Example sentences of "i be [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Had I been in a civilian occupation , ’ he wrote , ‘ I should not have hesitated to pay the full amount . ’
2 If anyone rings and they do n't find me in , it 's not because I am at a wild party or something , it 's probably because I 'm shopping or walking my dog . ’
3 That 's it yes ah I 'm connected with you I am on a cerebral plane connected with you our brains our interlinked you reach down you pick up the phone and you ring now .
4 I am like a lonely child , unattended in the attic .
5 I suppose I am in a good position to weigh up the prospects of the major contenders in today 's race , at least , and I have no hesitation in declaring my delight at being on Docklands Express .
6 Your Royal Highness , ladies and gentlemen , as a minister , judge and professor , I feel I am in a good position to speak about the history of marriage , its importance in society , and the duties of the married couple to each other and the wider community .
7 I am in a good mood now .
8 I 'm divorced forty ye , I 'm a divorced forty year old woman with two grown up children and I am in a terrible situation .
9 I may be in a murderous place , but I am in a sensible country .
10 December 7 , 1786 : I am in a fair way of becoming as eminent as Thomas a Kempis or John Bunyan , and you may expect henceforth to see my birthday inserted among the wonderful events in the Poor Robin 's and Aberdeen Almanacks , along with the black Monday and the battle of Bothwell Bridge .
11 They perhaps take a little longer than anticipated , so when they eventually arrive an hour later than expected , the anxiety has been building up , and I am in a steamy temper .
12 It often gets me when I am in a high building or can look down over the city , or sometimes at a station when there is another journey to begin .
13 I am in a crazy mood today so let's all do the verse without the words ’ .
14 I never negotiated with Volvo and I am in a different position to Nick Faldo and Sandy Lyle .
15 Consider the statement that I am in a jolly mood , which clearly is not one of the chosen kinds .
16 ‘ If I am wearing a pure white carnation I am best avoided on that day because it means I am in a bad mood , ’ he said , adding that he always warns new acquaintances of this fact but has as yet not lived up to the threat .
17 I am in a little lane that runs across the front of the hillside , with a kind of broken roadway underfoot which disintegrates as I follow it into gravel studded with outcrops of manhole .
18 I 'm 39 , very unhappy and weary , and I 'm under a great deal of stress .
19 I think it 'd be better it 's just than I 'm under a wee bit of pressure at the moment to be in thirty five different locations
20 I 've changed my address Dr , I 'm at a wee pensioner 's house .
21 If I find I 'm at a dead end , then I can ask for outside help .
22 I 'm at a little place called Ellenthorpe .
23 And now I 'm on a late report .
24 I 'm on a four-year contract and enjoying every minute .
25 I 'm on a working party of the Haselhurst Committee , chaired by the Countryside Commission , with representatives from the National Farmers Union , the Ramblers ' Association , the Department of the Environment , MAFF , the Association of County Councils and the Association of District Councils .
26 I 'm in a different , I 'm on a different planet to this one
27 I 'm on a strict diet .
28 I 'm on a short lease but I 've never discussed in personally with the prince at any stage .
29 So I said : ‘ I 'm on a big publicity tour ! ’ and she said : ‘ Yes , hard work ? ’
30 And of course , as I told you long ago , you are beautiful , and I like the looks I get from other men when I 'm with a beautiful woman . ’
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