Example sentences of "i [vb past] [prep] [be] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dear fellow , it is but seldom that one has the pleasure of meeting a friend from the old days in Petersburg , but I chanced to be in Vienna recently , and have heard much about you from mutual acquaintances . |
| 2 | Her father died when she was two , and , after education at the Bar Convent in York , she was courted at fourteen by the thirty-five-year-old Joseph Radcliffe : ‘ poor , little me ! … like a bird in a cage , I fluttered to be at liberty . ’ |
| 3 | No matter how realistic and cautious I tried to be about changes at home , in my heart I only wanted reassurance that things would be as before . |
| 4 | ‘ Dr Grant was making a round when your call came through to the hospital , and as I happened to be on duty … ’ |
| 5 | I happened to be on duty at Thorn House while she was there . |
| 6 | ‘ I happened to be in Annabel 's nightclub last year when a path was opened for Fergie and a man yelled ‘ hi ’ to me and introduced her highness saying ‘ Hey Tak , bow to the Duchess of York and say hello . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I happened to be in London on business when my second-in-command rang to let me know the news . |
| 8 | I happened to be in Berthing again — cousin of mine lives there . |
| 9 | ‘ When I got here , ’ he said expressionlessly , ‘ I realised I needed to be in love with more than just a city . |
| 10 | To get round that one of the approaches that I talked about was to pre-process the data . |
| 11 | The next picture I looked at was of Marie Claire 's bedroom . |
| 12 | I managed to be in Galerie des Glaces ( which really is one of the wonders of the western world ) just before closing time , entirely alone with the evening sun slanting through its tall arched windows . |
| 13 | I thought of being in bed with him . |
| 14 | The first tournament I went to was at Tucson , Arizona , and I became what they call a ‘ parking-lot caddie ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh yes — I told Alison I could n't come , I had to be with Marcus . ’ |
| 16 | I had never met her American , but of course with my prejudices I had to be on Henry 's side , and I was therefore not much help to her . |
| 17 | ‘ On the Friday night I had stayed up to watch the late film , and at 3.30am I decided that it was n't worthwhile going to bed as I had to be at John 's house at seven o'clock . |
| 18 | They let me off at four in the morning and I had to be in court by nine . |
| 19 | ‘ I had to be in charge , ’ he later said , ‘ when it came to the actual making of the films . |
| 20 | I had to be in Nassau anyway , so I thought I 'd look you up . |
| 21 | The dread excitement of D-Day came , and I longed to be at Bletchley where I felt I had had a rôle . |
| 22 | I wanted to be on Anglesey because my son was at school by then you see in . |
| 23 | I wanted to be in bed with him . |
| 24 | I wanted to be in Beirut for the anniversary , to be near John , but the trip seemed too daunting , too frightening . |
| 25 | In fact , it was earlier than I wanted to be in front , but then he galloped on in his stride all the way to the line . |
| 26 | Initially I wanted to be in Kabul should there be an offensive , then reality began setting in and I could see that they were n't going to take a village , let alone a capital . ’ |
| 27 | I wanted to be like Sonia Lannaman . |