Example sentences of "i [be] [adj] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as I am close to blacking out , it stops . |
| 2 | I am involved in setting up a group for day centre users with physical disabilities and want to inform disability service users of the new Community Care Act . |
| 3 | I used a shade that is lighter than most soils , although of course I am used to looking out of the window at our bright reddish-brown soil here in Devon ! |
| 4 | They do it for to keep him going and then they 'll say he says you know I 'm used to getting up at half four and going so many miles every morning for a big jog . |
| 5 | I 'm late with getting back home as it is . |
| 6 | Not to dream of playing at Valderrama again ( I 'm tired of waking up in a cold sweat ) . |
| 7 | Go out into town and be just like the other men , I 'm tired of monkeying around . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm sorry for barging in without ringing the bell . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm cold , and I 'm sick of waiting about out here . |
| 10 | And I 'd got them here and I thought well I do n't know what to do with them and I b b interested in I 'm interested in going back in time , I 'll go anywhere where I can see something and I 'd been over there and they 'd got some Home Guard stuff in a case , only a small show , and I asked them if they 'd like it and they said yes . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've promised to take Elinor and one of her schoolfriends to the zoo , and I 'm worried about getting back in time . ’ |
| 12 | I 'm handy at giving out advice , ’ he glanced at Marc , ‘ but I guess I do need to sort things out myself . |
| 13 | If only I were capable of taking over Swift myself , but I 'm not , I never was , I never will be — I just could n't face it , all the pressure , the ruthless cut-throat ambition of everyone trying to stab me in the back and take my place … |
| 14 | Eastwood admitted : ‘ I was upset at missing out in the World Cup final and really do want to get back on to the international scene as quickly as possible . |
| 15 | I simply did not want to play and confess that I was close to giving up completely . |
| 16 | I was close to giving up completely … |
| 17 | ‘ I was cautious about taking on Darren , knowing the kind of pressures managers ’ sons have to endure . |
| 18 | Here was this girl who seemed to think I was capable of clearing up her troubles , but did n't think I 'd have enough brains to find out her identity . |
| 19 | I was involved in setting up a charity called SNIP which is a Special Needs Information Point for parents and carers of children with special needs to get more information out to them about benefits or help in any way . |
| 20 | ‘ But I was worried about taking on a baby so young . |
| 21 | ‘ That 's what the whole thing about the Pete Cornish involvement for me , ’ continues Bryan , ‘ because I was sick of coming in and plugging into an amp and going , ‘ Oh , how do you get rid of that bloody hum ? ’ |
| 22 | Uncle tried to teach me to ride it but I did n't really become proficient because I was scared of falling off , and the area around Low Birk Hatt was n't much good for cycling . |
| 23 | Of course I would have enjoyed the occasion much more had I been in better shape , but in the event it all went better than I had dared hope even if I was near to passing out at times . |
| 24 | what I was interested in knowing in was for example whether he 's got his chamber orchestra repeated their same concert five or six times in different cities |
| 25 | He asked if I was interested in coming in as partner . ’ |
| 26 | Now , in Rome , Frank turned to Mac and reminded him , in front of me , that he had said I was responsible for messing up the change-over . |
| 27 | What was dismaying , however , was the sedateness of the gathering , the low voices , the dark suits and ties ( I was conscious of standing out in my baggy white suit and light blue open-neck shirt ) , and above all the absence of women . |