Example sentences of "[that] i [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 've made sure that I am seen talking to you at the time of this man 's arrest in a public place . |
| 2 | I have a battle to win and would ask only that I am given the chance to do so without intrusion in my private life . |
| 3 | I dream that I am visited by a poet called T. S. Eliot . |
| 4 | The conference was helpful in aiding my understanding of the great mass of information that I am faced with in my volunteer role . |
| 5 | IT 'S not often that I am moved to feel genuine sympathy for a Cabinet Minister , let alone Norman Lamont . |
| 6 | Now I find myself alone — that is irrelevant in terms of what happens to me , but for the idea that the Lord was homosexual , and for the perverted practices on his dead body not to be seen to be blasphemous if the case is lost — about that I am lost for words ! |
| 7 | It would not be whimsical to suggest that I still go to Arsenal now because of what Swindon did to me then : like a gambler who keeps playing because it is the only way to win back what he has lost , I still feel , somewhere in me , that I am owed for what Ian Ure and Jon Sammels and Bobby Gould put me through that afternoon . |
| 8 | Otherwise , ‘ how great soever the assurance is , that I am possessed with , it is groundless ; whatever light I pretend to , it is but enthusiasm . ’ |
| 9 | IT MUST be a plot , for here is another effect that I am asked to inquire about in my ignorant way . |
| 10 | IT IS not every day , at my age , that I am asked to go into a dark cupboard with a man , so I was both flattered and cautious on doing so . |
| 11 | But then with an ever deepening sinking feeling inside I realise that I am bound for failure once again . |
| 12 | Commenting on the letter to Tolba , Mr Lapointe , who has previously insisted that his actions and those of his staff are entirely correct , would only say yesterday : ‘ My comment is that I am fed up with all the garbage . ’ |
| 13 | I place my chair to the left of the swim so that I am hidden behind the wall of rushes and have a good viewpoint of both rods . |
| 14 | The monitors alone are so loud that I am baffled as to how the crew operate without some type of semaphore system . |
| 15 | Maybe it is for myself I mind , rather than for him ! 'T IS not so much that Richard is bound for sanctuary — as that I am denied such privilege . |
| 16 | The House will be aware that I announced last month the principles that I am minded to adopt next year in considering whether planned expenditure is excessive or has increased excessively . |
| 17 | ‘ The plain fact is , ’ Niki noted , ‘ that I am caught up in an insane series of setbacks which are oppressive in their consistency and which seem to … prey on my mind . |
| 18 | ‘ Sometimes I feel that I am imprisoned there . |
| 19 | Suppose that I am committed to an ideal of conserving areas of natural beauty or variegated wild life in my country . |
| 20 | My understanding from your letter of [ Date ] is that I am jointly instructed by the vendor , Mr D Smith , and the purchasers ( as set out in the Agreement between the parties dated [ Date ] ) and that I am requested to certify in writing to the parties , the value , in my opinion , of Mr D Smith 's shares at [ Date ] . |
| 21 | Suppose that I am supplied with a sequence of electrons which have been prepared in such a way that they are all in the same state of motion . |
| 22 | Hopefully , in the near future , I will say that I am cured , but I do know that whatever I have learned about myself , through the Alexander Technique , will always be with me in the future and will help me through any other crisis in the time to come . |
| 23 | What she wo n't want to hear is that I am cured of the madness which kept me from sleeping at night and the imagination which played havoc with my peace of mind during the day . |
| 24 | ‘ As cage birds they are as interesting as can possibly be imagined ; for , independently of their highly ornamental appearance , they differ from all the other members of their family that I am acquainted with , in having a most animated and pleasing song ; besides which , they are constantly billing , cooing , and feeding each other , and assuming every possible variety of graceful position . |
| 25 | When I was assigned to investigate Ruggiero 's kidnapping , Pietro made a statement to the press drawing attention to my lack of experience and my political views and demanding that I be replaced immediately . |
| 26 | In 1945 Ottawa wrote to Ira Dilworth suggesting that I be transferred to the general production staff in Toronto and the strength of his opposition and mine resulted in the postponement of such a move . |
| 27 | The first move will be to alert all my known contacts , to request that I be held incommunicado if I approach any of them … ’ |
| 28 | My condition for accepting the invitation to participate in a debate on IQ was that I be shown in advance any press release advertising the debate , for I feared being misrepresented . |
| 29 | Word had just come from Ottawa , he told me , confirming his suggestion that I be promoted to the post of Production Manager for the CBC , as from the end of the month . |
| 30 | Could I therefore request that I be allowed to carry over 1 days in addition to the 9 days normally allowed ? |