Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adj] [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am intrigued if it does n't like wind rock , how it manages to survive on the drove roads over the downs that where Gerard . |
| 2 | I am sure when it opens in May 1992 , golfers will appreciate its outstanding beauty . |
| 3 | I am sorry if it means opposing the official candidate , but I would vote for Frank Field . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I am sorry if it seems I have tricked you , my dear Watson . |
| 5 | It is not intended to be and I am sorry if it appears so . |
| 6 | ‘ We have had our differences and I am sorry if it has caused offence . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I 'm sorry if it does n't meet with your approval , Mr Denner , ’ she snapped icily , ‘ but we ca n't all afford brand-new Range Rovers ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm sorry if it embarrassed you … ’ |
| 9 | I 'm sorry if it upsets you , but I assure you I 'm suffering for it . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm sorry if it makes you uncomfortable . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm sorry if it did n't provide a job for you , ’ he said , relieved , and looked round for Amanda , who had used the surface tension of the moment to walk away . |
| 12 | I 'm sorry if it seems almost unnatural . |
| 13 | It does really occur , I 'm sure if it does n't sound odd , it must occur |
| 14 | Sarella smiled happily , pushing her other feelings aside and admitting , ‘ I 'm superstitious when it comes to work . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm glad if it helps . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm old-fashioned when it comes to musicals , usually drawing the line after Sigmund Romberg . |
| 17 | Er but as far as I 'm concerned if it comes in in week four , that 's fair enough , but things after that then they start to get a bit upset |
| 18 | My tape recorder used to load practically every game I bought , but now I 'm lucky if it loads one game a week ! |
| 19 | No I 'm alright as it happens , so that 's okay . |
| 20 | well , I was disappointed when it showed the league table they were n't even in the top six , but they 're seventh , huh but there 's two , two teams above them have played one more game than them , but then |
| 21 | I never doubted what I was feeling , but I was shocked when it did n't fade over the years , and I went through phases of trying to convince myself that it was some sort of obsession , a perverse desire for the one woman I believed I could never have — or not in the way I wanted you , loving me as well as wanting me . ’ |
| 22 | I was surprised as it looked so very old . |
| 23 | ‘ Of course I was terrified when it happened , ’ she recalls , ‘ but I 'm not the sort to be beaten . |
| 24 | They all knew each other and was laughing and kidding around and I was scared cos it smelt so bad and was so big and bright and I did n't know where I was . |
| 25 | So , having consistently been right about why and how the Tories would win , I was wrong when it came to the point . |
| 26 | ‘ Jamie says you 're ruthless when it comes to getting what you want . ’ |
| 27 | Anyway , you were asleep when it happened but they might want to have a word , so — ’ |
| 28 | This is perhaps one of the most common babysitting standbys and can work out well , if you know the teenager to be responsible and she 's confident when it comes to being left alone with children . |
| 29 | But she was confused when it came to buying an off-the-peg suit for her 40th wedding anniversary party . |
| 30 | we were lucky cos it did n't start to rain did it till we got back in the coach ? so that was well planned . |