Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would I rather be on the field ? |
| 2 | ‘ I better be making a start . |
| 3 | Right lovely thank you Ah I suppose I better be off to work . |
| 4 | I better be sure it 's er , what Friday night cos I did before . |
| 5 | Is this on pause , I better be on pause . |
| 6 | Well I better be , bloody go . |
| 7 | Must I alone , must I alone be mute– |
| 8 | Can I be clear please I I 'm sorry Mr , can I just be clarif clarified as far as E N V Eleven is concerned , which pond this is in terms of names ? |
| 9 | Yes , can I just be clear er Mr . |
| 10 | C can I just be clear though er Mr . |
| 11 | But that 's not what I mean , he would reply ; why ca n't I just be myself ? |
| 12 | Can I just be clear , Councillor that you meant no disrespect to the Councillors at all . |
| 13 | I take I take , only occasionally I go mad and let ripe and have quite a few , other times I just be on an orange juice and lemonade |
| 14 | To your numerous enquiries , I must answer rather briefly , for I have so bad a cold as to be half blind : add to which so bad a cough & sore throat , that if they do nt go I shall be in town much sooner than I expected … my eyes are so sadly worse , that no bird under an Ostrich shall I soon be able to do . |
| 15 | The 16-year-old whilst wiping the tears streaming from his eyes asked : ‘ Will I ever be allowed to see my father again ? ’ |
| 16 | Would I ever be back ? |
| 17 | Will I ever be able to play again , or should I shoot myself and then throw away my guitars ? |
| 18 | If minds are private , how can I ever be sure that other people have beliefs , expectations , hopes , or whatever ? |
| 19 | But — shall I ever be warm again ? thought Grainne . |
| 20 | Shall I ever be able to shut out the sight and the sound ? |
| 21 | Will John and I ever be like that ? |
| 22 | Will I ever be alone with him again ? |
| 23 | ‘ And yes , of course I wish to marry you , and do you think , my dearest love , that , as Matey would say , we have both been struck by the asylum mop , we are carrying on so wildly , and shall I ever be sane again ? |
| 24 | Should I ever be able to serve you , I pray you let me know . ’ |
| 25 | Will I ever be well ? |
| 26 | How can I ever be well-prepared for anything ? |
| 27 | She was still trying to cope with what she was beginning to realise was her over-reaction , though she could n't have said quite why she should feel so alarmed , when he told her coolly , ‘ You misunderstand me , Miss Everett , ’ and was on his feet too as , looking arrogantly down at her , he stated bluntly , ‘ Should I ever be so lucky as you suggest , then , be sure of it , I 'd throw away my rabbit 's foot , ’ and having forthrightly left her under no illusion but that should he ever get saddled with her then he would consider his luck had run out , he went on toughly , ‘ I already know the answer , but , for the record , I want to hear it from you — are you just playing around with Travis for the pure hell of it — or , ’ his voice had taken on a grim edge , ‘ are you in love with him ? ’ |
| 28 | As I seek after truth , so shall I always be glad to receive any information from my friends , even if they should contradict what I may have published , yet I shall never think it derogatory to my character to own my mistakes , and rectify them . |
| 29 | Will I always be happy , I wonder ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Tell me , Uncle Orrin , shall I always be regarded as my father 's heiress , never seen for what I truly am ? ’ |