Example sentences of "i be a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You will perceive ’ , he noted touchily to Jardine , when Jardine implied that the subscribers had borne the cost of the cancellation , ‘ that I am a looser [ sic ] and that to a considerable amount , and not the former subscribers . ’ |
| 2 | In the end , I am a better woman , for my values are secure , they have been tried and not found wanting . |
| 3 | ‘ I think I am a better judge than you are , ’ said Ludens . |
| 4 | I enjoyed it and I think I am a better person for it . |
| 5 | ‘ I have played alongside internationals wherever I have been , so of course I am a better player , ’ he said . |
| 6 | You could say that to me now , now that I understand how much you loved me , now that I have suffered , now that I am a better person . |
| 7 | ‘ It is always nice to beat Boris although I am not saying I have proved I am a better player , ’ said the 24-year-old Stich . |
| 8 | ‘ I am a poorer man by some 200 £ than when I came to the Province ’ , he told Gould , apologising for his inability to pay his subscription to Birds of Australia , ‘ and my salary has been reduced to the lowest figure and is far below what I enjoyed as a private Gentleman . ’ |
| 9 | Can I be a better lover ? |
| 10 | ‘ As I 'm a stranger here , I do n't mind being shown to people like a strange wild animal . |
| 11 | ‘ We were strangers here then , and in a way I 'm a stranger here still . |
| 12 | A slow but dramatic way of allocating roles is to come to the children ( probably gathered in a circle ) and ask them who 's who in role : " I 'm a stranger here . |
| 13 | ‘ I learnt a lot that night and think I 'm a better fighter for it . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm a new man , I 'm a better man . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , but I 'm a better witness than Curren on the stand . |
| 16 | As a result I work harder , I 'm a better friend , a better father and perhaps one day I 'll make a better husband . |
| 17 | You 're a bad captain — I 'm a better captain than you are ! ’ |
| 18 | Even bent and old like I am , I 'm a better man than you 'll ever be . |
| 19 | I 've had four doctors tell me I 'm a better man than them ! |
| 20 | One or two sequences worked quite well , but I hope I 'm a better director now than I was then . |
| 21 | I probably hit more people than him but I 'm a fairer player than he is . |
| 22 | I 'm a happier person for that . |
| 23 | I 'm a cleaner now . ’ |
| 24 | I watched Alexander whore , drink , lecher and toady to your Edward and I knew that I was a better man . |
| 25 | I wish I was a better songwriter . ’ |
| 26 | I was a better investment than my sister , because I passed the eleven-plus , went to grammar school , would get a good job ( university was later seen to offer the same arena of advantages ) , marry a man who would , as she said , buy " me a house , and you a house . |
| 27 | She depended on me for company ; I was a better companion than Colonel Goreng . |
| 28 | You 'd only let me make love to you that night because you realised I was a better bet than Peter . |
| 29 | I was a stranger once again , |
| 30 | I was a bigger rogue then than I am now but Benjamin was as different as chalk from cheese . |