Example sentences of "[pron] [pers pn] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I just tell everyone I 'm new in the area .
2 For me his was pluralist socialism at its best — in the service of the community .
3 It was nicely presented , moreover , and since I had n't taken any eating irons with me I am pleased to report that nobody asked me to cup my hands together to take my Cottage Pie a la Toulon ?
4 They questioned a lot of folk though not me I am glad to say .
5 Any artist I represent could tell me I am useless , but no one will ever be able to claim I stole from them , because I have never had the opportunity .
6 ‘ People are always telling me I am brave to ‘ expose ’ myself in the way I do .
7 The women I 've loved have always told me I 'm selfish .
8 Not with me I 'm sure it 's not you know
9 Not me I 'm sure it 's not me .
10 Apprentice Ollie Pears continued his fine progress with a double , courtesy of Our Aisling and Call Me I 'm Blue .
11 Our Aisling , two months in foal to Efisio , romped home by six lengths under top weight in the Millerhill Handicap , while Call Me I 'm Blue became the fifth favourite to oblige in the Tranent Handicap .
12 My glass shall not persuade me I 'm senescent ,
13 she said oh yes you will , then she said to me I 'm sorry to tell you you did n't make , she said you made exc , but she said I do n't want you to feel erm disgruntled she said because er , you done a fabulous interview , the only thing that let you down was of lack of experience , so I said well you 're never gon na get any cos you , nobody let's you in , they do n't open the door
14 Tell me I 'm right , for God 's sake .
15 What 's your fir just tell me tell me I 'm more interested in sort what you 're thinking about it what you 're feeling about it er what you 're thinking of trying and not trying than than the answer you get .
16 ‘ Not satisfied with stealing my money , you 're trying to tell me I 'm senile into the bargain , is that it ? ’
17 Drivers and conductors had to wait three years , they had to be employed three years before they were accepted into the pension scheme but you know , believe me I 'm glad that I paid in for it .
18 I used to do that when I was working and I had to leave at half four , used to do our kids , see when that clock gets to nine waken me I 'm fucking cold out our Ashley said mummy it 's after nine
19 Please tell me I 'm wrong . ’
20 cos I 'd 've got further and further and there 's no way he was going to tell me I 'm wrong .
21 with all this you arguing and telling me I 'm wrong when I 'm right and right when I 'm wrong .
22 You 're all dressed up to go dreaming do n't tell me I 'm wrong I 'm sure I 've seen that material before somewhere you know .
23 ‘ Lost on me I 'm afraid , ’ muttered Tuppe .
24 You 've had to wait for me I 'm afraid .
25 People tell me I 'm twenty and I 'm seventeen .
26 ‘ Now tell me I 'm jealous , Poppa . ’
27 I suppose looking back on what I said at the time it was true and I did really love you and I still do but now it 's not sexual or romantic , it was n't sexual then because my mind was too pure and partly because you were such a huge chunk of my life , one seventh , and I think I always will do n't know what that 's su oh it 's love you I suppose for you it must have been such a small thing and at fifteen stroke sixteen you can probably only just remember me I was fourteen actually I was the middle son who was n't properly blond unlike the brothers and hung around near you far too much .
28 Sometimes he used to hit me , tell me I was worthless .
29 He said : ‘ I felt unfortunate to lose that tournament but it told me I was good enough to win a major and I 've come here hitting the ball as well as I ever have . ’
30 Bernie laid right into me , telling me I was stupid for losing them .
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