Example sentences of "i [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The name of the doctor you want me to see is Pool . |
| 2 | ‘ Sometimes it really gets me down , ’ he admits , ‘ but the thing that keeps me goin' is live performances . |
| 3 | this the , what makes me laugh is that people 's intelligence , they walk along a street shopping and as soon as they walk into a restaurant they sit down and start smoking |
| 4 | makes me laugh is , that you get all these toys for children , sort of , nought to three months |
| 5 | but what makes me laugh is doctor he 's , I think he 's absolutely cracked |
| 6 | What made me laugh was the Conservative broadcast on Wednesday was real propaganda , trying to frighten you to death that if the Labour got in |
| 7 | what made me laugh was this police woman saying , it annoys me , if you have a drink you should n't drive , and I thought to myself and I bet |
| 8 | I suppose the appeal to me has been making things happen and changing things and feeling quite British about it and proud of what in my very small way I have been able to do in this country and being able to export that abroad and make it a success there . |
| 9 | I find myself alone with the steward who tells me has been working on this line for the past twenty-five years . |
| 10 | But the real discovery for me has been the final item on Disc 1 , the Messe des Pauvres , composed , incredibly , in 1895 . |
| 11 | I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell . |
| 12 | The interesting feature for me has been the wider range of climbers active on the hard classics . |
| 13 | If not , let me know because the copy you loaned me has been returned . |
| 14 | What you say to me has been said only to me . |
| 15 | Well yes it is certainly fascinating to hear the views of , of members an and indeed it , it 's tempting to go on I think about or personal experience of floods , but this is not the time or the place I would suggest to do that erm strategic planning seems to me has been the venue for discussions with Southern Water Authority with the National Rivers Authority itself , we are the committee that tries to look many , many years ahead . |
| 16 | The most upsetting thing for me has been to see her medical notes and realise that she could have got the right treatment at home … that is if her country was n't being torn apart by war |
| 17 | Oh I I ca n't pinpoint the actual programme , it 's just er what people are telling me has been st er stated on Radio Nottingham . |
| 18 | And so though we have all sinned and that circle , that perfect purpose of God for you and for me has been warped and distorted out of all recognition , the potential that God had for you and for me , it 's been dis it seems to have been destroyed because of the warping and because of the impact of sin . |
| 19 | That was how I wanted it to be , but what made me ache was the knowledge that Jo could n't have all she wanted : to he the writer of stories , whose stories were her children , but heart-breakingly not to have Laurie . |
| 20 | Right okay so you so I asked are you happy with the twenty four hour clock you say no and then you know it . |
| 21 | ‘ I asked is the haddock finnan ? ’ said a querulous voice . |
| 22 | Well the specific question I asked is whether you 've quantified in percentage terms erm perhaps Group Captain you could give us an indication of how it has affected it ? |
| 23 | Most of the Pakistani mothers I asked were against sex education in school . |
| 24 | The questions I asked were are what are they feeling ? |
| 25 | The second question that I asked was : ‘ Why had the widow got into the situation she was in ? ’ |
| 26 | Another question I asked was how Bill learnt his gardening skills . |
| 27 | ‘ Yul was determined that every question I asked be answered . |
| 28 | Apart from a very small number of older key texts , the literature I cite is purposely recent literature , which can of course always be used to track the historical contributions , if the reader so wishes . |
| 29 | ‘ A good dealer gives a service — everything I sell is in perfect condition and I buy back my stuff if need be . ’ |
| 30 | The most popular German salami that I sell is the square peppery variety , which is very finely minced pork and beef coated on the outside with ground black peppercorns ( see p7 ) . |