Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ bad ’ characters in any story grab attention more easily than the ‘ good ’ because in them are realised our own temptations and foul qualities which we suppress in our daily lives . |
| 2 | We have stopped that and now they are making their own , most of them are making their own fashionable garments out of the loose material we sell and er , some ask the friends to make for them . |
| 3 | Or ( how many years have I been promising myself this ? ) sorting out the stock cupboard/prep room ? |
| 4 | out my nails look , I been scrubbing it everyday . |
| 5 | Ian and I are doing what any neighbouring colleagues would do in similar circumstances — and this helping-out is bearing fruit . |
| 6 | I am enjoying my own attention ; a carpenter in a large mustard sweater , and a sweet-faced young lad with glasses . |
| 7 | Laura 's grandfather , Alan Cooper , said last night : ‘ I am getting everything ready and counting the days . ’ |
| 8 | I am getting my own way as usual . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't think why I am telling you all this , ’ she said , embarrassed . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know why I am telling you all this . ’ |
| 11 | I am telling you that last night I wanted you . |
| 12 | The blood , the gaping holes , the bone sticking out of flesh , the stench of burst intestines — I am telling you this only because the effect on me , a boy who had never seen even a peacefully dead body before that day , was one I should never have predicted . |
| 13 | ‘ That also is why I am telling you this . |
| 14 | I am trying my best even if my biggest dream is to play in the Premier League . |
| 15 | ‘ I am taking my domestic home , ’ I said , surprised at how calmly I lied . |
| 16 | I am hearing him loud and clear . |
| 17 | I am entering my true life , the life I was prevented from leading — well , that I prevented myself from leading by my stupidity , my incredible folly . |
| 18 | From what you said , I did n't think that you were very settled , so I am sending you this note via Mum — I suppose you may go home to see the new baby , anyway ? |
| 19 | From an enemy I am becoming my own friend . |
| 20 | Anyway , if I am to maintain my hectic schedule of conquests , I can do without the interference of these guys taking up the time and energy of foxy babes with mere talk . |
| 21 | She was thinking , I am doing something terrible and stupid , I am destroying myself even more , I am weakening myself , I am breaking . |
| 22 | ‘ I am doing my best . ’ |
| 23 | ( Note here that I am doing my best to avoid speaking of conventional meaning , for I do not wish to beg the question yet against the second scenario . ) |
| 24 | Once again I apologise and assure everyone that I am doing my best to see this problem through . |
| 25 | I am doing my best , but I wish a few more would give a few hours of their time . , . |
| 26 | I am launching my new sport soon in a blaze of publicity . |
| 27 | Now , I am discarding my former life . |
| 28 | I am keeping them alive in my heart and I want you all to do the same . ’ |
| 29 | The wind drops slightly as I am making myself another cup of tea and I like the idea of going out to watch the sun go down . |
| 30 | I am giving my hon. Friend the correct answer ; if he has asked the wrong question , that is his problem . |