Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] be [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's only six , I said yes we 'll just knock on the door and say I 'm Lisa I 've come to tea |
| 2 | As we sit to yet another cup of greasy coffee in a steamed-up café I suggest it 's time we got out of all this . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't tell me she still does n't know it 's Gebrec she 's topped . |
| 4 | And I do n't know it was truth he said I 'm just collecting all the mole skins for somebody 's mo For a coat , but that was just a story I think . |
| 5 | He seemed about to drop off as he said : ‘ Pity it 's Viola who 'll be raking in the dough , is n't it ? ’ |
| 6 | They say it 's time they were paid for doing a full time job , which dominates their lives and saves the state thirty billion pounds each year … |
| 7 | The next time the phone rings it 's Charles Aught . |
| 8 | And the only person who can disprove it is Puddephat himself . |
| 9 | As it says I 'm John I 'm marketing director for Northern Europe with . |
| 10 | They had dug up those bones at Wyvis Hall and had decided it was murder they were investigating . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , yes , let it be Phena who has to shut up ! |
| 12 | But they hold it is witchcraft which singled out this particular victim for attack and made him the target of the animal 's assault . |
| 13 | The Farmers ' Union of Wales had said it was fishermen who should be made to pay . |
| 14 | At least , she assumed it was Dick who spoke . |
| 15 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
| 16 | I mean , they are very basic things but I think that we really do n't acknowledge they are people who should be respected along with the rest of us . ’ |
| 17 | Many were crossed out , and she guessed they were men who 'd been killed or posted . |
| 18 | ‘ I seriously consider it is time we undertook a job inspection of Her Majesty as an employer , ’ he added . |
| 19 | Graham reckons it 's time his side went gunning for trophies again — starting with today 's clash against Chelsea . |
| 20 | She still could n't quite believe it was Eleanor who had sent her that poisonous letter , Eleanor who had destroyed her clothes and personal belongings . |
| 21 | Leith and Sebastian had been in their flat a month when Sebastian declared it was time they had a flat-warming party . |
| 22 | ‘ Just a minute , ’ chipped in Dominic , deciding it was time he made his contribution . |
| 23 | The same family has closed it 's delicatessen which has now become an art shop and the butcher whose family has been here for 176 years , closes this weekend . |
| 24 | She guessed it was Finn who watched her most , unless the brothers took turns . |
| 25 | He had a winging moustache and a goatee beard but he moved tentatively , uncertainly , and Melanie guessed it was Finn who worked him . |
| 26 | Simon Draper , in particular , realised that as the Sex Pistols began to disintegrate it was Lydon who was ‘ the valuable commodity ’ , and that Virgin should be putting some effort into cultivating a relationship with him , with an eye to the future . |
| 27 | They know it 's sympathy they need . |
| 28 | I do n't think they know it 's Blagg they 're looking for , and if they do n't know that , they wo n't know about Tanner . |
| 29 | ‘ Bill , you know it was Simon who brought those two people back to life ? ’ |
| 30 | I know it was fear which held you back . ’ |