Example sentences of "i be [adj] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am one of triplets , Jean , Joyce and Robert Siddall . |
| 2 | In specific areas of the programme I am short of men of the required experience . |
| 3 | Not that I am afraid of sprigs and shades ; I like the detail , the city smells . |
| 4 | ‘ And I am afraid of thieves . |
| 5 | I am afraid of dentists . |
| 6 | I am afraid of heights . |
| 7 | Do you think that at a time like this I am afraid of words ? … if he dies tonight there will always be a gulf at my side , a gulf into which I must never fall ’ ( p. 87 ) . |
| 8 | I am aware of concerns that have been expressed about this aspect of the law . |
| 9 | I am aware of journals that have held papers under review for almost two years , apparently to prevent publication . |
| 10 | I am aware of journals that do not acknowledge receipt of papers submitted to them . |
| 11 | I am aware of journals that alter text substantially yet never seek the authors ' approval . |
| 12 | I am aware of cases in my constituency — of course they are rare — where the investigating authorities have gone into matters extremely carefully and at great length while being most careful to ensure that there is no publicity that would be likely to lead to prejudice one way or the other . |
| 13 | I am suspicious of gods who dwell benignly in heavens , immutable and supreme . |
| 14 | Nor , having read it , will I be afraid of interruptions . |
| 15 | Somehow I do n't think I 'm nervous of boats and water normally . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm tired of men who look at me as if I were a fillet steak , that 's all . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't say I 'm unaware of rumours and difficulties , ’ he continued , ‘ but I do n't know more than that . ’ |
| 18 | So I hope he will be able to accept this offer or request on behalf of many , many constituents of mine and I 'm sure of others too . |
| 19 | I 'm sure of ways and means . |
| 20 | Who said , after his election as prime minister : ‘ I 'm sick of pol'tics . |
| 21 | I 'm sick of Portraits and wish very much to take my viol-da-gamba and walk off to some sweet village , where I can paint landskips and enjoy the fag-end of life in quietness and ease . |
| 22 | Holding court London 's plush Savoy Hotel , the Dame : ‘ I 'm sick of celebrities , their entourages , agents , pretensions and absurd vanities . |
| 23 | I I 'm scared of horses myself . |
| 24 | Articles blurbed on the front of the comics include ‘ Has Fergie got a fat arse , or what ? ’ and ‘ I 'm scared of dinosaurs , says TV 's Spender ’ referring to Jimmy Nail . |
| 25 | I 'm frightened of answers ! |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm frightened of horses — but I was aware of all the rumours about me being ‘ difficult ’ to work with , so I got on the horse to avoid causing any problems . |
| 27 | For example , the word ‘ of ’ has the weak form in the following sentence : ‘ I 'm fond of chips ’ but when it comes at the end of the sentence , as in the following example , it has the strong form : ‘ Chips are what I 'm fond of ’ Many of the words given below ( particularly the first nine ) never occur at the end of a sentence , e.g. ‘ the ’ , ‘ your ’ . |
| 28 | I do n't know mm I 'm full of surprises Well I do n't think we need to add anything to that climbing frame do we ? |
| 29 | I 'm full of antibodies . |
| 30 | Oh yeah , I 'm full of tricks like that ! |