Example sentences of "i [am/are] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , you know that I become quite powerless whenever I am obliged to write for an instrument which I can not bear [ the flute ] . |
| 2 | The motion which I am anxious to put before the full plenary session of the European Parliament is in fact a motion to ban lead from petrol completely , not merely to reduce it as stated in the article . , |
| 3 | I am fortunate to live in a beautiful mill that spans one of the great chalk rivers of Hampshire , the Itchen . |
| 4 | I am fortunate to work in a school where all the children are seen as people with questions to ask , ideas to share and problems to solve . |
| 5 | Although it would have avoided the possibility of argument had Winchester made the application , I am content to proceed upon the assumption that the applicant has a sufficient interest . |
| 6 | If necessary , I am content to rely on the propositions advanced by Elliott and Williams , although the words ‘ useless ’ and ‘ burden ’ are not very helpful . |
| 7 | Does the Secretary of State accept that , as my hon. Friend the Member for Kincardine and Deeside ( Mr. Stephen ) — whom I am pleased to welcome to the House — will confirm , 100 per cent . |
| 8 | I am pleased to hear from the hon. Gentleman that there is no more concern about trust status . |
| 9 | I am sorry to intrude on the debate in this way , but , before the speech of the right hon. Member for Selby ( Mr. Alison ) , the House was addresed by the hon. Member for Ceredigion and Pembroke , North ( Mr. Howells ) . |
| 10 | I am sorry to hear of the job losses to which the hon. Gentleman refers , but the only secure future for the coal industry or , indeed , for any other industry , is for it to produce something that people want at a price that people can afford . |
| 11 | I am sorry to hear about the lavatories . |
| 12 | No doubt , as the election approaches , the Conservatives will seek to blame everything on the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) — a close friend of the Chancellor , whom I am glad to see in the Chamber . |
| 13 | Most local authorities have yet to set their budgets but I am glad to report to the house the press reports indicate a far more modest level of increase . |
| 14 | I am glad to learn of an initiative recently taken by the North West Region of the RIBA , which invited officers of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Order of Architects to visit it in Knutsford . |
| 15 | Really I think I am able to demonstrate in a written account of the research that I am presenting a very real account of their teaching and their problems , as well as their successes erm sometimes I was able to observe lessons that went wrong and were very erm difficult for the teachers , as well as the lessons that were successful , so I do n't really think it the problems at the end . |
| 16 | Really I think I am able to demonstrate in the written account of the research that I am presenting a very real account of their teaching and their problems , as well as their successes . |
| 17 | But , in an uncanny moment of premonition , I am able to see through the mists of time to Judgement Day . |
| 18 | As a shift worker , I am able to play during the week . |
| 19 | I am troubled by the thought that this familiar world into which I am able to slip without a moment 's readjustment , is a vanishing world . |
| 20 | I am willing to submit to a test . |
| 21 | The muscle is giving me some grief but as long as there is no long-term damage then I am willing to play through the pain barrier . ’ |
| 22 | I am privileged to sit on the Medical Group of the JAA . |
| 23 | For example , if I perceive you to be friendly , then I am likely to act in a friendly manner towards you . |
| 24 | I can recognize the choice as right ( as I would the choice to prepare for coming danger ) however strongly I am inclined to shut off the brief glimpse in order not to be distracted from present and selfish goals . |
| 25 | Perhaps I am prepared to wait for a miracle . |
| 26 | I am prepared to enter into a deed to formalise this gift . ’ |
| 27 | I am unable to agree with the approach here adopted by the deputy judge . |
| 28 | I am unable to cope with the idea of being any heavier than I am now , and would not like to have a period , since I would feel I had ‘ let up ’ control over my body . |
| 29 | I am ashamed to admit to the same bafflement on hearing Dr Sylvia Earle — algalogist , marine biologist and self-promoter extraordinaire — extolling the virtues of a moving and storage firm in a radio advertisement . |
| 30 | I am distraught to learn of the demise of your mother and shut my ears to the ugly rumour that you had her put to death so that you could take up ballet-dancing . |