Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 For example , the geochemistry of certain lithologies in the East Grampians is such that soils developed on them are inadequately buffered against acid rain — a potential threat to freshwater fisheries in the area .
2 I therefore offer readers an extract of my elder friend 's memoirs , taken from the book which his daughter Aliki Costakis and I are currently preparing for publication .
3 I beleive that you will take pity and come at once , Your loving son Michael I am just crying like anythinke Come at once never mind anything else I am utterly miserable
4 I am writing this evening , I am just going to church .
5 ‘ When I read the Medau News , ‘ she says , ‘ I am completely overwhelmed with admiration at the way my Medau colleagues have created a Medau world in this country — far beyond any pipe dreams Molly and I could have had in the early years of struggle .
6 Now that the main task of supplying those prisoners with a correspondent has been achieved , I am again appealing for help , this time in forming an organisation for the purpose of helping both prisoners and ourselves .
7 Being , as it were , ‘ in the trade ’ , I am regularly bombarded with fishkeeping problems from my customers .
8 He noted his reading and his earnings : ‘ Thoreau I am now reading with interest and pleasure .
9 In whatever sense it is to be recognized as an objective fact that I am now responding in awareness of more factors than before , my reaction will likewise be objectively better than before .
10 On the other hand , if you only use the present tense — ‘ I am now bursting with health ’ , while you have raging ‘ flu — your subconscious might believe this is your idea of good health , and do nothing !
11 If we were to have dialogue , if dialogue were to be opened between us and I am now talking about dialogue and not of debate , then erm it is only erm , I 'm certain that there would be a great deal to , to say to him from us on our part , and I am also sure that he will have a great deal to say .
12 I am now going into business by myself .
13 I am very pushed for money , Alice — do you understand that ?
14 Alas , I am still immersed in Fog .
15 I am currently searching for sponsorship so that we can publish and circulate the report widely next month .
16 I am merely placing on record , as precisely as possible , the conditions that determined the starting-point of our inquiry .
17 I am male which means I can not have children , I am somewhat reserved by nature so I am unlikely to be the life and soul of anyone 's party , and my chances of becoming King are very slim .
18 I 'm simply dying of thirst .
19 I 'm simply going to bed , ’ Jenna said breathlessly , facing him with anxiety .
20 ‘ It may be age , ’ he says , ‘ but I 'm rather drawn to adversity and I like a good wash-out ; but nothing happens here except a steady loss of money .
21 Hello , good afternoon erm I 'm just ringing in response to the previous caller you had on actually .
22 Oh I 'm just looking at bottom of my bag there , there was , there was bills from Gateway , that was from last year .
23 I 'm just passing on gossip for what it 's worth . ’
24 I 'm just popping into town to pick up a parcel from the station .
25 I 'm just checking on dinner , ’ he said , as she stalked in .
26 In fact , I 'm just going to water
27 No , I 'm just going to sleep at ten o'clock ! .
28 That 's what I 'm just saying to daddy .
29 Not taking the fact that he 's gon na have an injury or anything but I 'm just saying in case something does happen .
30 I 'm scarcely rolling in money , but , like the margarine ads say , small amounts can be spread over oodles of bread . "
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