Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All these things recently , I do n't know if it 's just bad luck or me being stupid or what . ’ |
| 2 | So jogs the day ; & I am happy . |
| 3 | To — ‘ is he at all like you ? ’ — I must say — No — very categorically : setting aside personal appearances — he being stout — & good looking , — & I being ensiform , ( speaking botanically , ) that is — lanky — & considerably ugly , — we are , as far as I can judge — very opposite . |
| 4 | I found the article very interesting , & I was glad to be reminded of the pictures . |
| 5 | ( I am angry over an act of injustice or I wonder at the sight of Niagara Falls or I am pleased with my Christmas present . ) |
| 6 | ‘ Either I have your word on It or I am afraid you can no longer remain in my employ . |
| 7 | The degree to which you or I are willing to conform to group norms will depend on : |
| 8 | If you do want to ask me anything about this I 've got some little booklets or I 'm sure some other people here could talk to you about it . |
| 9 | The jutting snout of the Grislewing mask had absorbed most of the blow , or I 'm sure my face would have been crushed . |
| 10 | If you have n't got a bottle of whisky at home or I 'm sure your mum can get one on the way in way in tomorrow ca n't she ? |
| 11 | Well yous fucking walking about here or I 'm dead ! |
| 12 | Or I 'm responsible for erm and she did what she did rather than saying I 'm the indoor sales exec or the the account handler or the telesales person who is or |
| 13 | Chuck goes AWOL , leaving the spotlight on Flav , who swiftly decides it 's time for a dose of good old-fashioned farce : ‘ Yo , wait a minute man , make some noise , make some fucking noise England or I 'm fucking out of here ’ . |
| 14 | Chuck goes AWOL , leaving the spotlight on Flav , who swiftly decides it 's time for a dose of good old-fashioned farce : ‘ Yo , wait a minute man , make some noise , make some fucking noise England or I 'm fucking out of here ’ . |
| 15 | Hope so , or I 'm stuck here . " |
| 16 | ‘ I went to Paris and I saw with my own eyes — either that or I was young and I dreamt it all — workers and students and young people together , fighting , helping each other-socialism was on the streets . ’ |
| 17 | yes , well is there any more you want to say on that , is er , er , er , subject to Mr as you say of course , erm I just simply wanted to know erm so that I can have a , a , a look , erm at what on one view , erm might be the , the case , it might clear be the conclusion that you er incorrect in or partially incorrect or I was unable to answer all the questions er at this stage |
| 18 | or I was frightened , or my wife was pregnant , |
| 19 | If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be . |
| 20 | Mr Smith retorted : ‘ It is abundantly clear that you either do n't know how many billions of pounds were lost or you are unwilling to tell us . ’ |
| 21 | Maybe you find their lips attractive or you are anxious to see what their teeth are like but , never mind , you did it . |
| 22 | If you lead a sedentary life ( especially if you are wheel-chair bound ) , or you are elderly — or simply lazy ! — skin brushing is a blessing . |
| 23 | If you work for a large company , with plenty of in-house techies to repair a computer if it goes wrong , or you are competent — and confident — enough to fix it yourself , then you could be justified in buying cheap and taking a risk . |
| 24 | Very many investigations can follow this kind of pattern and you can always encourage pupils to take this approach if they are stuck or you are unable to see where else they might go . |
| 25 | Should you still feel dissatisfied you may personally bring your grievance to the notice of Personnel Management Division or you are free to raise it with your staff association or trade union who may take action on your behalf . |
| 26 | You 're dividing it by ten or you 're of-ing , times-ing , multiplying it by one tenth , it 's the same thing . |
| 27 | Steer clear of complicated issues or sensitive subjects or you 're sure to put your foot in things and make a tense situation even worse . |
| 28 | Either you 're worried that Sarella will get her hands on the money , or you 're worried I will . |
| 29 | Officers are visiting 17 New Age Travellers sites with a simple message — stay away from a 5-mile exclusion zone around Castlemorton Common over this Bank Holiday weekend or you 're likely to be arrested . |
| 30 | In the other … you might just as well try to go to sleep when your feet are cold or you want to spend a penny , or you 're hungry for a special kind of food you have n't got . |