Example sentences of "[be] [pron] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It contained a mass of papers relevant to the ‘ vision ’ , and sometimes it had been my duty to show it to privileged people , though it was not for general release . |
| 2 | It had been their intention to send her to a finishing school in France or Germany , but she had begged so hard to be allowed to stay where she was , with Breeze and Gay . |
| 3 | It had not been her intention to favour him with a compliment . |
| 4 | Still the blueness when she groped back towards consciousness , but different now , as though the first time had just been her mind trying its new colours out . |
| 5 | ‘ This could be my chance to beat her and take the biggest money prize on the women 's circuit , ’ said Jackman . |
| 6 | ‘ It 'll be my privilege to let you buy me a cognac . |
| 7 | I hope it will be my privilege to buy you a drink as well . |
| 8 | Probably kill them , on the head well would be my problem to do it see myself coming off |
| 9 | It will be my turn to get them in , I think . |
| 10 | ‘ You introduced me to Paris and it will be my turn to introduce you to England — not that I know very much about London . |
| 11 | In half an hour she felt a lot better , but I knew now it would be my job to see her safely down to the hut . |
| 12 | ‘ As your legal adviser , Mrs Quatt , I conceived it to be my duty to warn you of the possible consequences of your words . ’ |
| 13 | In September 1764 , eighteen months after they first met , Boswell told Johnson in a letter from Saxony , ‘ It shall be my study to do what I can to render your life happy ; and , if you die before me , I shall endeavour to do honour to your memory . ’ |
| 14 | In any case it will be my business to show it here . |
| 15 | While she worked she told Sara how fortunate she was to be going to Portugal and to have been found a husband and how , when she was married , it would be her duty to obey him and remain utterly faithful to him , taking the Blessed Virgin Mary as her model and guide in all things . |
| 16 | Similarly , for those many thousands who enjoyed The Championships from their armchairs , this book will surely be their way to re-live them . |
| 17 | Neil Kinnock 's gravest mistake as Labour leader may prove to be his decision to announce his departure before the election postmortem had even got underway . |
| 18 | He said he needed me to pretend to be his girlfriend to protect him from the bimbos . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Dorian , ’ he said quietly , ‘ do n't be frightened-my letter told you that Sybil Vane is dead . |
| 20 | Now could be your chance to acquire it . |
| 21 | Generally there are too many bodies on stage and it may be your job to thin them out . |
| 22 | If you wish , you may authorise someone to be your agent to draw your pension or allowance and pay your charge for you . |
| 23 | ‘ I assume you considered it to be your duty to kiss me and — and … ’ |
| 24 | But I 'm your client saying I do n't want that advice . |
| 25 | This is verging on the tragic , because even if there is only a remote chance of these clumps being survivors from prehistoric times , it must be our duty to ensure their continuity . |
| 26 | Mr Khasbulatov 's source of power in the past has been his ability to manipulate it . |
| 27 | What he had loved about Sylvie had always in part been his inability to pin her down , to capture her . |
| 28 | The obverse of his strength as party leader in the peculiar circumstances of British politics today has been his inability to present himself as a national leader . |
| 29 | More shaming had been his reluctance to put it to the test . |
| 30 | But because methods are what psychology judges itself on , a woman-centred psychology needs to address them . |