To be or not to be : existential be
Being, as was : obituarial be
Business is business : identifying be
I am to resign : obligational be
Has the doctor been? : visitational be
How are you? : circumstantial be
I've been with someone : sexual be
Two and two is four : numerical be
I might be being obsessive, but . . . : progressive be
My kids are all grown up : perfective be
Wannabes and has-beens : nominal be
That is to say : signifying be
You're cheeky, you are : repetitive be
Been and done it : eventive be
Have you been? : lavatorial be
I live in Wales, innit? : declarative be
So I was, like, 'wow ': quotative be
All shall be well : membership be
How old are you? : chronological be
Is you is or is you ain't? : musical be
Oh no he isn't : ludic be
Lane closed ahead : missing be
It's just a book, is all : summarizing be.
