Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.

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1 Unfortunately the op went wrong and I had to be readmitted .
2 Everything went on as normal and I tried to be as pleasant as I could and as loving towards Anne as I had always been , but she must have noticed that a part of me was absent : simply somewhere else .
3 The haunting intensity of Johnny Marr 's echoey guitar cut across a slow paced rhythm to create a sense of evil and Morrissey 's line , ‘ I am human and I need to be loved … just like everybody else does … ’ , only succeeded in adding weight to the darkness .
4 Afterwards Hirst said : ‘ My goals ratio is very satisfactory and I hope to be in competition for a place in the next England squad . ’
5 I know Gilbert Racy and I happen to be on holiday in Hereward 's parish . ’
6 However , in the winter months , on a roof top it was cold and I had to be wrapped in blankets , even though the sun beat down mid afternoon .
7 And we stood there , me with a great big frown on my face , quite mystified that William could n't see what I was getting at … and William smiling but looking equally puzzled that I appeared to be incapable of understanding what he meant .
8 I was happy as pop singer , the last couple of years I was n't happy when I ceased to be a pop singer and I was er headed on a road of being an entertainer .
9 And I 'd like to fight him because he 's undefeated and I want to be the first man to beat him .
10 Right , I was subject to a , an assault that was quite frightening erm in that I was working in a shop on my own and er someone came into the shop and locked the door behind me and tried er to pull me down towards the back of the shop and er apart from being very frightened I find it difficult to accept that I was just an innocent victim , I kept making excuses that this person who did it to me did n't mean to frighten me he , only could n't communicate that he , he , he said it eventually when I managed to fight him off he said , I just wanted to give you a kiss and er I find it very difficult and I had to be forced to go to the police erm to tell them about this because I thought you know its just a misunderstanding and , but it was terrifying
11 ‘ And I want him to win because he 's unbeaten and I want to be the first man to take the H out of Holyfield . ’
12 He has been having rehabilitation sessions at Lilleshall , attempting to strengthen the joint , and says : ‘ The whole thing is very frustrating but I have to be philosophical about it .
13 ‘ Not as sharp as I needed to be , though , ’ she said .
14 I 'd go mad if I had to be tidy as well as everything else .
15 I and I 'm not a I 'm not a moaner , I try to be I 'm a Christian and I try to be a Chris Christian spirit to everyone .
16 Indeed I own myself unworthy and I long to be the servant of even the least religious in the Church of God and I hope by God 's grace to be made a sharer with them …
17 As they carried away a pannier of my blood , I felt almost as bad as I pretended to be .
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