Example sentences of "[pron] be [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry to inform you that hair that splits excessively probably wo n't grow much longer . |
| 2 | I value my privacy and I am prepared to defend it all costs . |
| 3 | A murmur which seemed to contain both relief and triumph went around the table , but this time M. Dupont raised his voice slightly and pronounced over it : ‘ I am happy to assure you all here that I will bring what modest influence I have to encourage certain changes of emphasis in French policy in accordance with much of what has been said here . |
| 4 | Jamie has a lot of skill and I 'm pleased to give him this opportunity . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm perfect to give you this message . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm sorry to give you all this trouble , ’ Luce told her , flustered . |
| 7 | Yes , erm I 'm sorry to disappoint you this is n't going to be the other side of the coin . |
| 8 | I 'm sorry to send you this catalogue of woes , but I do agree with the sentiment of the Whitley paper , that the system has damaged our public image , and equally importantly it is inefficient in handling our internal and external communications . |
| 9 | Professor Winston said : ‘ I 'm thrilled to see them all here . |
| 10 | I 'm glad to say they all finished as friends over a glass of beer … but there were no cheers for the Tredworth rugby team from Gloucester on saturday … they were hoping for a fairy tale in their Provincial Cup Semi-Final … sadly what they got was a horror story |
| 11 | Fit him in , will you , when I 'm free to give him some time . |
| 12 | if that , if anybody would see that it 'd be somebody in neutral position , like me , and as far as I 'm concerned treat them all the same |
| 13 | I was stupid to kiss you first . |
| 14 | But just to have you near me I was willing to give it all to you . |
| 15 | I was careful to find them some distance from Upper Thames Street . |
| 16 | I think now that I need not have been so prim and stand-offish , but I was afraid to wound him further by giving him what might possibly be taken for false ‘ encouragement ’ . |
| 17 | I was ready to chuck it all in after a decision that flew in the face of reason . |
| 18 | A gutfucking combination of inexpensive liquor and a couple of ampoules which were supposed to make him euphoric . |
| 19 | But I realise now that nobody is likely to give me another contract , ever again . |
| 20 | In 1947 Bovet left the Pasteur Institute for the Insituto Superiore di Sanita in Rome , which was able to offer him better facilities . |
| 21 | Nor will confessions obtained as a result of anything said or done which was likely to render them unreliable , be admissible , unless the prosecution can prove that they were not obtained in this way . |
| 22 | This may be a good moment to indicate to her very gently that she has grieved well and long , and that if she is beginning to feel that her period of mourning is nearing its end ( even though you appreciate that she will always carry the scars of her sorrow ) , you are ready to give her any help she needs to adjust to her new and different life . |
| 23 | So while I take your point that you are prepared to give us all the information we seek , may I reserve the right to interrupt when it is absolutely necessary to do so ? |
| 24 | If you are over 45 or 50 , you are unlikely to find it worthwhile , unless you had a considerable period of paying full contributions before you got married . |
| 25 | Quite simply , this will ensure that the loan repayments are protected if you are unable to meet them due to the death , illness or injury of specified members of your business . |
| 26 | Erm ha having gone through that you moved on er and gave out your business card fi first and then the buyer 's guide erm do n't know whether you 're happy doing it that way or whether it 's better round the other way , I I , you , you tend to think if you give somebody the buyer 's guide first when they start to look at it you give them your business card and take it away , perhaps if you do it the other way round they might s start reading the buyer 's guide |
| 27 | No you 're supposed to answer them all yes . |
| 28 | After exchanging pleasantries , Sally asked : ‘ Ed , would you be prepared to give me some information about the Harley/Supersight contract . |
| 29 | The Van Necks had developed valuable trading and political connections in France , particularly with the Parisian Protestant firm of Thellusson , Necker & Co. , who were able to get them important wheat-buying commissions from the French government . |
| 30 | She 's anxious to show me this pasty that she 's made . |