Example sentences of "[noun pl] i [vb mod] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is n't it possible that the informant deliberately told the kidnappers I would be there , knowing what the consequences were likely to be ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I guess when I show up for the Majors I 'll be a little more popular . |
| 3 | One of the features of that day will be a series of mini- lecturers on just about every conceivable subject , and during the next few Ideas In Action programmes I shall be talking to some of the lecturers about their topics , hopefully whetting your appetites sufficiently to want to join us on that day to hear more . |
| 4 | In a few hours I would be flown into a different culture , a different climate , with different people . |
| 5 | I could n't wait to zoom off towards the seacat to go to France , but in 5 hours I would be . |
| 6 | ‘ We need to discuss the hours I shall be here , ’ he intervened smoothly , and there was a hint of amusement in his cool grey eyes . |
| 7 | Every attack was accompanied by the certain knowledge that within a couple of hours I 'd be under the knife . |
| 8 | If I stood on a street corner somewhere , someone could slip me a small packet in exchange for a fiver and in a few hours I 'd be slumped on the floor of a public toilet : a Drug Statistic . |
| 9 | I forgot my circumstances talking to her , that I no longer had power to help , that in a few hours I 'd be gone , and I said , ‘ Of course I 'd love to visit you , I 'd be honoured . |
| 10 | As I am unable to call to discuss these with you in person during bank opening hours I should be grateful for a reply in writing which I can present to the Council at their next meeting on 2 April 1992 . |
| 11 | ‘ In only three hours I will be delivering the most difficult speech of my life . |
| 12 | Well tt during , during our discussions I 'll be taking notes on your current financial situation but also why erm your thoughts for the future and erm and in doing this I 'll be using this form to actually assist me to actually take down these notes . |
| 13 | ‘ In ten minutes I will be finished here . |
| 14 | We 'd arrived and Mr Tuckett had driven off and within minutes I could be seen , from the street , through the open curtains , upstairs in a bedroom . |
| 15 | P.P.S I shall be glad if you can pick up my winnings and give the money to Oxfam . |
| 16 | ‘ If I was to insult the contestants I would be shooting myself in the foot . |
| 17 | and they are the only products I will be able to advise you on . |
| 18 | At other times I may be delighted to see them , for if the writing is not going well the writer welcomes any excuse to lay down his pen or turn away from the typewriter . |
| 19 | When I found out the times I would be working things started to look better . |
| 20 | In around 6 months time I 'll have one of these famed degrees ( hopefully ) and at times I can be equally dopey … to the extent that the same thing happenend to me regarding my cashcard . |
| 21 | ‘ But I can promise the fans I 'll be going out against Middlesbrough to make sure we get a win and put a smile back on the place . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Several minutes after we returned , my station officer called me in to his office and warned me that as I was not working by London Ambulance Service guidelines I would be stood down without pay . ’ |
| 23 | P'raps I should be — ’ |
| 24 | Sometimes I thought that within a few months I would be back in Le Court , because I did not think I could continue . |
| 25 | ‘ I think that in six or seven months I 'll be much more competitive and able to do more justice to myself , ’ he said , adding that his current form in matches fell well below the standard he is reaching in practice . |
| 26 | Who knows , in six months I may be dead . |
| 27 | For the next few months I shall be writing about the various accessories that are available for Silver punchcard machines . |
| 28 | Not until we have a Question Time for the Leader of the Opposition , but within a couple of months I shall be answering from the Government side of the House . |
| 29 | However , my parents are both happy , has grown up and is football mad , will be three in a few months , has just turned one and in seven months I will be leaving high school and have my whole future in front of me . |
| 30 | A delighted Kiwomya said : ‘ I told the lads I 'd be pleased to get on the score sheet on my birthday , but to score a couple is unbelievable . |