms of justification .
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