Example sentences of "but i [vb base] i [am/are] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I hope I 'm not a typical colonel 's lady ! |
| 2 | One or two sequences worked quite well , but I hope I 'm a better director now than I was then . |
| 3 | But I mean I 'm just speculating here at the moment . |
| 4 | Well we put pressure on , but I mean I 'm so I still governments tend to feel that the normal family is is the nuclear family and as , as Susan said earlier one parent families are seen as a burden on the state rather than a valid new family in society . |
| 5 | Yes I think you know I mean democracy if I use that word is supposed to be er by the people for the people is n't it you know but I mean I 'm always amazed . |
| 6 | But I mean I 'm sure there 's a sort of , there could be a meeting of , of the sort of ways there somewhere |
| 7 | Excellent voice I mean worth an A Bill , brilliant if you do that , but I mean I 'm not , I know speaking to sort of Charles and Tom and Alan , they say that sort of recommendation referrals in Norwich are very difficult but I think if you do it the right way |
| 8 | But I mean I 'm gon na go and visit them as well . |
| 9 | Yeah well I do , I do n't , it 's not that I do n't talk to them about it but I mean I 'm pretty open with my mother and father |
| 10 | But I mean I 'm already starting stopping later , unintentionally you know , just cos I wan na finish something . |
| 11 | No , but I mean I 'm not eleven any more |
| 12 | But I mean I 'm so pleased with it ! |
| 13 | Well no , but I mean I 'm not a lover . |
| 14 | Yeah , so it 's up to Bev what she does about it but I mean I 'm bloody pissed off with it . |
| 15 | Sunday but I mean I 'm not sure , I 'll say it now , I 'm not sure I 'm certainly not sure he 's doing enough . |
| 16 | No , I do n't want to do it but I mean I 'm not I 'm certainly happier than I have been about it if |
| 17 | ‘ But I know I am not going to get as many goals as I do for England . |
| 18 | But I know I am certainly not finished . ’ |
| 19 | No I 've not decided but I know I am I 've done this thing before it 's |
| 20 | I do n't think I would actually want to be a producer , but I know I 'm capable of doing it if I chose to . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I want him to live forever but I know I 'm making the right decision even if he dies . |
| 22 | I board the plane feeling no pain , eat the evening meal and continue with the G&T theme , land in Gatwick and make the connection via the smoking area of the bar and another gulped Gordon 's , then pass on the second offered dinner but not the accompanying booze and quietly pass out somewhere over the West Midlands , to be woken by a dishy blonde with an impudent , dimpled smile and we 're here we 've landed we 've arrived , we 're on the stand at the airport and I 'd ask her what she 's doing later because I 'm drunk enough to not care when she says ‘ No ’ as she probably will , but I know I 'm too tired and besides my left eyelid 's stuck again and I suspect it makes me look a bit like Quasimodo , so I do n't say anything except , ‘ Uh , thanks , ’ which is cool or sad , I 'm not sure which . |
| 23 | I do n't know what is going to happen in the next few weeks , but I know I 'm capable of getting right up there . ’ |
| 24 | He is also an inch or two taller than I am , Not even the most stupid policeman in the land could possibly mistake him for me in an identity parade , but I suppose I am being too optimistic in assuming that literary critics are likely to be more intelligent or perceptive than an ignorant cop . |
| 25 | ‘ Of course , there was a whole community living here then , ’ Harry told us , ‘ but I suppose I 'm all that 's left . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ No , but I suppose I 'm a bit worried . |
| 27 | After that we became disinterested in each other and I only had three weeks to the deadline , a last-minute decision to make , but I suppose I 'm one of the lucky ones because my parents were behind me all the way . |
| 28 | But I suppose I 'm prejudiced by my first sight of her , a passion-killer if ever there was one . |
| 29 | Mm , yeah I 'm not too worried about her socks though but I say I 'm gon na have plenty of Marks and Sparks ' vouchers |
| 30 | But I see I am becoming preoccupied with these memories and this is perhaps a little foolish . |