Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adj] and i " in BNC.
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| 1 | The back kitchen was a lean-to , had no ceiling so the slates of the sloping roof were visible and I remember some of the roof timbers were country-cut , still displaying the odd sign of bark . |
| 2 | Er all that side 's alright and I 'm getting me eye 's starting here and this one nostril . |
| 3 | ‘ It will not happen again — the image of the club is important and I 'll just have to try and accept any punishment the FA give me like a man . |
| 4 | The workmanship is impeccable and I 'm certain the Legend could face any musical challenge and suit a variety of styles , from downhome country to lock-up-your-daughters metal , making it versatile , durable , good-looking and I want one . |
| 5 | Yes it is nice it 's okay if you can do it in daylight , but artificial light is difficult and I used to sit in the car when Charlotte was asleep . |
| 6 | She says : ‘ My mouth is crooked and I 'm bad at putting on lipstick . |
| 7 | The straw was comfortable and the cell was warm and I was alive . |
| 8 | The wound of entry was small and I 'd say the gun was held at a little more than an inch from the chap 's neck . ’ |
| 9 | My mouth was dry and I was sweating . |
| 10 | Names on the short-list are confidential and I can not comment at this stage . ’ |
| 11 | The camera work is superb and I must especially commend to you all the final shots of the film which show a train heading up the Talerddig incline taken from a nearby hillside . |
| 12 | The window is open and I can hear the sound of the wind in the branches . |
| 13 | ‘ If a sigh is four beats too late , I 'm on the other side of the stage four beats too early and the laugh is dead and I 've lost one of the best moments in the show . ’ |
| 14 | It 's now , it 's still only about five per cent , but I think that that proportion is growing and I think this is something universities would welcome very much . |
| 15 | my granddad yeah , yeah but my granddad , he 's Scotch my other granddad was a German , me grandma were Jewish and I were born in London so let them fathom that out . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm just glad the teacher is OK and I want to put all this behind me . ’ |
| 17 | Owner David Neill said : ‘ The whole community is shocked and I have no words to describe what has happened . |
| 18 | ‘ No diet is easy and I found the first few days hard , but by the end of the first week my skin became clearer , my nails grew stronger and my hair was healthy and shining . |
| 19 | Sunil is lonely and I 'm sure you 're good for each other . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ His scoring record is phenomenal and I do n't see why being out of the Premier League should stop him being selected . ’ |
| 21 | Tricon managing director Tony Horton says ; ‘ It sounds inelegant , its meaning is esoteric and I suspect it acts as a deterrent to potential external customers . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ The landing was ablaze and I could hear the soldiers shouting downstairs . |
| 23 | The boost in his own confidence was tremendous and I recall James feeling , quite rightly , that he had now proved his right to be included among the top drivers . |
| 24 | But the PE teacher was strong-willed and I associated myself with him more than anybody else . |
| 25 | ‘ My safety was pathetic and I made things too easy for him ’ . |
| 26 | Hugo kept telling me my body was glorious and I had come to believe him . |
| 27 | Without the wheelbarrow , more styles of walking were possible and I even tried hopping . |
| 28 | Deputy 's free and I 've booked him for the launch |
| 29 | Current trading is erm current trading is improving and I would say that er that the last three weeks have been the strongest weeks this year . |
| 30 | The rest was easy and I got to within a hundred yards . |