Example sentences of "i [be] in the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ This day have I been in the library and it has been very interesting .
2 ‘ And whatever the way of it , had I been in the Lord Owen 's place , with my chief enemy thus presented naked into my hand , I doubt if I could have resisted the temptation .
3 I been in the shower .
4 I been in the shower .
5 Sara and I are in the front bedroom .
6 Please inform the parents that my brother and I are in the best of health .
7 Never in my life , he wrote , have I known so exactly what step to take after the step I am in the process of taking , and then what step to take after the step I will take after the step I am in the process of taking .
8 Never in my life , he wrote , have I known so exactly what step to take after the step I am in the process of taking , and then what step to take after the step I will take after the step I am in the process of taking .
9 Patrick Scott , managing director of BSB Datavision , said : ‘ I hope I am in the embarrassing situation of earning more than BSB . ’
10 Now , many years later , I am in the luxury of a hire car .
11 I am in the pink , ’ said Dot , though she knew she was n't or she would n't have allowed herself to weep the day before .
12 But whenever I am in the United States , or near an American Center in Kyoto , Paris or Seoul , I always look at the Washington , DC telephone directory and seek out Dana 's name , address and number .
13 About half-an-hour before his death , he said , ‘ I am dying ’ , and soon after added , ‘ ‘ I am in the high road to heaven . ' ’
14 Living in both Manchester and Leeds , I am in the position to be able to put a few things straight .
15 I am in the process of fitting scaffolding runner boards to offer some protection , but it is still a concern that I could explode because of a minor accident Are there any cases of this happening ?
16 I am in the dark about my red wheels .
17 Here I hope that I am in the present with the advantage of a long view back as well .
18 I should hate anyone to think that I am , ’ she said , looking around her at us all and smiling again , ‘ that I am in the business of catering exclusively for prostitutes , tarts working girls , slags bitches , cunts , whores , studs , pimps , rent boys , butches , nellies , queens , masseurs , escorts , one-night stands , ex-models , ex-policemen , ex-Armed Forces , ex-boxers , security guards , tennis instructors , so-called businessmen , tourists and those poor unfortunates who simply come here to pass the time and meanwhile do some shopping ; oh , no , let it never be said !
19 I am in the possession of a number of splendid suits , kindly passed on to me over the years by Lord Darlington himself , and by various guests who have stayed in this house and had reason to be pleased with the standard of service here .
20 But I do not think I am in the least inferior to those ‘ super-apostles ’ .
21 Even if I cast through this gap accurately , the speed of the cast must be faultless too , for the gap between the branches and the roots is a mere two feet : too far and I am in the roots , too near and my bait will not be lying where I want it .
22 Sad and profound chants are intoned in the wind and I am in the presence of a numberless and devout congregation .
23 Whenever I am assailed by unhappiness , I know that I am in the mundane , for in the transcendent there is no unhappiness .
24 If I am in the mood , fine .
25 I am in the process of organising a conference which touches on this problem , and is concerned with getting the different sections of the innovative and business communities to talk to each other and try to understand each other 's point of view .
26 And because I am in the public eye it is important that I fight back , that I show the world that the police are not infallible and that the rotten apples in the barrel must be exposed .
27 I always do sit with my hands in my pockets , except when I am in the company of my sisters , my cousins , or my aunts ; and they kick up such a shindy — I should say expostulate so eloquently on the subject — that I have to give up and take them out — my hands I mean . ’
28 I think I have narrowed down the possible causes to be either hogweed or nettles and I am in the process of removing these .
29 and I am in the middle of it
30 When thinking how to act , I am in the world of common sense where something either is or is not , and where it is a matter of course that I can be in touch with it through highly subjective impressions .
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