Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [coord] [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 It used to be but I think it 's an old
2 I doubt it actually , I think they , it ought to be but I do n't think erm the people appointing are likely to look outside the immediate environs , and
3 He 's not the player he used to be but I suppose you could say the same about me . ’
4 expecting to be but you know , how , how could you be
5 They 've done before you realise it , and once they 're done they make you do other things until at last everything comes between you and what you 'd like to be and you 've lost your true self forever . ’
6 But without your support and your demonstrations and support from whites in other countries with the rugby demonstrations , the cricket , with all aspects that you 've done , you 've also contributed to making it easier for us to be the kind of people we would like to be and I hope in that way we therefore do share as a family and then try and create one world .
7 Legitimacy … does not deal so much with whether activities of government are lawful as whether they accord with what are generally perceived to be or what have for long been held up to be , the fundamental principles of the constitution according to which government is or ought to be conducted .
8 I do n't know I do n't know how long income support 's going to be , I do n't know how long my next pay packet 's gon na be or what have you .
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