Example sentences of "be [subord] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 're as I want them . |
| 2 | Well it 's alright as long as it does n't get to be like I said it could , these are lovely stamps you know |
| 3 | I 'm more than willing to carve my own career — I 'm raring to go , at least I shall be if I get my degree and if I can shake off this horrible mononucleosis , as Dr Newne pompously insists on calling it ! |
| 4 | ‘ How would it be if I returned your gift so that you can give it at the door ? ’ |
| 5 | He asked himself , I wonder what this old warrior 's reaction would be if I told him I had fallen in love with a married woman ? |
| 6 | My parents and I saw her in the school play and they thought she was so wonderful that they invited her to lunch — to make me see what I could be if I did it right . |
| 7 | ‘ I agree , ’ he said , to her surprise , ‘ but until the baby is safely born she needs Garry at her side , and that 's where he 'll be if I have anything to do with it . ’ |
| 8 | That 's how I used to be until I had my brain overhaused last year . |
| 9 | He said it would just be until I got myself sorted out , and then I would get him back straight away . |
| 10 | I said what do you mean sh oh I did n't mean it like that I meant she ca n't be because I like her . |
| 11 | Oh aye , had to be because I mean you do n't stay young forever , |
| 12 | I admit that I prefer the longer film , but that may be because I saw it first . |
| 13 | It must be because I need him . |
| 14 | As Carmel finished the 3s , she came to me and whispered : ‘ I think I can see what the 5s are going to be before I do it ’ , and she explained her prediction . |
| 15 | What she was doing is she was talking as a person who 's got a genuine love of the theatre as we all have that 's what were doing here looking for solutions now can I 'm I 'm as I said I 'm not assassinating your character now but you 're being very intimidating in the way that your talking to people . . |
| 16 | Ah yes , but now that 's very interesting because that 's not the same as was the old regulation with the H N D recognition with Napier , and it used to be as I understood it that you had to actually be in membership and leave a period of time between doing the certificate and the diploma . |
| 17 | Where has tha' been since I saw thee ? |
| 18 | Where has tha' been since I saw thee ? |
| 19 | Rule off from where you were before I want you to get some information down about our solar system . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , I 'm sure , but the best thing is if I know everything , then I can judge how much has to be said to Mother Clare . ’ |
| 21 | Well the thing is if I arrange it for May I can ring er talk to mum and see if she 'll do it |
| 22 | And the only way I 'm gon na know is if I take it . |
| 23 | The only thing I worry about is if I lose my mother at this time of life , before I 'm due for a pension — what 's going to happen to me ? |
| 24 | I guarantee I can tell what kind of actor a person is if I hear them do ‘ Three Blind Mice ’ . ’ |
| 25 | The only way people will trust me is if I give them a signed piece of paper with my address on . ’ |
| 26 | in another few weeks hard work and you 'll feel very What I 'll do is if I give you a note for a further two months , and we can Is your job safe ? |
| 27 | That 's cos I told them . |
| 28 | Wan na swap it in your mum 's punny Yeah I know , it 's cos I stretched it when I wanked her . |
| 29 | That 's cos I 've I 've filled that 's all . |
| 30 | And it 's cos I think it 's important that |