Example sentences of "i am [adv] [verb] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am here to ensure that the laws of the land are obeyed . ’ |
| 2 | Navy blue high-heeled shoes and earrings completed the ensemble and I am reliably informed that the skirt was the ‘ new length ’ , i.e. above the knee . |
| 3 | I am reliably informed that the mighty Australian earns 10 million dollars a year and that while he chooses to live in America , he buys his snooker cue and table in England because the English , apparently , still produce the best in that line . |
| 4 | I AM reliably told that the AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION has eventually accepted the tour itinerary of Ireland and Wales as initially suggested . |
| 5 | If you have gained the impression that you are dealing with a balding manic-depressive axe-wielding lunatic , then I must hasten to add that I am generally regarded as a bit eccentric but quite harmless by my neighbours ! |
| 6 | I am equally persuaded that the development of certain ‘ genres ’ of art ( the drama with the ancient Greeks , or the novel , with Dostoyevsky or Joyce ) have opened up possibilities which certainly did not exist earlier . |
| 7 | I am merely arguing that the role in science attributed to observation statements by the inductivist is incorrect . |
| 8 | I do not wish to convey a sense of complacency ; I am merely saying that the Northern Ireland economy has done very much better in the latest recession — and would have done better still had it not been for the appalling IRA atrocities that make inward investment so difficult . |