Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He explained that his wife was a permanent invalid , unable to come to church , but said he : ‘ Since the day we got married we have shared everything we had and I am bringing this home to give to her . ’ ) |
| 2 | Although it is unlikely that Members will be asked to vote on conversion until some time in 1989 I am writing this letter to give an early indication of the main reasons for the recommendation . |
| 3 | I am taking this opportunity to pay tribute to them for their dedication , time and support over the years . |
| 4 | It is ignored for cast after cast , using a new crust each time of course , but I am not surprised for I am having great difficulty keeping the line from bowing , for the current is slightly faster between the crust and the bank . |
| 5 | It has been suggested that she had a secret , ironic intention , but I doubt it : she wished to give souvenirs to a number of people , and that there should be no cause for jealousy between them — though I am told that jealousy arose . |
| 6 | Chairman I 'm , I 'm conscious that this amended recommendation will cause some disappointment among the support of the Brandon bypass , but I generally feel that some form of agreement can be reached with Norfolk County Council and Breckland District Council and indeed the Norfolk Member of Parliament , if I 'm given more time to review the situation in the light of other proposals on the A eleven , the A one three , four and in Thetford . |
| 7 | Servants are poor , and I 'm talking broke-I mean busted . |
| 8 | I 'm working this week to set up , I 'm over here , I 'm setting up next week . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm having two poems published in Novy Mir , ’ she said aloud ; ‘ Dmitri 's had some good luck too . |
| 10 | ‘ But at the moment I 'm having enough difficulty trying to master Hindustani . ’ |
| 11 | I 've just this minute got back to the flat and I 'm having some difficulty taking in your news . ’ |
| 12 | I 'm having some difficulty working out where fences go because they 're obscured by these twenty foot wide er lines . |
| 13 | If I were to seek one word to describe the quality of these works of art many by famous names , many by local artists to whom the purchase brought rare encouragement — I should say that they are alive . |
| 14 | Said I was to take extra care to keep your ears warm , specially with this wind . |
| 15 | I was singing little Hareton to sleep when Catherine came in . |
| 16 | ‘ I was watching that nun talking to you — it seems to have given you quite a turn . ’ |
| 17 | Later I was to see this body investigating a syllabus elsewhere . |
| 18 | When I was born two voices cried from my mouth . |
| 19 | I had , of course , been told by my surgeon that everything he could see he had taken out , On the other hand , I had chosen to explore further on my own and I was learning that cancer has this nasty habit of playing possum . |
| 20 | ‘ I was reading some people think AZT is a poison , ’ she says conversationally . |
| 21 | Before it happened I had reached a point where at last I was earning enough money to make things a little bit easier , and then suddenly I found myself having to start all over again with wrecked finances , a new relationship and living in digs . |
| 22 | I was trying last year to try to see if I could get a erm an Indian , you know when we sort of do looking at Asia |
| 23 | Now if I were to suggest to you that in some gay bars the ‘ lads ’ pop off to the toilets that number of times to indulge themselves , then you might think I was repeating lurid propaganda put about by the puritan league . |
| 24 | I was playing last night Got ta learn this album I used to have ages and ages ago fucking . |
| 25 | Since I was asking young women to talk freely about a highly personal and intimate area of their lives , I thought it only fair that I should also tell my own story , and set out some of my reasons for my interest in the subject . |
| 26 | I was offered post-natal support having been to some NCT ante-natal classes . |
| 27 | I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with And , but I was told that English had changed since the time of King James , In that case , I argued , why make us read the Bible ? |
| 28 | If you are replacing existing fitments to redecorate or improve your bathroom it is advisable to consider what equipment suits you best , particularly if you are less mobile , have a disability or are elderly . |
| 29 | Soon you will find that you are taking more time to act , instead of reacting with an habitual response . |
| 30 | Use the best quality paper , and if you are getting several photocopies made make sure they are done on good quality paper and not ordinary photocopy paper . |