Example sentences of "what [pers pn] 'm [vb pp] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'll take what I 'm owed and no more . ’ |
2 | ‘ And I 'll take this for what I 'm owed , ’ I said , and picked up the cloth of papers . |
3 | ‘ Tell yer what I 'm prepared ter do , ’ the totter said as he scratched his ear . |
4 | How many folks did it carry ? ’ and when he refused to answer , added stiffly : ‘ Jess … that 's what I 'm called , ’ as a first move to soften him — and then remembered she was supposed to be a boy . |
5 | One of you could n't decide what I 'm called |
6 | It 's what I 'm trained for . ’ |
7 | After all , that 's what I 'm trained for , ai n't it ? ’ |
8 | I have to do what I 'm told . |
9 | From what I 'm told people were quite offended . |
10 | ‘ From what I 'm told old Sung is a docile man . |
11 | I get paid for doing what I 'm told . |
12 | I just do what I 'm told , it keeps me healthy . ’ |
13 | But from what I 'm told , a woman driver , who was n't paying attention , drove into me from behind , throwing me into the road . |
14 | she would , she was seeing me do it and I respect what she says and I do what I 'm told no she did n't say that |
15 | This is what life should be like ; this is what I 'm designed for . |
16 | ‘ I just have to play out what I 'm committed to , ’ he said . |
17 | ‘ Once I know what I 'm committed to . ’ |
18 | " My Lady — I — do n't know what I 'm accused of . " |
19 | What I 'm got ta do first and |
20 | I know now what I 'm meant to do ! ’ |
21 | It 's what I 'm paid for , and my services do n't come cheap . ’ |
22 | ‘ It 's what I 'm paid for . |
23 | Your paying me to keep it a bit tidy , I said and that 's what I 'm paid for , I said I ai n't paid to pass an opinion whether it 's clean or dirty he said you sound just like me June , I said oh do I ? |
24 | This is what I 'm used to — carrying gentlemen 's bags up , turning on the lights and the air-conditioner , taking a look round to make sure everything 's just so . |