Example sentences of "i [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I tried to be sick in the toilet , but even that I failed to do . |
| 32 | I tried to be bitter but I could n't . |
| 33 | I tried to be blind , but I could not . |
| 34 | Granted I was a little afraid , I tried to be secret . |
| 35 | you never promise things that , you know , totally before you 've seen the facts , but I expect to be reasonable , certainly . |
| 36 | For £200 , I expect to be able to buy something that 's good-looking and well-designed . |
| 37 | That bid is at the final stage of its examination and I expect to be able to make an announcement soon . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | I wo n't be in record-breaking form for the European Championships , but I expect to be competitive . |
| 40 | Immediately , I pretended to be asleep , knowing that if she uttered a sound I would have to smother her with my jacket . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | 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 . |
| 43 | 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 . |
| 44 | " So I pretended to be ill and went to bed . |
| 45 | I was delighted to find her again , but I pretended to be angry to punish her . |
| 46 | It 's like should I resign for being involved in a sex scandal ? |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | Playing the piano is something I love and I want to be brilliant at it . ’ |
| 49 | I want to be involved in the growth of something . |
| 50 | I want to be rich and handsome . |
| 51 | I want to be normal again . |
| 52 | I want to be normal . ’ |
| 53 | I want to be close . |
| 54 | I want to be honest . |
| 55 | ‘ I want to be honest ! ’ |
| 56 | I can sleep a little here , if necessary , but I want to be sure I 'm here when she wakes up . |
| 57 | I want to be sure that we retain all these characteristics of a decent and civilised society , while managing our economic fortunes competently so that we can pay for our individual and collective aspirations . |
| 58 | Now , bearing in mind the very short space of time between now and the close of the enquiry , I want to be sure that as far as objectors and the council are concerned , that this is a course of action which is both acceptable and practical as far as they are concerned . |
| 59 | ‘ I want to be sure that everything runs smoothly when this blasted delegation gets here tomorrow . |
| 60 | I 'm sure it 's nothing , but I want to be sure . ’ |