Example sentences of "[vb past] to be that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more she tried to be that person the more I lost my sense of who I 'd fallen for in the first place . |
| 2 | Michael Banks actually seemed to be that man . |
| 3 | Well it was a town then but since then it 's been made a city , you see , and I got to know all kinds of people and one gentleman came in there , used to come every evening and write a book and er , I used to look after him if I happened to be that end and er , you see , and then he 'd say , oh just an exchange you know about the weather and just in general thing and then I 'd leave him and he 'd get on with his writing and one day he said to me . |
| 4 | Even where local products could be bought , so superior were English goods presumed to be that place of origin marks on goods of colonial manufacture were often falsified . |
| 5 | It had to be that way . |
| 6 | ‘ Simon reckoned he 'd adored you for years and that he intended to be that boyfriend , and he 'd make it happen by ensuring the two of you were together as much as possible . |