Example sentences of "be [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until 1988 there had been nothing to indicate an increase in Palestinian confidence in the United States . |
| 2 | There has been nothing to fire the voters ' imagination — no spectacular clashes over policy , no exciting face to face confrontations between leading personalities , no suspense even as to the outcome , for that has been a foregone conclusion for months : the Right will win , and in all probability with a thumping landslide majority . |
| 3 | Yet , during all this period , there has been nothing to prevent the applicant from pressing ahead with all speed on the actual construction of the mink farm on Trondra . |
| 4 | What does he take us for , how am I to feed a family of six ? ’ |
| 5 | Am I spoiling the evening by talking politics ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , well , in that case , who am I to deny a man anything ? ’ she laughed , and Travis joined in . |
| 7 | How then am I to resolve the morass of conflicting needs and interests of myself and my fellow animals ? |
| 8 | I was worried why am I bleeding the system after I 've done the radiators and changed them , you know repair the pipe work . |
| 9 | If blood pressure is elevated the first question must be ‘ Am I using the correct size cuff ? ’ |
| 10 | Am I to take the dog , the dog was left at mam 's because I 'm gon na be out over |
| 11 | Are they with me on this or am I boring the pants off them yeah ? |
| 12 | ( Aye , I thought , and I wager she does more than just work in the kitchen , but who am I to judge the poor man 's morals ? |
| 13 | Ant : If I 'm lying , then why am I wearing a bin-liner ? |
| 14 | I start thinking , ‘ Am I entertaining the person over there having a better time ? |
| 15 | What , am I to condemn the girl for one silly mistake to a lifetime of slights and abuse ? |
| 16 | Am I compounding a felony , or acting as an accessory before the fact ? ’ |
| 17 | Er , what am I to tell the people in London and partic in particular er when they say that the government and the county council is letting them down ? |
| 18 | Oh yeah but it 's not too bad I 'm alright I really am I feel a hell of a lot better . |
| 19 | I think I 'm a I 'm a I am I feel a lot better . |
| 20 | ‘ So there am I spending the rest of that day with you in my thoughts , and getting barely any rest from thoughts of you when I try to sleep at night either . ’ |
| 21 | Am I up a flight of stairs or down a flight of stairs ? |
| 22 | Am I arguing the case for a send pair of skis ? |
| 23 | Since therefore I am able to get from myself greatness of soul and nobility , am I to get a farm or money or some office from you ? |
| 24 | Am I to get a Bonio as a reward ? ’ |
| 25 | He says : ‘ I used to do all my own stunts , then one day I thought , ‘ Why am I depriving a stuntman of an honest day 's work ? ’ |
| 26 | Or am I missing a basic point ? |
| 27 | As a result of my inexperience , am I missing the simplest attention to detail that could prevent this imbalance ? |
| 28 | ‘ Am I interrupting a fight ? ’ he asked with interest . |
| 29 | So the very simple question is , if I wanted a higher allocation to units , who am I asking the question to , Sue is it yours . |
| 30 | Yeah , sometimes I question myself why am I increasing the odds . |