Example sentences of "[be] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember Ma Christie , our Norwegian Pathfinder , who wondered at how his crew just happened to appear as though from some mystique of chance ; how Middleton said in effect " my crew is the best in the Command … leave them be or I return to the Main Force " . |
| 2 | I wanted it to be that I had n't really been that big before I left — in other words , prove them wrong . |
| 3 | ‘ The most obvious thing in mine may be that I like to work with numbers , but if I 've an urge to be an innovator too , I probably wo n't make a successful auditor . |
| 4 | ‘ So the thing that I would say , if I had to give myself a brownie point , would be that I enabled her to see that she could work actively with the situation . |
| 5 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
| 6 | ‘ It could be that I 've simply never felt strongly enough about anyone , ’ she cut in , instantly wishing the words unsaid as she realised how much they revealed about her feelings for him . |
| 7 | The behaviourists ' answer would be that I have in the past been reinforced by coffee when I have gone to C , but not when I have gone to B. This could well be correct . |
| 8 | ‘ It could be that I have had some new shafts put in my clubs ’ , Woosnam pondered , ‘ and they are too stiff . |
| 9 | All the events recorded in this book took place more than forty years ago and memories are apt to play tricks on us , so it may be that I have made a few mistakes . |
| 10 | It could well be that I have prejudices about what makes a decent DTP system , but I tried to outline and then to justify them as part of the review . |
| 11 | ‘ It may be that I have seen this place . |
| 12 | ‘ I imagine so ; there was certainly a big turnover … perhaps the answer to that question ought to be that I do not know . |
| 13 | It may be that I find a situation hard to manage because I am apparently unable to prevent myself from reacting with paralysing anger when spoken to in this way . |
| 14 | Well it 's alright as long as it does n't get to be like I said it could , these are lovely stamps you know |
| 15 | I 'm more than willing to carve my own career — I 'm raring to go , at least I shall be if I get my degree and if I can shake off this horrible mononucleosis , as Dr Newne pompously insists on calling it ! |
| 16 | I was thinking how funny it would be if I had switched the smoked salmon for ham . |
| 17 | What would my attitude be if I had a difficult or long journey to work ? |
| 18 | Maybe I 'm being a bit more tolerant towards him than I would be if I had n't met him . |
| 19 | ‘ I would n't be if I 'd just lost twenty million , ’ Plummer said humourlessly . |
| 20 | I dared not think how he would be if I went back then so I had to go on . |
| 21 | ‘ How would it be if I returned your gift so that you can give it at the door ? ’ |
| 22 | He asked himself , I wonder what this old warrior 's reaction would be if I told him I had fallen in love with a married woman ? |
| 23 | My parents and I saw her in the school play and they thought she was so wonderful that they invited her to lunch — to make me see what I could be if I did it right . |
| 24 | I would be if I did that , if I just did n't eat . |
| 25 | You soon will be if I have any of your insolence . |
| 26 | ‘ I agree , ’ he said , to her surprise , ‘ but until the baby is safely born she needs Garry at her side , and that 's where he 'll be if I have anything to do with it . ’ |
| 27 | I will be if I have the strength . |
| 28 | And I you know should be and I hope am alerting you to areas where er you know we are falling short . |
| 29 | But without your support and your demonstrations and support from whites in other countries with the rugby demonstrations , the cricket , with all aspects that you 've done , you 've also contributed to making it easier for us to be the kind of people we would like to be and I hope in that way we therefore do share as a family and then try and create one world . |
| 30 | We try and make everything as good as it can be and I write guitar lines that will be heard . |