Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after she had finished the first part of her lecture ; after slightly nodding her head to the generous applause ; after the lights had gone up again ; after Ashenden had said ( as every chairman since Creation had said ) how much everyone had enjoyed the talk and how grateful everyone was that not only had the distinguished speaker fascinated each and every one of them but also had agreed to answer any questions which he was absolutely sure everyone in the room was aching to put to such a distinguished expert in the field … it was only then that Dr Moule was able to survey the two intruders . |
| 2 | ‘ My impulse was to pick them up and hug them , but they are so frail I was afraid they would break . |
| 3 | I think that 's right I 'm sure the architects do those and and there are sort of architects ' practices who are particularly interested in |
| 4 | He could n't get my bag back for me , or the other contents , because they had some value — although very little I 'm sure — whereas the letter , having no value at all ( except for me of course ! ) was thrown away . |
| 5 | Comrade Wu has been kindly giving us Chinese lessons in the evening whenever we have some spare time , so you can tell that his tuition , what little I was able to attend , has been coming in very useful . |
| 6 | I wish you and your staff to know how sorry I am that Punch is to be no more . |
| 7 | When they did not arrive , a man calling himself Richards rang and said : ‘ Sorry I am late , Mr Johnson . |
| 8 | The two men , one called Willie and the other called Arthur , were standing with their caps on , and as she walked towards them the man called Mike , the big one , said to her , ‘ Sorry I was rough on you , miss . ’ |
| 9 | Sorry I was late . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry I was foul to you last night , ’ the woman said . |
| 11 | And again I 'm sorry I was short with you . ’ |
| 12 | Jinny saw him move his head and look at his watch and she called softly , ‘ Sorry I 'm late . |
| 13 | ‘ David , listen I 'm sorry I 'm late , one of those things that just had to be done ; you know I 've got a casting at 1.30 — where would you like to start ? ’ |
| 14 | ( … sorry I 've got to go , sorry I 'm late , sorry I 'm so pretty , sorry I 'm a housewife , sorry I 'm not pretty enough , sorry it 's my fault , pardon me for breathing , sorry I 'm a woman . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm sorry I 'm late . |
| 16 | ‘ Gosh , I 'm so sorry I 'm late , I 've had a terrible journey and on top of that I 've got the flu . |
| 17 | Sorry I 'm late |
| 18 | so you owe me ten minutes and normally when you come into my room you say I 'm sorry I 'm late . |
| 19 | I 'm sorry I 'm late |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm so sorry I 'm late ! ’ |
| 21 | Hello I 'm sorry I 'm late . |
| 22 | ‘ Sorry I 'm late , ’ she said , and he snapped around from the window in surprise , almost forgetting to smile for a moment . |
| 23 | ‘ Sorry I 'm late , Prentice , ’ she 'd said , and kissed my cheek . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm sorry I 'm late , sir , ’ he said , ‘ but terrible things have been happening at the dairy . |
| 25 | ‘ Frances , I 'm sorry I 'm late . ’ |
| 26 | She swallowed and with monumental effort said , ‘ Look , I 'm sorry I 'm late . |
| 27 | ‘ Hi , sorry I 'm late . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm sorry I 'm late , ’ she said , taking a seat opposite Loretta . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry I 'm late . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm sorry I 'm late , ’ she said . |