Example sentences of "i [am/are] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Lest it be thought I am attributing vile motives to such people , it is noticeable that when non-card communions are held , attendance is considerably diminished . |
| 32 | ‘ I am reading other books , ’ Matilda said . |
| 33 | I AM writing this foreword to the 1993 Year Book on my very first evening in the diocese after the announcement of my appointment yesterday . |
| 34 | I am writing this PC in the sizzling heat on the verandah of our thatched hut . |
| 35 | If Hyde returns while I am writing this confession , he will tear it to pieces to annoy me . |
| 36 | Although it is unlikely that Members will be asked to vote on conversion until some time in 1989 I am writing this letter to give an early indication of the main reasons for the recommendation . |
| 37 | Dear Guitarist I am writing this letter in the hope that I may save a lot of Gibson-lovers grief with their pickups . |
| 38 | ‘ I am writing this letter while being kept in after school . |
| 39 | I am writing this letter in a personal capacity , but as Chairman of the Education Committee and a member of the Membership & Recruitment Committee , perhaps I am well placed to comment on the debate on entry requirements . |
| 40 | It 's 8:15 on Friday morning , and I am writing this letter in Chambers ' car park . |
| 41 | I am writing this evening , I am just going to church . |
| 42 | This is one very powerful reason why I am writing this chapter . |
| 43 | I am writing these lines on the last day of 1986 , the deadline I set myself for reaching the Great Glen with my pen . |
| 44 | As I am writing these words , I have a persistent , low-pitched hum in my left ear . |
| 45 | I am writing these words on Wednesday 16 September 1992 . |
| 46 | I am considering all players who have represented England in international cricket , not just those who have appeared in one-day international matches since their introduction in 1971 . |
| 47 | I am considering both points . |
| 48 | ‘ I am searching available data . |
| 49 | Excuse me , ’ I said , ‘ I am cooking some meat . ’ |
| 50 | If , on the other hand , I am taking six ferrets then I need two boxes — one for four as already described and another for the remaining two animals . |
| 51 | ‘ I am taking four days off to spend with my wife and young baby , ’ he said . |
| 52 | ’ I am taking evasive action ’ . |
| 53 | Suppose I am taking prescribed medication ? |
| 54 | I am taking this opportunity to pay tribute to them for their dedication , time and support over the years . |
| 55 | It was as if he was making a declaration : I am taking this Boy home , this Boy of ours , and this is how I feel about him . |
| 56 | ‘ I am taking this matter up with the DoE Roads Service as a matter of urgency , ’ said Alderman Hugh Smyth . |
| 57 | I do n't think I am taking this line merely because I have been corrupted by a philosophical training and can not come off the fence . |
| 58 | If I reply that in choosing between flavours it does not matter whether or not I confound a present taste with remembered sight and touch , whether I respond to reality or to illusion , I am renouncing rational discourse altogether . |
| 59 | For example , I am producing these words on a word-processor which shares my life for several hours each day . |
| 60 | Essentially , I am suggesting that what I am calling private metaphors were developed by managers as a means of coping with the dissonance between what is commonly accepted as being management theory and what they thought for themselves it ought to be in actuality . |