Example sentences of "i be [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not only have I been separated from my wife for the past five years — but in all that time I 've only once managed to make love to her . |
| 2 | Had I been infected by my owl ? |
| 3 | Had I been told at his birth that he was not ‘ normal ’ I would probably have hoped he would have died before being taken home from hospital . |
| 4 | ‘ I am the mother of a spastic child but had I been told before his birth that my son would be handicapped I would have asked for an abortion . |
| 5 | I am thinking about my spectacles lying on the desk before me as I write . |
| 6 | I am thinking of our annual Parish Picnic , when everybody comes — babies in prams , children , young couples , older folk of all ages . |
| 7 | Yet , at best , this is unreliable , as when I am thinking of your beautiful wife while discussing with you the state of the nation . |
| 8 | But it would seem to me that er there may be a marginal undersupply in Bradford on the basis of the current U D P and that is assuming that we we have the same balance between Bradford and between North Yorkshire as I am implying from my my particular figures . |
| 9 | I am confirmed in my conclusions by the terms of the Order of 1991 . |
| 10 | The rock is utterly dry , without seepage or dampness , and I am struck by its temporary appearance . |
| 11 | Reading my letter fifty-one years later , I am struck by its vigour , but I deplore a certain over-writing and perhaps a ‘ one-must-not attack Mr Eliot ’ tone . |
| 12 | I am honoured beyond my deserts . |
| 13 | ‘ I think you have many sources of life , ’ said Franca , ‘ but I am touched by your gratitude . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I am touched by your concern . |
| 15 | I am touched by his childlike affection and I half expect him to call Perry ‘ Uncle ’ . |
| 16 | But I am straying from my theme . |
| 17 | ‘ As for me , I must write what I am owed in my book and then I too will go to bed . |
| 18 | ‘ I am living under your roof and accepting wages from you . |
| 19 | John , your present temperance is admirable but , selfishly , I am comforted by your inclusion of that awful tale . |
| 20 | I am shouting into his face but he is n't listening . |
| 21 | Almost as soon as he was nominated , Mr Mazowiecki said ‘ I am looking for my Ludwig Erhard ’ . |
| 22 | So , I am looking after their interests . |
| 23 | " They words " , cries out Jeremiah , " became to me a joy and the delight of my heart ; for I am called by thy name , O Lord , God of hosts . " |
| 24 | After all , that 's the amount I am receiving on my War Loan Stock . |
| 25 | Both men , I am assured by your embassy , are trained with weapons and in unarmed combat . |
| 26 | ‘ I am empowered by His Royal Highness to answer any questions on his behalf , ’ announced the Prince of Wales 's detective who had arrived by railway train . |
| 27 | I am staying with my stepfather in London . |
| 28 | One bird drifts overhead and I swear it is gazing at my quill-like yellow boat as I am gazing at its white tail . |
| 29 | Well I think that 's illustrated by printing off the words , I am your son , I am adopted in your family , I am your child , I am adopted in your family . |
| 30 | Well I think that 's illustrated by printing off the words , I am your son , I am adopted in your family , I am your child , I am adopted in your family . |