Example sentences of "[subord] i [be] [adj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was an authority on the birds of Somaliland and seeing I was interested he showed me his collection . |
| 2 | Er we had a very good example of that in application sub the other day with where I 'm sure it was very helpful to have that input and there is considerable respect paid for the patch view in planning in my experience and I think that 's very healthy . |
| 3 | Hunting may well become outlawed but we are deluding ourselves if we expect angling to follow in the foreseeable future although I am sure it will also go in future decades . |
| 4 | I so dreadfully wanted her to know that , although I am sure it is not really important either way . |
| 5 | For although I am sure he never had the chance to encounter a tiger beneath the dining table , when I think over all that I know or have heard concerning him , I can think of at least several instances of his displaying in abundance that very quality he so admired in the butler of his story . |
| 6 | Emily Lightbody 's eye would soften , although I was sure her command never weakened . |
| 7 | Although I was unemployed I paid my subscription as I knew the money would be put to good use . |
| 8 | But although I was happy there were two questions I could n't stop thinking about . |
| 9 | As he lifted , I shoved , although I was aware I was n't really helping . |
| 10 | So , although I 'm sorry he 's dead , I 'm rather relieved to have Bridget this year . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I would release her but it 's important to keep her happy , although I 'm sorry it 's turned out like this . ’ |
| 12 | And , although I 'm sure her husband loves her dearly , even he would have to admit that she 's not exactly femme fatale material . ’ |
| 13 | Neither has previously managed anything very much before , although I 'm sure their vital experience as successful footballers in the Seventies ( opening boutiques ) will stand them in good stead . |
| 14 | All these people and all this musical history of Manchester , all these people together and , although I 'm sure they had each other in mind , actually facing these people is very odd . |
| 15 | No it , it was n't really that , i it was erm although I 'm sure they do check that . |
| 16 | W H Smith , apparently , has guidelines about what pictures may or may not appear in its titles and , especially , what may appear on the covers , although the content of this rule book is ‘ something I ca n't reveal to you — although I 'm sure you can imagine what may or may not appear ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ Although I 'm sure you never hesitated to badger her about it , ’ Sabine said evenly . |
| 18 | ‘ I can see that it would help to run the Corporation more efficiently , ’ she said , ‘ although I 'm sure there are artificial intelligences that would be as powerful . |
| 19 | The minor one is that with the wing and two very heavy jet engines gone we have all that less to lift although I 'm certain we could have lifted the whole lot without trouble . |
| 20 | ‘ I think I can read most things , Miss Honey , ’ Matilda said , ‘ although I 'm afraid I ca n't always understand the meanings . ’ |
| 21 | Mr Noel Osbourne , editorial director for Phillimore and Company , replied saying : ‘ This is the only indication we have had that there is anything at all wrong with this book , so I am sure you will be pleased with your purchase when you acquire a copy . ’ |
| 22 | You referred frequently to how well you know and the village , so I am sure she will , subject to your approach , be willing to go in and switch on a convector in each of the two rooms and read the meter . |
| 23 | ‘ I think the best I 've qualified has been 12th and I have never finished a race , so I am due something . |
| 24 | All for now — it is chucking down hail , so I am afraid it is the post lift near here tomorrow Monday and not the trek to the main sorting office . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , Emily Bronte never went to Ireland ( nor did her grandfather travel to England ) , so I am afraid she would not have heard any story ‘ at the fireside on the farm at Drumballyroney in Co . |
| 26 | I was unaccustomed to exploring my own body so I was relieved I had plenty of time before my lover was expected . |
| 27 | Professionally , if I felt there was a risk I should want to know that I was clear so I was certain there was no danger of me passing anything on to a patient or a future partner . |
| 28 | ‘ So I was upset I said I did n't want to , I was crying and it made him madder . ’ |
| 29 | on Easter Monday so I 'm sorry I wo n't be there with your oranges , Dorothy . |
| 30 | I do n't know you , so I 'm certain you 're not with the Department ; in their parlance , you 're a stranger . |