Example sentences of "i be [vb pp] to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the days when I am left to my own devices I am a bit of a disgrace really . |
| 2 | I am committed to my partner . |
| 3 | ‘ Have you forgotten I 'm engaged to your brother ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm bound to my partnership , ’ she told him quietly , inwardly struggling for every word of explanation but not even sure what she was trying to explain . |
| 5 | I know this because these machines have a high curiosity factor with guitarists , and although I 'm used to my GR-50 , many players who have been eager to try it have fallen foul of mis-tracking . |
| 6 | We would meet secretly and , when she knew her father was away , I was invited to her home . |
| 7 | I went to erm the guy I work with is a Belgian and I was invited to his birthday party . |
| 8 | I was escorted to my hotel by Hansi and he kissed my cheek . |
| 9 | For two or three days after each beating , I was called to his study so that he could see I was healing properly . |
| 10 | I was dragged to my feet . |
| 11 | ‘ That I was posted to your staff because you asked for me . |
| 12 | I could not see the female but , as I was raised to their shoulders , I caught a glimpse of my happy home , that cave where Elsbeth and I had been so content . |
| 13 | I was manhandled to my feet , unchained , then led down a flight of steps , lit by bare bulbs , to the inner section . |
| 14 | Nicknames are a favourite pastime with small boys and so during the next four years and one term I was known to my school mates as ‘ Pavement ’ . |
| 15 | I had to wait about ten minutes while he was interviewing someone in connection with a current case , and then I was taken to his room . |
| 16 | ‘ I was knocked to my knees and landed behind the car . |
| 17 | I was frozen to my bones , and trembling with cold . |
| 18 | I was used to my local corner shop that stayed open until midnight , its freezer full of dim sum , the deli counter a treasure of sauces and salads and fresh pasta . |
| 19 | I was shown to my room , which had a view of the back garden and the Noones ' paddock , where three sheep were grazing as the sun went down . |
| 20 | My face was as red as a tomato as I was shown to my seat . |
| 21 | The version with which I was introduced to my housemaster role in the prison service by an experienced principal officer was ‘ One thing more difficult than a busy Borstal boy is an idle Borstal boy . ’ |
| 22 | so I put if I was attracted to my |
| 23 | I was left to my own devices . |
| 24 | So my father does n't have a kin altruistic interest in me being grouped to my mother 's sister 's children . |