Example sentences of "and i be [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cook 's latest masterpiece languishes in my stomach , and I am drinking a river-cooled beer . |
| 2 | These parties of mine have become something of an institution , and I am expecting a large number of people to come in and give their comments on the results in various constituencies . |
| 3 | Jackie is wearing a red tee-shirt and I am wearing a blue one . |
| 4 | And Petrarch lived quite near here in Avignon , and I am seeing the same cypresses and oleanders … |
| 5 | Moods also do that to me , and I am fighting a dark one . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's a shocking situation , and I am spending every single minute of every single day and every last dollar of my father 's money to correct this evil . ’ |
| 7 | Eyes sparkling , Vicky told me : ‘ Laurence and I are to spend the whole day together . ’ |
| 8 | My brother and I are having a few people in for a drink before lunch on Sunday . |
| 9 | My wife and I are planning an extended trip to North Africa in our 1986 Range Rover Turbo D which has 50,000 miles on the clock . |
| 10 | My wife is expecting and I 'm building a new house near Ballymena , so there was no sense really in chasing all over the country . |
| 11 | I hope you feel that I always let you follow yours , because , darling , your opinion on things affecting you and me , or either of us , I think important above all … you 're a bright star to march upon , and I 'm setting a steady pace . |
| 12 | and I 'm born the last day in April . |
| 13 | and I 'm knitting a little lemon matinee coat |
| 14 | Erm yeah , tomorrow 's basically horrendously busy and I 'm temping the next two days , but I 'm free in the evenings . |
| 15 | And I 'm getting the fucking easy life . |
| 16 | ‘ So far I 've seen eagles and many other birds of prey and I 'm keeping a close eye out for wild boar . ’ |
| 17 | Lot number eight Lot eight there we are there it is showing to you , Lot number eight and I 'm offered a hundred pounds to start me on it , one hundred pounds and ten , twenty , one hundred and twenty pounds at a hundred and twenty pounds all s all done at one twenty , one thirty , forty a hundred and forty pounds selling for one hundred and forty pounds , any more at one hundred and forty pounds . |
| 18 | Er Lot number eighty one Lot number eighty one er the inkstone there it is , Lot number eighty one and I 'm offered a hundred and fifty in two places one hundred and fifty , one sixty , seventy , one eighty , one ninety two hundred , two twenty two hundred and twenty bid at two hundred and twenty pounds two twenty only , at two twenty . |
| 19 | Lot number eighty eight Lot number eighty eight the bronze model there 's the bronze model showing and I 'm offered a hundred and fifty for it , one fifty , one sixty , one seventy any more ? |
| 20 | And Lot number one O seven , Lot number one O seven , the one-case inro there 's the inro and I 'm offered a hundred and fifty to start me , at one fifty , sixty , seventy , one eighty , one ninety two hundred and twenty is bid , at two hundred and twenty is offered , selling at two hundred and twenty , two forty , two sixty two eighty , three hundred and twenty , three fifty three eighty do you want to come in , sir ? |
| 21 | Erm I worked in the medical faculty but I actually left there yesterday and I 'm starting a new post in er ophthalmology on Monday so |
| 22 | ‘ Some swine stole her and ran her on to a coral reef , ’ I said , ‘ and I 'm spending the next two months mending her . ’ |
| 23 | , my first years had two children , had no breast problems and I 'm having a horrendous time just now and I 'm on H R T , I 'm on my third different kind ! |
| 24 | they 've got a children 's hospital there and I 'm doing a paediatric health course for a month . |
| 25 | We 're sitting in the train , knocking back gin , and I 'm continuing the same line of thought , aloud . |
| 26 | Today my brother and I were catching the 7.00 am aeroplane from Newcastle to Corfu . |
| 27 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
| 28 | He explained the set-up ; Duncan and I were to pull an Aspel-laden rickshaw through the busy streets of Charing Cross — ignoring the irate rush-hour traffic , which was being held up by an army of floor assistants — to the steps of Charing Cross underground station . |
| 29 | Had it been the other way round , and I was experiencing an Anglican church for the first time , the shock might have been even greater . |
| 30 | It was a bright , frosty day , and I was enjoying the fresh air and the exercise . |