Example sentences of "'m [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ They take longer to work and they 're no use if I 'm being sick , so I still have to carry my autoinjector , ’ she says . |
| 32 | If I stick up for myself he either ignores me or suggests that I 'm being impertinent and that I risk losing my job by being out-spoken . |
| 33 | And it 's like I 'm being taken prisoner . |
| 34 | I know when I 'm being called a camel 's rectum . ’ |
| 35 | ‘ Do n't treat me as a child ! ’ she cried scornfully , ‘ You know that I love you , and that 's why I 'm being packed off . ’ |
| 36 | You might just catch these blemishes in the photo and think I 'm being overly generous about a dodgy finish . |
| 37 | ‘ I know I 'm being stupid ! ’ |
| 38 | ‘ Sorry , I 'm being silly . |
| 39 | ‘ I do n't think I 'm being treated fairly and I want to know what the hell is going on . ’ |
| 40 | It has to be in a jug in case Mother Clare comes in and thinks I 'm being treated like someone normal . |
| 41 | I 'm being uncharitable possibly , but I wonder if Deanes was n't looking forward to a little publicity over Pardy 's case to promote his book ? |
| 42 | If Dave is looking over Andy 's shoulder for someone more influential to talk to , then his sub-text is ‘ I 'm being cursorily polite until I see someone better . ’ |
| 43 | It means I 'm being successful . ’ |
| 44 | Oh , I 'm being honest . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ I used to say : ‘ I 'm being paid 35 quid a night to stand up here . |
| 46 | And Little Billy would always call back and say , ‘ I 'm being good , Mummy . ’ |
| 47 | ‘ I 'm being good , Mummy , ’ Little Billy called back . |
| 48 | ‘ I 'm being good , Mummy , ’ Little Billy called back . |
| 49 | ‘ I 'm being very very good . ’ |
| 50 | I 'm starting to write about other things , but I 'm being careful about writing political things 'cos it 's really easy to sound preachy or too self-righteous in a song . |
| 51 | As he began pouring the fifth , the body stirred , and Litaw 's father said : ‘ That 's enough , I 'm being scalded . ’ |
| 52 | I 'm being honest . ’ |
| 53 | ‘ I 'm being very upfront about it , it 's finally time , 20 years later , ’ he told a writer as he prepared to record the album this time last year . |
| 54 | Maybe I 'm being a bit more tolerant towards him than I would be if I had n't met him . |
| 55 | I do n't think I 'm being pessimistic , just realistic about the fact that 's really hard to keep things together , with friends or lovers . |
| 56 | And also , of course , I 'm being selfish . |
| 57 | I 'm being priggish . |
| 58 | ‘ I know I 'm being a coward about this … should tell Sandy myself … ’ |
| 59 | Then I could remain sane about it , by thinking I 'm being stupid : I 've really got the best world . |
| 60 | This album is groovy but I 'm being perfectionist . |