Example sentences of "i [am/are] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I myself feel that the cat and the dog who live in the same house with me are fellow members of my family circle , closer related to me socially than the human neighbour next door whom I know only by sight and name , and infinitely closer than some odd Brazilian or Melanesian , with whom my only connection is that we are fellow men . |
2 | ‘ The rumours of a reconciliation between James and me are absolute balls , ’ Becky said . |
3 | He added : ‘ Tony and I are good friends and I wish him all the best . |
4 | Marion and I are living day by day . |
5 | I expect you think my brother and I are complete idiots and I think that you are probably right ! |
6 | And one other thing you should know for the record : Jimmy Rowe , the old man 's accountant , and I are joint executors , God help us ! ’ |
7 | We now have at Lancaster a team of researchers , working in the Unit for Computer Research on the English Language ( UCREL ) , of which ( of the Computing Department ) and I are joint founders and directors . |
8 | The wife and I are shy types but our little chap is fearless . |
9 | Dick and I are ordinary people , but I think we would make a great team and dream up something far more interesting than most of the claptrap stuffing up the biography departments of bookstores . |
10 | Tony Adams , the Arsenal skipper , says : ‘ Niall and I are great friends and have been since he came over here 10 years ago . |
11 | Do you think your mother and I are happy hearing you described as Ace Barton 's latest tart ? ’ |
12 | Your father and I are worried sick about you . |
13 | ‘ My father and I are physical counterparts : and during these days more than ever I notice his resemblance to me … ’ he mused . |
14 | Of course , he knows that you and I are old friends and he transferred his anger to you . |
15 | Inspector Spruce and I are old friends . |
16 | Anyway , most of what I told Geoffrey is true — that you and I are old friends , and that you lecture in London . |
17 | By the time you and I are old men — ’ |
18 | I have also purchased a monograph of Parrots from a Mr Lear — When you and I are old men — how pleasing it will be to us to look at these together to quiz them all , and pass our We to upon them ! |
19 | He admitted : ‘ Seve and I are different personalities but we do have one thing in common — we want to prove we are the best . |
20 | And er as probably er you gathered Stan and I are both ex-policemen in relation to erm to er our our background and er I think I said yesterday to the er some of the guys as well , one of the things that lorry drivers and policemen do have very much in common is that we have pr probably one the shortest erm pension lives of most professions . |
21 | My wife and I are both pensioners . |
22 | Well John and I are both Chair Person , are Co-Chair at the moment , erm |
23 | I will not feel responsible , aligned or guilty simply because he and I are both men . |
24 | ‘ I am delighted Ipswich Junior Chamber 's bid to host the national conference in Ipswich was successful , particularly as 1994 heralds the 65th anniversary of the chamber . |
25 | Darlington MP Michael Fallon said : ‘ The health authority and I have been lobbying health ministers for some months and I am delighted Darlington is to get this scanner . |
26 | After all , I am 75 years of age , a father of four children , and to boot a grandfather of three delightful kids . |
27 | ‘ I am two months ’ pregnant and need to get an abortion quickly as I 'm going to a big bash next week with my boy-friend . ’ |
28 | ‘ I am many things , señor . ’ |
29 | " I am Dear Grandfather , " Your Affectionate and Dutiful Grandson , " James Moorhouse . " |
30 | I am suffering persecution because I am different . |