Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The seneschal glanced at it briefly but did not appear excessively worried , even when after a few moments — the scullions running past and round them were all carrying pails of water and sand , fire blankets , cutting gear and stretchers . |
| 2 | But I mean it was it that we were taken to first , and I mean thee was a lot of people on it and I mean it had obviously saved a lot of lives . |
| 3 | In other words , all the negative characteristics of humanity as men perceive them are projected onto women . |
| 4 | Sheep , in contrast , are God 's creatures , and the ideal image of the men who tend them is naturally that of the Good Shepherd . |
| 5 | The discrimination between the local authorities throughout the country and the London boroughs pardon me are not included in this decision , in fact they 're exempt from it . |
| 6 | ‘ Pardon me being basic , but is it going to be nights over a hot typewriter with champagne and a little heavy breathing on the side ? ’ |
| 7 | What upset me was hearing the door locked . |
| 8 | I mean everyone was really charged up , there were a lot of — nobody got some sleep . |
| 9 | We have moved away from such remedies as being too brutal for a humane society and nowadays those who advocate them are seen as blimpish relics of an imperialist , authoritarian society which favoured cold baths and weals on the buttocks as character forming . |
| 10 | I mean no-one was very bullish right from the outset because of problems of previous years , so everyone set a sensible target for ninety one , and erm I think most of them are fairly confident , as I said earlier , that the market may be five per cent down but not much more than that . |
| 11 | If we study drug addicts , they will surely tell us and we will be bound to report that they believe the outsiders who judge them are wrong and inspired by low motives . |
| 12 | When I eat I 'm scared and out of control . |
| 13 | When I eat I 'm scared . |
| 14 | Being quite educated and articulate I was n't the sort of prisoner they expected , even though as there are more drug offenders there are more and more women like me . |
| 15 | I deeply regret my being unable to be with you and to join the memorial service and the dedication together with the related activities . |
| 16 | Yeah but I mean yours is a big school now is n't it ? |
| 17 | I regret I am not likely to lose weight in China , as their habit , at least in Peking , is to give us at least twice as much food as we need , and however much we gently suggest that three platefuls rather than six would be sufficient , they still go on just the same . |
| 18 | I regret I 'm sorry . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not going to be all macho and deny I 'm gay , ’ averred Mr Kelly , who favours the barbigerous look á la Mr Beadle . |
| 20 | Cherub , cherub I 'm lost . |
| 21 | ‘ The moment I have a drink , then bang I am gone . |
| 22 | Although born and bred in the country and reinstalled there for the past 30 years , I fear I am not a proper countryman ; London has dished me . |
| 23 | ‘ I fear I was paying you little attention . |
| 24 | Maybe I was too young because I fear I was not an assiduous student . |
| 25 | I fear I 'm going to sneeze . |
| 26 | ‘ I fear I 'm rather past giving interviews , ’ Lady Heathcoat Amory had warned , ‘ but I 'll meet you if it will help the garden . ’ |
| 27 | There are so many sick in the village , February is a wicked month , and it seems to take me all my time to get round the cottages and then when I am back , I am extremely tired and I fear I 'm not as patient as I should be , poor little creatures and the baby still in his petticoats . |
| 28 | I know that I , I mean I is just at the moment going through the S A T S course . |
| 29 | You mean I am a monster . |
| 30 | I mean I am just as much as anybody else . |