Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] [pron] [det] " 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 | Ian and I are doing what any neighbouring colleagues would do in similar circumstances — and this helping-out is bearing fruit . |
| 5 | I am enjoying my own attention ; a carpenter in a large mustard sweater , and a sweet-faced young lad with glasses . |
| 6 | I am getting my own way as usual . |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't think why I am telling you all this , ’ she said , embarrassed . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't know why I am telling you all this . ’ |
| 9 | I am telling you that last night I wanted you . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ That also is why I am telling you this . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | From an enemy I am becoming my own friend . |
| 14 | Now , I am discarding my former life . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ I have full responsibility for fund-raising and publicity and because I took on a new post it means I am introducing my own ideas in consultation with the directors and chairman . |
| 17 | I have been looking for a recording ( with some difficulty ) , since not many shops are prepared to let me listen to different interpretations ) , indeed I purchased the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden/Marc Ermler offering only to be disappointed , all because I wanted CD sound quality to replace a home-made cassette of a live Radio 3 broadcast ( should I be telling you this ? ) |
| 18 | But I I 'm wearing them all a little bit longer , except in the the winter cos I ca n't ca n't alter my coat I have got a longer summer coat to wear but the the one I had last year erm all the skirt showed beneath , I could n't walk about like that . |
| 19 | Do you see I 'm wearing it all . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ So I 'm to credit them all with this attempt on me , am I ? |
| 21 | ‘ No , I 've been all over the North , so I 'm leaving it this time . ’ |
| 22 | I 'm eating lots more fruit and I love fish , I love fish as well . |
| 23 | I 'm telling him all about it now , Emma said she does n't need it |
| 24 | The reason I 'm telling you all this is that not so long ago the PD scene seemed to be in decline . |
| 25 | I ca n't believe I 'm telling you all this . ’ |
| 26 | I 'm telling you all this , and perhaps you do n't have to erm pay for any of these treatments we do gift vouchers , so if you 've got anybody who wants to buy you a gift of any sort , you could always say well , I fancy erm an eyebrow trim , or I fancy a pedicure perhaps they would like to buy you a gift voucher and then you can come in and it could be a present for you . |
| 27 | I do n't know why I 'm telling you all this . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm telling you that was a great party really great … ’ |
| 29 | Cos without the head man a trainer ca n't train horse , and I 'm telling you that for nothing ! |
| 30 | It 's a woman , I 'm telling you that is a woman . |