Example sentences of "[verb] i [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was suffering from a virus and was n't really fit , so all things considered I had to be happy with my performance , ’ he said . |
| 2 | So I do n't feel I need to be defensive about the show , ’ she declares . |
| 3 | Later having cut the ties and had a look at the will , he made another in which he repeated the legacy as follows : ‘ All the legacies I have left to people in the will which I have opened I want to be valid , and whatever is written in it . ’ |
| 4 | Like I have to be sure of him . |
| 5 | We 've talked about this so often : you know I want to be supportive , but I also have to do my job properly . |
| 6 | Also taking that view was Dr Tony Andrews of the Royal Veterinary College in London , who said : ‘ I know I have to be careful in what I say but in my view , the management in many herds as far as feeding regimes are concerned is little better than controlled starvation . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You understand I have to be careful , ’ replied the Bookman . |
| 8 | yes , oh yes , and erm , going back to somebody asked me earlier , erm , about how it , I feel I have to be able to write about , just about anything , erm , and so if I was given commission to write about any one thing I would have to put myself in a position to , to be able to do it . |
| 9 | Until the police arrive I need to be alone . ’ |
| 10 | But that does n't mean I have to be involved in this kind of nauseous business . ’ |
| 11 | Though I can run this machine half speed I have to be meticulous with the timing . |
| 12 | ‘ I knew I had to be tolerant of any mechanical faults which were bound to surface during the year , ’ he says . |
| 13 | Where do you come from , Miss Telford — or do I appear to be inquisitive ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ What do I need to be good in the morning for , Mom ? |
| 15 | Which means I have to be rational on her behalf . |
| 16 | ‘ I thought I said I wanted to be alone . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ What have I got to be unhappy about ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . ’ |