Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrying a tray of glasses would have been easier if the floor had been stable but I made it to the far end with only a lurch or two and delivered the goods as required . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , sir , I am sorry but I saw it lying there and the temptation was too much for me . ’ |
| 3 | I am afraid that I told him to go away and not be silly . |
| 4 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 5 | But I am glad that I provoked him into an unqualified withdrawal of his disgraceful unjustified comments . |
| 6 | I always felt that Basil was a very shy , warm hearted man with a special sort of honesty and I am glad that I knew him . |
| 7 | Cantona , who flew to Paris for the top-rated chat show Sacree Soiree after his United debut in Lisbon on Tuesday , added : ‘ I am fit and I enjoyed myself in the opener against Benfica . |
| 8 | The lumps are heavy but I drove myself till my arms cried out and the sweat runs down my back . |
| 9 | I did n't even know if they had been responsible but I had nothing more to offer . |
| 10 | I 'm sorry that I told you now . |
| 11 | Mostly I 'm sorry that I hurt myself . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sorry that I accused you of taking them . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I made you jump , son . ’ |
| 14 | By the way , I 'm sorry if I dropped you in the soup just now . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I woke you up . |
| 16 | I 'm sorry if I pitched it strong , but you 'll never get anywhere in business by sticking your head in the sand . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I offended you . |
| 18 | I 'm sorry if I gave you a fright . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I disappointed you . |
| 20 | I 'm sorry if I frightened you , ’ he said softly , nodding to her plate . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I frightened you . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I frightened you . ’ |
| 23 | At Oxford I discovered that most people were only too willing to be friendly if I gave them a chance . |
| 24 | And I 'd be sad if I thought you were less than happy with them . ’ |
| 25 | He 'd be suspicious if I kept them long . |
| 26 | ‘ I was n't meaning to be rude when I said you had n't changed . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , I 'm glad that I behaved myself , then , ’ he said , his face clearing suddenly . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm glad that I caught you . |
| 29 | A : When you ask that you betray your belief that one class is indeed superior to another : that to be born to the uneducated lower classes is a singular life-problem : though I 'm sure if I asked you straight you would , in your gentle , blind , liberal way , deny it . |
| 30 | Well they were knocking one night well gone twelve , about twenty to one I think it was , still banging and hammering , and I 'm sure if I rang him and said look you know pack it up this , he 'd , he 'd say oh I 'm sorry yeah and he will , but you should n't have to do that |