Example sentences of "i am [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He was pleased with his performance and said : ‘ I am playing well but I am lacking a little bit of killer instinct . ’
2 ‘ I find I am learning a great deal . ’
3 I am wearing a shiny souwester ;
4 The cook 's latest masterpiece languishes in my stomach , and I am drinking a river-cooled beer .
5 I am building a new pond in an L shape .
6 Corden said : ‘ I do n't want people to think I am deserting a sinking ship .
7 ‘ You know my nightmare — that I am seeing a dead boy ( whom I never recognize ) on the ground at my feet .
8 But by the summer I am writing a homosexual love-story which I preface with the following remark :
9 I am attaching a complete list of the personnel in the film unit .
10 Actually , I am trying a new strategy .
11 We were talking about your career , in which I am taking a fatherly interest .
12 These parties of mine have become something of an institution , and I am expecting a large number of people to come in and give their comments on the results in various constituencies .
13 Putting it more generally , I am suggesting a major difference in ‘ compromisability ’ between different kinds of goals .
14 It is a matter for the individual conscience of every hon. Member , which is precisely why I am allowing a free vote by my Ministers on the Bill .
15 I can hardly believe I am addressing a married lady !
16 At the moment I am examining a large number of detailed proposals that have been put to me .
17 Furthermore , in view of the late start and the number of hon. Members who wish to participate , I am putting a precautionary limit of 10 minutes on speeches between 7 o'clock and 9 o'clock .
18 Tension can be created either by the sponsor 's subtle , superior position of detachment : ‘ I am only here to describe the problems ; you are the ones who will have to face them ’ , or , quite differently , a hint of ‘ I know more than I am going to tell ’ , or its cruder version : ‘ I am doing a good salesman 's job and you are going to fall for it ’ .
19 Before I call the Secretary of State for Employment , I must tell the House that because of the numbers of right hon. and hon. Members who wish to participate in today 's debate , I am placing a precautionary limit of 10 minutes on speeches between 7 and 9 pm .
20 Believe me , I am presenting a true picture of Sam .
21 I am having a good time , ’ Ruth assured him .
22 I am fifteen I have just come down here in my lunch hour at school but I am having a good time .
23 And ‘ Oh , I am having a nice time ! ’ he exclaimed to her .
24 ‘ What I mean , ’ said Robert , feeling a direct approach was required , ‘ is that I think I am having a nervous breakdown . ’
25 Q I am having a real problem with nitrates , not only in my aquarium which is fish-only but in my tapwater as well .
26 I am having a tough time . ’
27 Though I have been invited to come back to South Africa by friends both black and white , I wonder whether I am making a great mistake .
28 I tell them I am making a good living , that I can support a child , that I want a baby more than anything , but they refuse . ’
29 ‘ Well , yes , I must admit , ’ replies management , ‘ that I am making a good thing out of this , the best break we have had for years — you see , my methods of production are so cheap and efficient . ’
30 But I am making a different point .
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