Example sentences of "i [verb] [vb pp] [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You were testing me out , to see if — if I 'd stopped being timid with men , is n't that it ? ’ |
| 2 | Furthermore , although I recognise that the powers of the Director are circumscribed by section 1(3) and the opening words of section 2(1) , so as to relate only to the investigation of suspected offences , it remains true that the powers which I have summarised are concerned with ‘ the affairs ’ of the suspect , and these must to my mind extend beyond the matters which have caused the charge to be laid . |
| 3 | ‘ But you agree that the value of what I have achieved is relative to my circumstances . ’ |
| 4 | I have discussed these matters briefly here because the broad distinction I have drawn is relevant to describing the ‘ shape ’ of the speech community and locating patterns of change within it . |
| 5 | Any course of action such as I have suggested is fraught with difficulty , and everyone must recognise that . |