Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | why , erm , at Dawn 's we erm done this thing , and it was sort of , there was four sides of it and it was one , then there was two inside , well there was one at the back , erm , Henry and Mrs said when you get these back you 'll see what you 've got , and people , she said , people who have got over twenty of er , the better than the people who are lower and I got twenty one |
| 2 | The result now , after over three months , is that the tanks are stable and I 've lost no more fish . |
| 3 | She could n't have been asleep when I lifted the ledger from her lap and scanned its pages : she must have been watching me all the time . |
| 4 | Carrying a tray of glasses would have been easier if the floor had been stable but I made it to the far end with only a lurch or two and delivered the goods as required . |
| 5 | My neighbours are friendly but I do n't really know anybody intimately . |
| 6 | now if I was to go there and back that 's eighty pence , I mean I could get , for , for that e extra eighty pence I could get a few things in there that are dearer but I mean I like going down the town anyway and just wander and go back but I do get a few more bits in there now than I did . |
| 7 | Deep in my heart there was still hope that one day I would receive a letter saying , ‘ I am alive and I have not forgotten you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Morale among the Associations ’ 800 members has never been lower since I joined in 1977 and this represents the launch of a campaign for a better deal for referees and linesmen . ’ |
| 9 | Mary , who works for a publishing firm , said last night : ‘ People are speechless when I tell them where they 're calling . |
| 10 | They may have even been friendly but I remembered the old saying , ‘ On a dark lonely road , one never meets a friend ’ . ’ |
| 11 | It 's just that today 's been strange and I thought maybe , oh . ’ |
| 12 | Appeals chief Dorothy Roberts said : ‘ I am upset if I have offended anyone , but the care of the patients must come first . ’ |
| 13 | If the Conservative party wins a general election , I am upset and I do n't like it , but I am willing to accept the result because I accept the verdict of the people . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , and you 'd have been grateful that I 'd gone . |
| 15 | I am sorry that I had to deceive you just now ; I am from the Military Police Special Investigation Branch . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I am sorry that I have been so ungrateful in the past for your many generous acts , ’ it began . |
| 17 | I am sorry that I have made them |
| 18 | He said , ‘ I never meant to frighten you and I am sorry that I did , truly sorry . |
| 19 | Mr Sproat arose and declared : ‘ I am sorry that I feel compelled to enter a gently discordant note into the debate . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , sir , I am sorry but I saw it lying there and the temptation was too much for me . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I am sorry if I do not make sense . ’ |
| 22 | I am sorry if I did not reply . |
| 23 | I am sorry if I sound harsh . ’ |
| 24 | I am sorry if I appeared to spring the letter on you and I fully understand your desire to get it right . |
| 25 | ‘ I am 32 and I live with my fiancé . |
| 26 | ‘ We are doing our best to ensure that fans are well-behaved and I think players have a responsibility too . ’ |
| 27 | Not only have your reports been first-lass but I have been particularly pleased that you were able to establish and maintain such good relations with the girl 's family and with the police . |
| 28 | It would 've been easier if I got into dealing again , but I ca n't afford any more heavy scenes with the law . |
| 29 | Tim said : ‘ It would have been easier if I had stolen the family silver , would n't it ? ’ |
| 30 | Gazza said : ‘ Some of what he did might have been wrong but I respect the fact that Maradona made himself the player Napoli could n't do without when he was in Italy . |