Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am obliged to smell what he smells , the baby powder , the smell of his nails before the fire spits them out-to be caught in the dish and then agonizingly reapplied to his thrilled fingertips . |
| 2 | And I to be a corporal of his field , |
| 3 | So he sent a telegram to his wife saying : ‘ Am in Market Harborough — where ought I to be ? ’ and she , being a practical woman , sent a terse telegram with one word : ‘ Home ’ . |
| 4 | Who was I to be taking on a contender like Thomas Carter , a management consultant and the owner-occupier of a £500,000 property set in the accessible Arcadia of Boars Hill ? |
| 5 | Nevertheless , it clearly would n't do for Karen and I to be seen together immediately afterwards . |
| 6 | Indeed , he even reveals that he has recovered from a bout of depression : ‘ What right have I to be depressed ? |
| 7 | Am I to be interested in you or not ? ’ |
| 8 | Am I to be troubled by a skinny old fool in mirror shades ? |
| 9 | I have relatively high stakes in conformity — I happen to have done fairly well out of it ; I would have a certain amount to lose in terms of reputation were I to be apprehended . |
| 10 | Foreign communities , whether tribal or otherwise , are no more anxious than you or I to be subjected to intensive and embarrassingly close scrutiny by a tiresome stranger whose aims and intentions may be , to say the least , puzzling . |
| 11 | I think , I to be quite honest , correct me if I 'm wrong , with regard to the publicity group , that the publicity group really was to get something out that was going to act as an icebreaker to the members . |
| 12 | But , you say , ought n't I to be a policeman or a former policeman myself , like John Wainwright , to be able to do this ? |
| 13 | ‘ Am I to be dragged halfway across the country in a cart ? ’ |
| 14 | PAMELA : And pray , how came I to be his property ? |
| 15 | ‘ Am I to be a king , or just a pig ? ’ |
| 16 | A seemingly exasperated Jesus says , Oh faithless and perverse generation , how long am I to be with you ? |
| 17 | Am I to be allowed out of here ? ’ |
| 18 | This enabled the movements of Filden I to be monitored closely from the time she left Dieppe . |
| 19 | ‘ Am I to be weaponless again ? ’ said Hrun . |
| 20 | ‘ Am I to be allowed to phone for a cab from your apartment ? ’ |
| 21 | Ought I to be fearful for my life ? ’ |
| 22 | Who am I to be merciful ? |
| 23 | Am I to be killed in this mysterious attempt to escape ? ’ |
| 24 | At length she asked , ‘ Am I to be content with that snippet of intelligence : ‘ Sir George likes me ’ ? ’ |
| 25 | Am I to be mobbed by all these folk for want of an end to their Mystery ? |
| 26 | Lewis is extremely good at describing the actual territory in which the moral life , for most of us , is thrashed out , and the extent to which we enable ourselves to be deluded about ourselves and other people : |
| 27 | By this stage in the Parliament we were deeply unpopular and had allowed ourselves to be painted as a government forcing through doctrinaire policies . |
| 28 | But we could never bring ourselves to be bedded by them , though there was a little gypsy flower-girl with her gilded basket of faded carnations , stolen from a grave , who announced a sudden passion for Dana . |
| 29 | But given its setting , we must not allow ourselves to be blinded by Abraham 's bravery , nor , when we read of the resounding success of his venture , by his military prowess . |
| 30 | I would like to say on behalf of us all how glad we are to welcome the Eberhardts , and how privileged we feel ourselves to be offered this recital . |