Example sentences of "[conj] i be [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our recruitment to English ( and it is with English that I am in this paper principally concerned ) was again untypical . |
| 2 | Again I was making no contact with the flying control and as I did not have a WT operator I could not use my wireless set to inform the station that I was in this predicament . |
| 3 | Although I denied being ill and scorned to make the demands for attention usually employed by invalids or malingerers , there is no doubt that I was by this time making a bid for power . |
| 4 | I have no doubt that there are many colleagues more expert than I am on this subject already planning their drafts ! |
| 5 | I dyed my hair every colour under the sun , and I was in this all-women band , we wore lots and lots of make-up and these really baggy dresses in wild colours , which covered our whole bodies — we all dressed the same . |
| 6 | The German countess then began to speak , but I was at this point , for some reason I do not recollect , obliged to leave the drawing room for an extended period . |
| 7 | ‘ That is because I am under this roof . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I know I wo n't keep doing it at this rate but while I 'm on this streak I 'll take full advantage of it . ’ |
| 9 | And er so while I was in this shop I I sold this chap five hundred bundles of fire wood you see ? |
| 10 | It was while I was in this slough of despond that my publisher rang to ask if I would like to read a manuscript that needed transforming into a readable book before it could be published . |
| 11 | ‘ I am as sure of it as I am of this water . ’ |
| 12 | Almost as frightened as I am of this gang . ’ |
| 13 | Nevertheless , as long as I am in this world I remain a sinner , still capable of letting him down . |
| 14 | Strenuous laybacking for 40 feet or so brings better holds , allowing exhilaratingly steep bridging , and the whole rope will have run out by the time you pull onto the platform at the top , all too soon for the fit , but thankfully for the tired or those leading at their limit , as I was on this occasion . |
| 15 | As soon as I 'm over this bit , we 'll just melt away in the fog one morning and send everybody postcards . |