Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] and [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am delighted and surprised it has happened so quickly , ’ Mr Janner said . |
| 2 | If I am dull and slow I am reproached , and now it appears that being vigorous does not answer , either . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ As it has never impressed me either , you can pretend that I am normal and address me by my name . |
| 4 | ‘ I am ambitious and feel I am at the right age to go into management . |
| 5 | Wilkinson added : ‘ When I am old and grey I will tell people that I was there when Eric Cantona scored that goal against Chelsea . ’ |
| 6 | I am charming and invite him to stay with us . |
| 7 | I am horrified and wish him a very quick recovery . ’ |
| 8 | I 'm sorry and hope we can still be friends . |
| 9 | I 'm alive and to prove it I 'm here |
| 10 | I was upset and taking it out on you . |
| 11 | ‘ I was 17 and thought I had a god given right to be in Spur 's first team . |
| 12 | Though I was tired and begged you to leave off . |
| 13 | I said I was sorry and hoped she 'd soon be better and to tell her not to worry , that of course we 'd manage . |
| 14 | I was sixteen and thought I was in love . |
| 15 | I was furious and punched it , its skin was surprisingly rough and split my hand open . ’ |
| 16 | He showed no desire to get up and greet me but I was merciless and dragged him inch by inch over the cobbles till he was lying at my feet . |
| 17 | The handbook also recommends making a diary of feelings when alone , with one column headed : ‘ Times I was alone and enjoyed it ’ and the other : ‘ Times I was alone and did n't enjoy it . |
| 18 | ‘ I used Victoria when I was younger and thought it was terrible , ’ he said . |
| 19 | When the recapitulation came , of course , I was ready and played it . |
| 20 | This would increase group revenue before tax by £171m in respect of companies which are profitable and reduce it by £141m in respect of loss-making companies . |
| 21 | I mean they wo n't say sand and salt , they 'll say something which is insoluble and give it a horrible chemical name |
| 22 | " Every question asked requires historical information to be applied : the basic need here is for the candidate to select information which is relevant and to organise it in such a way that it is directed towards answering the specific question asked . " |
| 23 | She supposed she had lost the baby but she herself felt reasonably comfortable apart from a plastic pipe stuck into the back of her hand which was sore and meant she could n't move . |
| 24 | It is more a matter of knowing you are correct and believing it . |
| 25 | However , your local council will be able to tell you if you are eligible and provide you with an application form . |
| 26 | But , be prepared to pay the penalty if you 're sloppy and get it wrong ! |
| 27 | you 're older and do it then |
| 28 | You 're welcome and thank you |
| 29 | And if you 're sensible and watch her closely you could learn a thing or two . ’ |
| 30 | Because you 're the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to , because you 're sympathetic and give them hope . ’ |