Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] [am/are] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In short , whereas there is not the possibility of using an argument from analogy to answer factual questions about time on the Sun , there is the possibility when it comes to people 's feelings , and so , being predisposed by the second reason to think that there is some sort of connection between moaning and the pain-language , we naturally fall into the trap of confusing valid fact-establishing arguments from analogy with invalid meaning-establishing ones , and produce the well-known argument that I am , in general , justified in applying ‘ mental ’ language to other people by the fact that they behave as I do when I 'm in a certain state of mind . |
| 2 | really hate is when you 're on a crowded train and you 're all getting on the train and someone else who 's getting off lights up a cigarette and |
| 3 | Of course , I despised myself for despising them for showing such genuine and unselfish emotions , but that 's just one of the things you have to get used to when you 're in a serious self-destruction spiral . |
| 4 | If you are using a lot of roses in your pressed flower pictures , you may find it worthwhile making up a small stock of finished roses in different colours to save time when you are in an inspired mood and want to concentrate on a design rather than the various techniques involved . |
| 5 | The vital thing to do is to make sure that the reader understands why you are including a particular piece of information . |
| 6 | Which is why you are in a secret office here and not at police headquarters . |