Example sentences of "[be] [adj] and [verb] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilkinson added : ‘ When I am old and grey I will tell people that I was there when Eric Cantona scored that goal against Chelsea . ’ |
| 2 | We felt more strongly than ever that while differences of race , nationality , culture and religion are interesting and mean we can learn much from one another , they should never be manipulated to lead to conflict on a personal or international level . |
| 3 | I had been happy and thought he would n't mind . |
| 4 | I 'm sorry and hope we can still be friends . |
| 5 | Could I be before you answer that question , you did ask , did n't you , ask him to be hypothetical and say what would he say in a year 's time , and I think what |
| 6 | I wanted to be honest and say I 'd |
| 7 | In Sir Hugh Casson 's words , ‘ It made people want things to be better and to believe they could be . ’ |
| 8 | At least Ferdinando 's reaction was to be penitent and vow he would not visit the caffè again . |
| 9 | But academics at Oxford are outraged and say it can only mean a Jewish Messiah . |
| 10 | Mr Lang urged the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland and the SMMB to put together a submission showing how the OFT 's findings were flawed and said he would pass it on to the OFT and the president of the Board of Trade , Michael Heseltine . |
| 11 | One of these afternoons when it 's cold and wet we 'll get the cards out and play Chinese patience . |
| 12 | If your hair is fine and limp you should go for a conditioner with body building properties . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 15 | The Saudis said such a protest was un-Islamic and denied it could have happened . |
| 16 | When asked about this revolt the Prime Minister replied that he ‘ thought speed was important and hoped she would send for Lord Home immediately-as soon as she got back to the Palace ’ . |
| 17 | He was restless and knew it would be difficult to sleep . |
| 18 | The chap was furious and said he 'd put me in a cell without anyone on either side of me if I talked to you again . ’ |
| 19 | The head girl , Nikki Carmichael , who is 18 and will be participating tomorrow in the poll proper , thought he was marvellous and said he could have her vote any time . |