Example sentences of "and [pers pn] be [adv] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 By this time Keenan and me are really drunk and I said , ‘ Well , what are we waiting for ? ’ and we go over .
2 At times when I sensed that the gulf between Jean-Claude and me was so wide as to be almost unbridgeable , I would wonder how it was that our love-making had lost nothing of its fervour .
3 And it does seem to me that erm the minute you suggest to a Parish Council who has already complained about illegal encampments on roadsides and laybys that there is a good site in their patch , there is an immediate reaction , and I am thoroughly convinced that this reaction is based on a fear that is actually based on ignorance , and that we have to remember that travellers of any description — and I do n't categorise them like Peter does — travellers of any description are human beings .
4 Probably the most interesting object is the open cluster NGC 2244 , round the star 12 Monocerotis ( 5.8 ) ; it is quite easy to locate with binoculars , and I am rather surprised that it is not included in the Messier list .
5 If we were to have dialogue , if dialogue were to be opened between us and I am now talking about dialogue and not of debate , then erm it is only erm , I 'm certain that there would be a great deal to , to say to him from us on our part , and I am also sure that he will have a great deal to say .
6 She said : ‘ We are guilty of failing to provide for what is clearly a statutory service and I am truly appalled that we slipped up so badly and made such a serious mistake .
7 The manner in which the security forces in Northern Ireland conduct themselves commands the admiration of all , and I am quite certain that the hon. Gentleman did not intend to impute any lack of commitment to them .
8 I do not believe Jenkins had any such ambition , and I am quite sure that it was not within his nature to take any active steps to intrigue , but Harold Wilson did believe — and conscientiously so — that such intrigues were taking place .
9 Of course , the Scottish Office runs a number of public information campaigns and I am quite sure that the hon. Gentleman would want us to do that to encourage the improvement of health in various ways .
10 He poured his mother 's ashes in the place she is now and I am absolutely positive that he knows now she is not coming back . ’
11 Lake said : ‘ I was performing well and I am really disappointed as I have also had to withdraw from the doubles .
12 Some of the most exciting events have occurred in this imaginary place , and I am always disappointed when I visit Wood Green to find that no school , no schoolhouse , no children and , above all , no Miss Watson or Miss Fogerty are to be seen .
13 I find it a very useful thing , and I am as bad as the next person at chatting merrily away with little thought of time or the expense of it .
14 And I am almost certain that each one was included in the following year 's NIBA team .
15 I 've done it now about four times and I am still scared when I do it .
16 ‘ I owe my mistress everything , and I am very sad because she is old and will not live to see my child growing up . ’
17 I 'm very sorry that as soon as I have finished this welcome this morning that I have got to leave you , and I am very sorry that I shall not be able to return this evening for your dinner which I would originally look forward very much to but I trust that you will enjoy the company of the Chairman of our Environmental Services Committee , Councillor Robin Draga , who is attending on my behalf .
18 I am aware of the difficult times that other theatre companies who actually face in this moment in time and I am very grateful when I and I 've always been grateful to the Harlow Council for the funding of the Council has given to the theatre , has given to the theatre over the years .
19 I hope you will not be one of those who suffer but the increasing chance makes your Home Risks Insurance more essential than ever and I am very pleased that you have chosen to buy your protection from Legal and General .
20 ‘ I have witnessed one bombing and I am very pleased that this sort of operation is being carried out , ’ he said .
21 She is a woman — and I am very pleased that she is one of the women heading the executive agencies .
22 Yes , you will all know my interest in mental health erm personally because of my son and I am very pleased that under four point five two erm that the extra workers are going in t for support .
23 I am worried that some people will see this as a mental health trust and I am very disappointed that the emphasis has been placed there and not on services such as the district nurse service which gets scanty coverage within the document .
24 ‘ I have been excluded from my children for five months and I am very worried that they are becoming isolated from me , ’ said Allen , 57 , afterwards .
25 I had four good , rewarding years with the company , and I am only sorry that we were unable to reach an agreement . ’
26 I apologise on behalf of Council to the members of the press who are here , and to the Council officers who have to endure this and I am only grateful that there are not members of the public here to witness this total farce .
27 I believe they represent the very best of the BBC 's tradition in journalism and I am so pleased that you have chosen to honour them .
28 MY husband and I are both disabled and 77 years of age .
29 My boyfriend and I are both 24 and have been seeing each other for three years .
30 My brother and I are very close and I have faint memories of visiting him , when he was a day old , in hospital .
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