Example sentences of "[adv] i [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Naturally I want to be sure that we have very precise data about radon 's limited and localised occurrence . |
| 2 | The Pilot Survey showed some monitoring , further standardisation of the equipment was essential , mainly though , I 'm going to make sure all schools have got the same pipes and connector and I 'm going to give them some solutions to test because there was a bit of variation between schools , and there will be variation geographically , so I want to be able to have a measure of any error that will be involved as well . |
| 3 | So I need to be able to get down to actu that 's when you , supposing that comes down by another ten K say , so then we 're talking about fifty K , thereabouts , overspend in the main area , in which case to work out what 's caused that , is that directly attributable to the the inputting of the systems . |
| 4 | He says when I go home tonight I want to be able to have water from my taps — and I want my children and my grand-children to have the water they need to live . |
| 5 | I had to work a bit to keep up with him — the path is not as straight as the road ; also I had to be careful not to make a noise . |
| 6 | Now I have to be careful what I say about Lady Thatcher 's because of the laws of libel and also I do n't know who 's written which pieces but it 's known she 's had help you see . |
| 7 | So erm , so now I have to be careful , erm , but I 'm , I 'm very much better . |
| 8 | Er and she said I 'll ring you ag I said oh dear someone now coming to the door , she said , never mind I 'll ring you on Saturday , so I said alright and er and she lives at Wyndham , Norfolk , my husband 's niece and erm , you see , and then there 's the other one and she said , auntie you 're always so cheerful , I said , well I try to be cheerful because like everybody else I get a little depressed sometimes because , you see , I have no sisters and brothers , I have three elderly cousins who live away and who I , who I see , one was here a fortnight ago er er er my cousin and his wife er , you see , it will be on a Wednesday , a fortnight today , no Thursday , yes , you see , a fortnight ago and they said , we 'll come again an we 've always bought you a bunch of daffodils so we shall come again when the daffodils are and er and they bring me over bits and pieces because er she was a cook and they bring me something nice to eat |
| 9 | Well I like to be polite . |
| 10 | Well I want to be able to do that easily . |
| 11 | Then I had to be honest , and say that I could not guarantee to work for longer than four months . |
| 12 | ‘ I decided then I had to be fit and hungry when I next played . |
| 13 | then I need to be able to get a a job that will pay sufficient . |
| 14 | Then I started to be sick and my skin started to peel and drop off . |
| 15 | That 's how I came to be stuck and sweating , 60 ′ above the boulders ; feet flapping , nose snorting , musty sandstone , fingernails smearing lichen and a jammed knot placed blindly in the dark , keeping it all together . |
| 16 | We had gone two or three miles when he asked me what I did and how I came to be hitch-hiking . |
| 17 | But how I longed to be gallant , as they say ; to ask her if I might kiss her on both cheeks if I gave her my two violets . |
| 18 | How I longed to be able to reveal to the world that in the picture I depicted … a lighthouse . |
| 19 | Then went off from stud groom , from there I went to be head lad with Sammy . |
| 20 | In there I have to be courteous but I 'll never forget that you and that bloody rogue of a servant were the last to see my clerk alive ! ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't mind where I stay to be honest with you , Christina . |
| 22 | That house was one of the few places where I preferred to be different from the others . |
| 23 | ‘ There are two reasons why I wanted to be sure that I met up with you after school today . ’ |