Example sentences of "i be [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ From you have I been absent in the spring ’ . |
| 2 | Dixie and I are alone at the south end of the balcony , breathing in the strong Thames air . |
| 3 | I have argued with them until I am blue in the face ; have indicated to them that it is near anarchy when the profession will not meet the Cabinet minister responsible ; but I have made no impression at all . |
| 4 | I am vulnerable to the inference here that my inquiry has vested interests ; that because I am an African-American and a writer I stand to benefit in ways not limited to intellectual fulfilment from this line of questioning . |
| 5 | Koo Stark turned up for one case wearing a short and flowery little-girl 's party frock with velvet cuffs , which said , ‘ Gee , I am gentle , I am vulnerable in the big bad world . ’ |
| 6 | I am delighted with the three points . |
| 7 | I am delighted with the house I am renting from him . |
| 8 | I am delighted with the considerable increase in the number coming forward for teacher training . |
| 9 | I am delighted with the progress that we are making in finding new sources of electricity generation . |
| 10 | ‘ I am delighted with the result . |
| 11 | Mr Ashdown said : ‘ I am delighted with the sensible decision taken by our spring conference and David 's statement . ’ |
| 12 | The Liberal Democrat leader told the Daily Post : ‘ I am delighted with the sensible decision taken by our Spring conference , and David 's statement . |
| 13 | I am delighted at the result of the Flower Gentleman 's visit . |
| 14 | I am delighted at the progress that the industry has made with Government assistance . |
| 15 | And Flanagan , a close friend of Best , added : ‘ I am delighted at the way things have worked out for Nigel — because the fans do n't realise how much pressure he was under when he took the job . |
| 16 | But having 22,000 students milling around my city , I am delighted about the Government 's attitude to student discounts and particularly to the student gap , as it is called — the three months which often used to cause problems under the old community charge arrangements . |
| 17 | I am intrigued by the capstan winches fitted to the Range Rovers on the Darien Gap crossing . |
| 18 | I am intrigued by the fires — the continuation of some ancient , Inca ceremony perhaps ? — so when Ricardo climbs up to my room this evening , I am ready with questions . |
| 19 | Having had both male and female teachers , in various adult contexts , I am intrigued by the differences . |
| 20 | If I am right about the masculine character of the women pioneers of agriculture we can see that the fact that the followers of the Phrygian mother-goddess castrated themselves is a nice illustration of Freud 's idea of the ‘ shadow of the object falling on the ego ’ : the ultimate reproach against the new agricultural mother was that she was masculine , and therefore the self-punishment came to fit her crime while confirming the identification with her in the most exact way possible . |
| 21 | If I am right in the conclusion reached with some doubt earlier that there was consideration for the 10 per cent . |
| 22 | All the top car firms have pledged to be at the sixth Mobility Roadshow and Public Transport minister Roger Freeman says : ‘ I am impressed at the range of high quality vehicles and equipment now available to meet the mobility needs of disabled people . ’ |
| 23 | I do not know the facts and the background and have not met the people at other firms , but I am impressed by the quality of the management and the attitude of the employees at Strathtay . |
| 24 | However , as I have said , I am impressed by the quality and the attitude adopted and therefore hope that Strathtay will be successful . |
| 25 | Secondly , I am impressed by the way in which my right hon. Friends have negotiated so positively on some aspects of the treaties , while at the same time drawing the line so firmly with our European partners on those parts of the treaties that we can not accept . |
| 26 | ‘ I am impressed by the present set-up . |
| 27 | He does , treading slowly as I am uncertain of the words though in fact I do know them , having memorised them like a nursery rhyme . |
| 28 | ‘ He is not my lover , ’ Ruth stated emphatically , ‘ but yes , I am upset at the thought of him spending time with Maria Luisa . |
| 29 | Even so , I hope that the House will forgive me if , after my speech , I am absent from the Chamber for perhaps a quarter of an hour while I go there to congratulate the winners of training awards . |
| 30 | ‘ But I am depressed about the usual attitude in schools . |