Example sentences of "i be [v-ing] [pers pn] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ask yourself , ‘ What precisely is it I wish my child to say and/or do when I am asking him/her to be good , polite , helpful , kind ? ’ ( or any of those other vague goals parents set for their bemused offspring ) . |
| 2 | I am asking you to be my wife . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I told you , I am asking you to be my grandmother 's companion . ’ |
| 4 | In my view the body is no more than a bag , a costume or a cover and I 'm altering it to be more in line with how I see myself . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I was expecting it to be bad , but nothing prepared me for this ! ’ |
| 6 | Well I was expecting th Well I was expecting it to be the church hall you see . |
| 7 | ‘ I was asking you to be whatever you wished to be , cara . ’ |