Example sentences of "i a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The inspector here is to have a suitable flower piece and I a Constable landscape . ’ |
| 2 | Then our relationship to each other would change , and you would be a more boyish Philip Waken , and I a less hoydenish Maggie . |
| 3 | ‘ Was I a naughty girl to ask for champagne ? ’ she enquired , certain in the knowledge that children 's misdemeanours are not usually regarded seriously . |
| 4 | ‘ Was I a pressie ? ’ she asked . |
| 5 | ‘ Had I a heart for falsehood framed ’ ( The Duenna ) , DS 14 . |
| 6 | I was terribly embarrassed ; not only was I a convent girl but the skirts were worn down to the ankles and women just did n't show their legs in those days . |
| 7 | I a numerical value of : |
| 8 | Am I a tourist ? |
| 9 | I a woman doctor available ? |
| 10 | I could n't answer that question because my thoughts were aimed at you , not at the painful roots of my current practice but at you , the conjuring of feelings by the spell and ritual of words , the seducing of you with poetry , I a pedlar tumbling stories before your dais . |
| 11 | I am not a small man , nor am I a weakling , yet the thin Sweetman seemed unconcerned as I jumped down into the cockpit . |
| 12 | ‘ Are n't I a lucky fella ? ’ he demanded of them again . |
| 13 | Not for nothing have I a brother-in-law who cooks professionally . |
| 14 | ‘ It has given my wife and I a lot of comfort . |
| 15 | ‘ Am I a phenomenon ? ’ |
| 16 | This applies very clearly to the Zapotec , who , as O'Nell puts it , ask ‘ not so much , ‘ Who am I ? ’ , but ‘ How am I a part of something ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ No-one 's goin' to search me , it ai n't decent , I 'm a respectable girl and nor ai n't I a thief — oh ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Am I a gentleman ? ’ |
| 19 | Am I a different person today ? |
| 20 | ‘ He is my husband and I a dutiful wife . |
| 21 | BELVILLE : I take her to an artful young baggage and had I a young handsome butler or steward she 'd soon make her market of one of them and snap at him for a husband . |
| 22 | Erm and I a work of God 's grace a in us to make us like that . |
| 23 | I Western , she Eastern ; I entire , she mutilated ; I exchanging the deepest bargain of the heart with Gustave , she involved in a brief physical transaction ; I a woman of independence and resource , she a caged creature dependent on her trade with men ; I meticulous , groomed and civilised , she filthy , stinking and savage . |
| 24 | to enter their minds : am I a fool , |
| 25 | A deal with EMI beckoned , and 15-year-old singer Stinky Turner was soon going on stage in his pyjamas and bawling , ‘ You insult my intelligence but I a not a fool ! ’ to the band 's legion of admirers ( affectionately known as ‘ The Rubber Glove Firm ’ ) . |
| 26 | I think I a bit put it in the back now . |
| 27 | ‘ Have I a choice ? ’ |
| 28 | I a lot of pain at the back of my eye though |
| 29 | " And was I a nuisance then ? " |
| 30 | I could just turn up and say , oh am I a day too early ? |