Example sentences of "be [pers pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Who am I to dance with ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm not sentimental , and nor am I flattered by having my photo in a newspaper , but my mother likes that sort of thing , so I 'm sending one to her in England , ’ she snapped , and hesitated perceptibly before continuing . |
| 3 | ‘ Neither , ’ he continued in the same gentle tone of voice , ‘ am I prepared to be cast as some Viking lover straight out of a Hollywood film , rampaging and raping so that you can put the full responsibilities of your actions on me . |
| 4 | Am I drawing to you ? |
| 5 | Right , am I let off the hook now ? |
| 6 | ‘ Am I shocked by this decision ? |
| 7 | So what am I to do with — those feelings ? |
| 8 | ‘ What am I to do without her ? ’ he groaned . |
| 9 | ‘ Am I speaking to John Zacharias ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Who am I speaking to ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Am I speaking to the radiant bride ? ’ |
| 12 | and said er I said who am I speaking to . |
| 13 | It 's Jan from Mold Hello who am I speaking to please ? |
| 14 | ROS : Am I pretending to be you , then ? |
| 15 | ‘ Nor am I charged with any crime under French civil law . ’ |
| 16 | Did n't we get Whelan from Auxerre , or am I thinking of somebody else ? |
| 17 | She said , ‘ What am I thinking about ? |
| 18 | ‘ What am I thinking about ? |
| 19 | What am I thinking about ? |
| 20 | Why am I thinking like this ? |
| 21 | Am I invited to lunch ? ’ |
| 22 | Nor am I troubled by the suggestion put forward by both Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that a conclusion in favour of the Bank of England on this point will introduce an element of doubt into an area where certainty is important , since authorised institutions will be familiar with the Act , and will have no difficulty in recognising a section 39 notice as an exception . |
| 23 | Who am I to argue with the Bard ? |
| 24 | ‘ Well , who am I to argue with that ? |
| 25 | And who am I to argue with my Angel Gabriel , eh ? |
| 26 | Captain Hocken , signalled the convoy 's naval commodore : ‘ Am I to act as rescue ship without further signal from you ? ’ |
| 27 | Why am I served by incompetents who can only advise surrender ? ’ |
| 28 | Am I expecting to be able to know all there is to know about Claude Cohn-Casson ? |
| 29 | ‘ And what am I born to be ? ’ |
| 30 | Am I looking at this file at all anxiously ? |