Example sentences of "[verb] i [be] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boys 'll think I 'm just a swot . |
| 2 | I only appear on infrequent occasions , so why do n't they think I 'm just a family friend ? ’ |
| 3 | I do n't think I 'm ever the rosy-cheeked type . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't think I 'm really a naturally disciplined person , but now I ca n't help it . |
| 5 | It was n't until I underwent hypnosis that I realised I was still a Catholic . |
| 6 | As you know I mean I 'm only a working man |
| 7 | ‘ My mother thinks I 'm still a virgin . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Anyway , Corbett , you forget I was once a soldier . ’ |
| 9 | They say I 'm now the longest running news programme presenter on television . |
| 10 | That " say I 'm all the world to you , you 're out of your mind " " I know there 's someone else and I could kiss your behind " , Those " you say I 'm terrific but your taste was always rotten " feelings , " Go away , I need you " , " Come to me , I 'll kill you " , " Darling , I 'll do anything to keep you with me till you Tell me that you love , me , oh you did , now beat it will you " blues . |
| 11 | Afterwards a jubilant victor said : ‘ Everybody always says I am just a big server . |
| 12 | Chris Stoney says I 'm almost the happiest person in the world . |
| 13 | How do you know ? he said , implying I was only the shop lad and what did I know ? |
| 14 | Well old was , was er absolute er you 'd never think anybody 'd would buy anything out of his shop , er my father went in for something once and he , and he said you can see them hanging up ca n't you , I mean er salesmanship was on unheard of as far as he was concerned they were there , why ask him if he 'd got any , but erm course you must remember I was only a little boy I mean I can remember all this , I took it all in but I would n't say that I knew them er I knew Miss , from the grocer 's shop she was a Sunday School teacher , and er the Sunday School used to be at Road School we used to have a Sunday School there and a Mr used to take this . |
| 15 | You must understand I was never a strong character like you . |
| 16 | Like I was just a shadow , or a dog he does n't have to talk to . |
| 17 | Like I 'm just a friend . |
| 18 | Like I 'm still a boy . |
| 19 | if we 're serious about that we need I think to review that very regularly , because I moved offices and discovered I was still a fire officer for a part of the office I was n't even part of , |
| 20 | ‘ I have , ’ he answered slowly , ‘ but remember I am only a poor country vicar , and ca n't offer you a job with a high salary , so you may not wish to accept it . |
| 21 | I know I am just an ignorant servant girl , aged seventeen , but I do know some Latin . |
| 22 | I know I am only a layman , but I seem to remember that when the pits were taken over by the government , they became the property of the people to be run by the government . |
| 23 | ‘ Look , I know I 'm only a kid and I know you 're still the big hero , but , take it from me , some things you do n't understand . ’ |
| 24 | Well , not too bad really , it 's erm I can only describe it has having erm a huge hangover , which erm which I 'm used to anyway , so erm you know I 'm obviously a bit disappointed with the way things went , but erm you know that 's party of Rugby . |
| 25 | ‘ I suppose I was quite an odd kid , ’ he declares with confidential intensity . |
| 26 | My grandmother therefore moulded my life , and I believe I am all the better for it . |
| 27 | My name 's Paul Richardson , and I believe I 'm just the man you 're looking for . ’ |
| 28 | Do n't forget I 'm just a simple landlubber . |
| 29 | At times I felt I was just a kind of palimpsest , or a blackboard that could always be wiped clean to make room for his own work . |
| 30 | ‘ I intended to find out about your involvement with that man , and now I have , although I must admit I 'm still a little bit hazy as to the details . |