Example sentences of "and i [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 31 | And I 'd been there four year , really , wipe shit from her arse every morning |
| 32 | Went to bed and I 'd got to bed and I 'd been there I do n't know how long |
| 33 | Stood outside and I 'd been rung up |
| 34 | I 'm the only one who 's ever been mayor in his twenties , and I think that came about probably because the family had been in the town since the beginning of the century erm and I 'd been involved in local politics since about eight or nine , taking numbers on polling stations and so on , and so when I got elected to the Council I think one or two people at any rate felt that it was quite natural that I should have the opportunity fairly soon . |
| 35 | Yes , I was the youngest ever Mayor of Lewes by a clear ten years , I 'm the only one who 's ever been Mayor in his twenties , and I think that came about probably because the family had been in the town since the beginning of the century , erm and I 'd been involved in local politics since about eight or nineteen , I was on polling stations and so on . |
| 36 | no , I forgot well see I forgotten and I 'd been down to Boots an all I , aunty Mary had them once , one time and said |
| 37 | And I go is n't that Eleni or something ? |
| 38 | And I you know should be and I hope am alerting you to areas where er you know we are falling short . |
| 39 | I have n't been able to explain this to Dr Grossman , because he would n't understand , but you will understand , and I hope be happy for me . |
| 40 | Around then I also got hold of a folk album by Pete Seeger and I remember being really struck by a track called ‘ Goofing Off Suite ’ . |
| 41 | ‘ Before the band ever happened I was driving around Hammersmith roundabout and I saw ‘ Nude picture of Patsy Kensit ! ’ on a sign , and I remember being slightly jealous , thinking . |
| 42 | In the pinewoods below the cliff the air was still and I remember being distinctly intimidated by the size of Raven Rock , where our first tick of the day was to be found . |
| 43 | Er , I vividly remember my , my wedding day , and the bit I remember most is actually waiting to go into church with my father , and I remember being particularly moved at that time thinking that that was the end of one era and about to become part of another and I did n't feel that I was being owned somebody and about to be owned by anyone else in the slightest ! |
| 44 | And I remember being called to Caernarfon once , during the time , asking me why did I have such a lot of surplus of points . |
| 45 | ‘ I was always close to my mother and I like being around women . ’ |
| 46 | I like being in a war and I like being there because it 's a great adventure for me , but my duty is to be there for a reason , not just to have a bloody good time … |
| 47 | And I got 's coming . |
| 48 | And I mean being that he parked there it was perfect were n't it ? |
| 49 | I said all this to Alison , and I 've been saying it to her ever since , and , back in London , I 've been saying it to anyone else who 'll listen . |
| 50 | ‘ I go to flamenco classes , collect pictures of elaborate dance costumes and I 've been to lots of shows . ’ |
| 51 | I asked him how long he had been with the Republicans and he said , ‘ Three weeks — I 'm a sales manager and I 've been given leave of absence by my company just to produce last night 's rally . ’ |
| 52 | ‘ My name 's Allan Scuffle , and I 've been a full-time singer for only four years . |
| 53 | I arrived on Sunday and I 've been revisiting the old places . |
| 54 | And I 've been round the country a little bit . |
| 55 | And you 've retreated further and further into it , and I 've been jealous . |
| 56 | ‘ Well , ’ he said disarmingly , ‘ I may be the devil , but I do n't drink and I 've been married to the same woman for 40 years , so I ca n't be that bad . ’ |
| 57 | He 's given them something else back for their money , and I 've been glad to be part of it . |
| 58 | ‘ I managed to crawl to the outside lavatory and I 've been there most of the time . ’ |
| 59 | ‘ And I 've been having attacks of vertigo , ’ volunteered Ray , with a hint of pride . |
| 60 | ‘ And I 've been in every one of them , ’ Maidstone said . |