Example sentences of "i [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I tend to be guilty of deviating from the subject matter , this being tantamount to stealing the thunder from the individual under scrutiny . |
| 32 | You can change the tension on either or both of the carriages , though I tend to be lazy and change only one ! |
| 33 | ‘ What do I need to be good in the morning for , Mom ? |
| 34 | I tried to be quiet , ’ she said , knowing she was babbling but unable to prevent it . |
| 35 | ‘ I thought I might have hurt you — God knows I tried to be careful , but you seem to have this knack of wiping out twenty-five years of control and finesse with a single touch . ’ |
| 36 | I tried to be sick in the toilet , but even that I failed to do . |
| 37 | I tried to be bitter but I could n't . |
| 38 | I tried to be blind , but I could not . |
| 39 | Granted I was a little afraid , I tried to be secret . |
| 40 | you never promise things that , you know , totally before you 've seen the facts , but I expect to be reasonable , certainly . |
| 41 | For £200 , I expect to be able to buy something that 's good-looking and well-designed . |
| 42 | That bid is at the final stage of its examination and I expect to be able to make an announcement soon . |
| 43 | I expect to be able to report to the House soon the results of the review of the first year of the new European Standing Committees after the Select Committee on Procedure has reported . |
| 44 | I wo n't be in record-breaking form for the European Championships , but I expect to be competitive . |
| 45 | Battery life is stated is stated to be around 9 hours but I found to be less than this . |
| 46 | What I found to be more than a little disconcerting was the feeling of drowning . |
| 47 | Immediately , I pretended to be asleep , knowing that if she uttered a sound I would have to smother her with my jacket . |
| 48 | And I , er and I pretended to be incapable and I , and said I would like someone to go and help me do shopping , home health service would have , come along . |
| 49 | In the end I pretended to be worried that I had left my bicycle lamp on and dashed outside to relieve myself in a flower-bed . |
| 50 | I pretended to be glad to see him , though my first thought was that Gill and I would n't be alone on the train back to Victoria . |
| 51 | " So I pretended to be ill and went to bed . |
| 52 | I was delighted to find her again , but I pretended to be angry to punish her . |
| 53 | I pretended to be another friend , and asked for your phone number . " |
| 54 | It 's like should I resign for being involved in a sex scandal ? |
| 55 | Although our debate today will continue until 2 am , there is a long list of hon. Members who wish to speak and I promised to be brief . |
| 56 | Right , and er , the third point I want to is that , you , what you 're actually getting consist of two elements . |
| 57 | I want to be one of them , and that 's not the same thing . |
| 58 | Playing the piano is something I love and I want to be brilliant at it . ’ |
| 59 | I want to be involved in the growth of something . |
| 60 | I want to be rich and handsome . |