Example sentences of "i be [num] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ Me , because in your eyes your father 's mistress and I are one and the same , ’ Maria inserted acidly . |
| 2 | ‘ She and I are two unhappy people who keep together and carry our burdens together ; in this way unhappiness is changed to joy , and the unbearable becomes bearable . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Ah yes , when it comes to that , Violette and I are two of a kind , ’ he said with mock mournfulness . |
| 4 | After all , I am 75 years of age , a father of four children , and to boot a grandfather of three delightful kids . |
| 5 | ‘ I am two months ’ pregnant and need to get an abortion quickly as I 'm going to a big bash next week with my boy-friend . ’ |
| 6 | Put simply , I am two thirds of the way to a fortune . |
| 7 | ‘ I am 32 and I live with my fiancé . |
| 8 | I am sixteen years old . |
| 9 | I am sixteen and therefore in year eleven at high school . |
| 10 | I am sixteen going on seventeen |
| 11 | I am fourteen years old and I have been keeping fancy Goldfish for about a year now . |
| 12 | Or , it may change position in the word , as in " I am fourteen " and " I have fourteen classmates " . |
| 13 | I am fourteen . |
| 14 | Oh Dear Doctor Alan I am fourteen . |
| 15 | ‘ I am thirty-two years old , ’ he chided mockingly . |
| 16 | ‘ No , I can honestly say that the facts are correct : I am thirty-two , I did live for many years in Scotland , and yes , I do head one of the largest investment corporations in the country . ’ |
| 17 | I am 46 , going grey and on the point of total collapse . |
| 18 | I am 46 years old and have not had anything lifted , tucked or masked . |
| 19 | I am fifty-four . |
| 20 | I am six years old and eat pickled herring with my father 's mother Miriam Leah , who has changed her name to Mary . |
| 21 | ‘ Papa still thinks I am six years old . |
| 22 | I am six weeks pregnant , and have just received a present of some beauty products . |
| 23 | How should indexicals be accommodated , so that the notion of logical consequence , as it applies for example to the inference from ( 14 ) to ( 15 ) , can also be applied to the inference from ( 16 ) to ( 17 ) ? ( 14 ) John Henry McTavitty is six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds ( 15 ) John Henry McTavitty is six feet tall ( 16 ) I am six feet tall and weigh 200 pounds ( 17 ) I am six feet tall Clearly , in order for ( 17 ) to be a valid inference from ( 16 ) , the referent of I must somehow be fixed — the inference does n't follow if ( 16 ) and ( 17 ) are said by different speakers . |
| 24 | How should indexicals be accommodated , so that the notion of logical consequence , as it applies for example to the inference from ( 14 ) to ( 15 ) , can also be applied to the inference from ( 16 ) to ( 17 ) ? ( 14 ) John Henry McTavitty is six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds ( 15 ) John Henry McTavitty is six feet tall ( 16 ) I am six feet tall and weigh 200 pounds ( 17 ) I am six feet tall Clearly , in order for ( 17 ) to be a valid inference from ( 16 ) , the referent of I must somehow be fixed — the inference does n't follow if ( 16 ) and ( 17 ) are said by different speakers . |
| 25 | I am 76 , and go with the hospital . |
| 26 | I am 76 and married . |
| 27 | Children can not wait to be a year older ( ‘ I am five and three-quarters ’ ) , adolescents dream of marriage and careers , and people experiencing pressures of midlife may look forward to retirement and grandparenthood . |
| 28 | I am five years old and he is seven . |
| 29 | I am five four |
| 30 | Now I am 74 and think that i understand it but wish that I did not . |