Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] be [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was superstitious and so am I. ’ |
| 2 | The polls were wrong and so was I. Never before has every single poll strayed so far from reality . ’ |
| 3 | Well I told the committee and they were delighted and so was I . |
| 4 | She was fast asleep and so was he . |
| 5 | What these sounds mean is : I am alive and so are you . ’ |
| 6 | What these sounds mean , he thought , is : I am alive and so are you . |
| 7 | He is human and so is she and all the marriage certificates in the world would not keep him faithful if he were tempted in those circumstances . ’ |
| 8 | Clearly we can not set aims of ‘ changing attitudes ’ — these are not objective and neither are they stable . |
| 9 | It changes so fast and here 's we have a job to keep up with it . |
| 10 | But how fast and far is it rising ? |
| 11 | His voice was subdued and so was hers , ‘ Where are you going ? ’ |
| 12 | I sat in my armchair ; the fire was cold and so was I , my head shrouded in damp hair . |
| 13 | The baby is well and so am I. You have always been so much a mother that I am not surprised that you feel like a grandmother , even without ‘ legal sanction ’ . |
| 14 | I 'm already late and so are you — eight minutes late . |
| 15 | She was busy and so was he . |
| 16 | Instead of saying I am happy and he is happy , we prefer to say I am happy and so is he . |
| 17 | ( Adopts sarcastic tone ) The Levellers are a crusty and so are we . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's quite safe and so am I. ’ He laughed . |
| 19 | ‘ Your kitchen 's small and so am I , Dr Vaughan , whereas you most definitely are not . |
| 20 | The room was small and so was she ; Mr Coleby was out of scale . |
| 21 | You are drunk and so am I and in bed you turn your back to sleep . |