Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [be] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leading them must be R. K. Cope , who took pictures of the trackbed , complete with rails , bridges etc , together with a number of shots of stations with rolling stock standing in them . |
| 2 | ‘ I mean , ’ said Robert , feeling he was not making the impression required , ‘ I think I may be Napoleon ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I mean , ’ said Robert , ‘ I may be Napoleon . ’ |
| 4 | Do you know , I think I must be Bernice Summerfield , Professor of Archaeology . |
| 5 | Alright , I 'll be Manhom as well . |
| 6 | ‘ You can be in charge of the baddie knights and I 'll be Sir Lancelot , the bravest and best knight of all . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ To myself , by myself , I 'll be John , just John , plain John , the John I was christened . |
| 8 | I remember thinking that if Andy Norman believed I could be Europe 's top sprinter , if he had such faith in me , well then maybe I could . |
| 9 | Perhaps I could be Eric 's stunt man , standing in when he turns on the flash dangerous stuff that terrifies the defenders in his wake and makes them have a go like David Burrows did . |
| 10 | If I was a captain on A Question Of Sport , I 'd be Fatima Whitbread … such curious muscle development . ’ |
| 11 | If I wanted an easy job I 'd be Markie 's hairdresser , or for a demanding career how about Corky 's zit cream ? |
| 12 | Dear Newsagent , I would be Judith-Chalmers-ly indebted to your good suntan if you could find it in your deckchair to reserve me my very own monthly copy of that phew-missus-it's-a-scorcher gamesplaying bible , ZZAP ! 64 , starting with the July issue , on sale Thursday 25 June . |
| 13 | Now he was dead he was no longer Jack Monro but only Syl 's father , the dead husband of Mrs Monro , and soon I would be Margaret Monro . |
| 14 | Well I think I will be June I do n't know , I mean that 's been quarter to six these last two nights . |
| 15 | And I will be Cadi and Guanzil , and when dispute happens among ye I will decide it . |
| 16 | You 'll find quite a few of yours will be May |
| 17 | One of them could be Swindon 's own Duncan Shearer , who 's been scoring goals this season as though they were going out of fashion . |
| 18 | ‘ And you must be Colin Weatherhead , ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , I 'm Bridget O'Brien , ’ said Breeze , ‘ and I think you must be Mrs Dare . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You must be Mrs Howell . |
| 21 | In The Beehive the woman said ‘ You must be Mrs Dummett 's daughter . |
| 22 | You must be Paige . |
| 23 | And you must be Doctor Masters . |
| 24 | And you must be Doctor Masters . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You must be Jan . |
| 26 | Then , before Harry had even rehearsed an opening remark , he said : ‘ You must be Harry Barnett . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ You must be Nicholas Breakspear , ’ he said carelessly , as though he did not much care whether I was or not . |
| 28 | ‘ Gillian , you must be Gillian . |
| 29 | ‘ You must be Nick ? |
| 30 | ‘ You must be Ashley . |