Example sentences of "i [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 trying to get it together and I would of got it together if I for being nice
2 How long ago was that then , how old would I of been then , when you had all these alterations done ?
3 Deliver it to your home Well , what I to is the erm , getting involved in .
4 And I to be a corporal of his field ,
5 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 ’ .
6 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 ?
7 Nevertheless , it clearly would n't do for Karen and I to be seen together immediately afterwards .
8 Indeed , he even reveals that he has recovered from a bout of depression : ‘ What right have I to be depressed ?
9 Am I to be interested in you or not ? ’
10 Am I to be troubled by a skinny old fool in mirror shades ?
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 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 ?
15 ‘ Am I to be dragged halfway across the country in a cart ? ’
16 PAMELA : And pray , how came I to be his property ?
17 ‘ Am I to be a king , or just a pig ? ’
18 A seemingly exasperated Jesus says , Oh faithless and perverse generation , how long am I to be with you ?
19 Am I to be allowed out of here ? ’
20 This enabled the movements of Filden I to be monitored closely from the time she left Dieppe .
21 ‘ Am I to be weaponless again ? ’ said Hrun .
22 ‘ Am I to be allowed to phone for a cab from your apartment ? ’
23 Ought I to be fearful for my life ? ’
24 Who am I to be merciful ?
25 Am I to be killed in this mysterious attempt to escape ? ’
26 At length she asked , ‘ Am I to be content with that snippet of intelligence : ‘ Sir George likes me ’ ? ’
27 Am I to be mobbed by all these folk for want of an end to their Mystery ?
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