Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And all of them are making so much money these days out of replacing the world 's ageing fleet of oil tankers that they can accept losses on their aircraft business in order to keep their foot in the door for the day , however distant , when they can compete with their own aeroplane . |
| 2 | ‘ The Captain and I are developing quite some expertise on the effects of explosives on metal . |
| 3 | Having reluctantly cleared me of the charge of indulging in orgies with my entire sales force , you seem to have got it into your head that Lexy and I are carrying on some kind of affair . |
| 4 | I just wish now to say I declare the Exhibition open and to say how pleased I am to see so many old friends here today . |
| 5 | Since the UK dole is so little , that is self evident , and indeed I am writing down all I spend which concentrates the mind appropriately , given that the standing orders for gas and power go on . |
| 6 | ‘ Tell your friend I am standing here another five minutes . |
| 7 | However , perhaps I am asking too much , because at £10.99 this is certainly a worthwhile text with a refreshing approach . |
| 8 | We must reduce the degree to which intervention plays a part and increase that to which the premium plays a part , and I am negotiating along those lines . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm trembling that much . |
| 10 | Maybe I 'm reading too much into little things , maybe it 's all as petty as Dave says and maybe I 'm just fearing the worst . |
| 11 | So I thought , oh maybe I 'm reading too much into it . |
| 12 | I 'm given as much independence as they can give me , so I do n't feel I 'm isolated . |
| 13 | Cos I 'm thinking so much about Christmas and that , I do n't see this old bloke till he calls out to me . |
| 14 | Erm but there are certain civil engineering activities which e I 'm thinking perhaps more about the bridge design side of things really , but there are certain activities which actually demand a certain level of qualification before you , you can actually sign , sign off drawings or a or agree to calculations or whatever . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm wearing as many skins as an onion and I 'm still freezing , ’ Anne told Sarah . |
| 16 | ‘ If , however , you persist in being damned awkward , I 'll be quite happy to let you freeze your butt off — and you 'll suffer before I will , since I 'm wearing considerably more clothes . ’ |
| 17 | I find at the moment there is very little I actually want to watch , that I 'm actually disillusioned , I 'm getting very little pleasure ! |
| 18 | Well I 'm sticking pretty much to it |
| 19 | Of course they do n't know whether I 'm married or single , why I 'm buying so much food , or how much money I 've spent on food that week . |
| 20 | Before I 'm tempted too much I 'd better , settle down a bit and describe how to get started in gold prospecting , what equipment you will need , and where to go . |
| 21 | ‘ We all know that XR3s and Cossies seem to attract a lot of unwanted attention , but I feel I 'm paying too much insurance on what is a Plain Jane family saloon , ’ he says . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm talking about that night I blacked out . |
| 23 | ‘ But I 'm talking too much — it 's having you all to myself for the first time . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm talking too much . |
| 25 | I said ( having gushed for at least an hour ) , I 'm talking too much . |
| 26 | before I 'm coming down this morning . |
| 27 | so that 's what I 'm saying not this Wednesday but next Wednesday I 'll be going down straight in the morning |
| 28 | I 'm saying how much I hate you , just all the time . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm working so much , up at five in the morning and in bed at 11 at night . |
| 30 | That 's another Christmas dinner I 'm having so that 'll be two . |