Example sentences of "[pron] i [verb] is a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm going to waste my time visiting two dealers , both of whom will try to sell me items I do n't want — and one of which I know is a nineteenth-century fake . |
| 2 | Paul : I have two basses : a Fender Precision sunburst — 1978 , I think — and a Fender Jazz — which I think is a 1974 . |
| 3 | I think a lot of schools do still teach the t the children their tables which I think is a good thing . |
| 4 | We ca n't get rid of the horror and the fears , but we can do something to increase our competence in dealing with it and facing it , which I think is a healthier way than freezing , flying away from it , or fighting it . |
| 5 | There were romantic books too , such as A Mad Love by Charlotte M. Graham , and East Lynne which I think is a great , great book . |
| 6 | You had thirteen point five times ten which I think is a hundred and thirty five in normal circumstances . |
| 7 | I think this is quite realistic except during that period when you are ‘ in love ’ , which I think is a hysterical state where you ca n't even bear for your lover to go to the loo without you going too . |
| 8 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 9 | Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’ |
| 10 | Others include Councillor Brian Meek , Mr. Struan Stevenson , Councillor Christine Richards and Mr. Arthur Bell , who I know is a particular favourite of the Under-Secretary of State . |
| 11 | The hon. Member for Dunfermline , West ( Mr. Douglas ) , who I believe is a prospective candidate in Garscadden , need have no worries about a statutory register in respect of the council tax . |
| 12 | And there are other references throughout to , what I reply is a clear direction that most developments should be in erm in or closely related to settlements and , of course , that will be a matter addressed through through local plans . |
| 13 | ‘ What I want is a biodegradable board — like the husk of a grain of wheat . |
| 14 | ‘ What I want is a safe , happy and successful climb — very much in that order . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ Special Branch should now be called in to flush out what I suspect is a politically-motivated mole operating within the palace . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm also a big fan of the three guitarists mentioned above , and have given you what I think is a good Nuno Bettencourt sound on my processor … |
| 17 | But I , I mean I use it as a , that may be the psychology behind it , but I use it as a bad example of , for obvious reasons , and there 's a real bad example , and there may be some politics behind it , there 's What I think is a good example : ‘ Southeast Arts ’ sorry , ‘ Southeast Tourist Board , South of England Board . ’ |
| 18 | And , indeed , as befits someone who 's hovering on the edge of idolatry , even her vocabulary has gone a little pagan ‘ Till dieted by thee I grow mature in knowledge as the Gods who all things know ’ , and then what I think is a brilliant touch on Milton 's part , the very next line says to us ‘ Though others envy what they can not give ’ . |
| 19 | The reason I draw attention to this guidance is that it draws what I think is a crucial distinction for our purposes here today , between the need to assess at the structure plan level the need for a road proposal and in paragraph five thirty one , a clear statement there that consideration of environmental impacts in relation to where the road goes , is a matter for the local plan . |
| 20 | There are various former members of the BBC who believe that I was the instigator of the action against them , but unlike politicians I bear this sort of thing with a great deal of tolerance , taking what I think is a sensible view that one can not make omelettes without breaking eggs . |
| 21 | ‘ What I see is a beautiful , desirable woman . |
| 22 | Now , we did what I believe is a British first . |
| 23 | What I need is a New Testament Christianity that speaks to the modern man that I am now ; a faith , in short , that is real and challenging to modernity . |
| 24 | ‘ What I need is a nice girl , ’ he said . |
| 25 | What I need is a nice little research job where I can write my books and keep well away from them . ’ |