Example sentences of "[conj] i am [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time of Chamberlain 's appointment he had written to his mother : ‘ I am pretty certain that I shall be left where I am which is what I wanted , for the only promotion I should care about would be the Exchequer itself which would never be given to a minister of only two years ' experience . |
| 2 | I long for my canvas and easel where I am my own master and the world is my own . ’ |
| 3 | Although I am myself very much in favour of people going to the theatre and reading books it is very useful for my research for me to play devil 's advocate on these activities and to ask ‘ Why should people go to the theatre ? ’ and ‘ Why should people read books ? ’ |
| 4 | I propose to devote a whole chapter to so-called ‘ association copies ’ , partly for the selfish reason that I am myself devoted to them and partly because , looking at them as objectively as I can , they seem to me to offer one of the most satisfying branches of book-collecting , especially to anyone with the slightest sense of history . |
| 5 | That I am what I am . |
| 6 | So often , in all this , I have felt that I am nothing . |
| 7 | I know that I am a thing made of metal and plastic , but also that I am something which lives inside that metal and plastic . |
| 8 | But this does n't mean that I am anything less than an enthusiastic supporter of Scottish rugby . |
| 9 | Tolonen 's appointment as General would certainly help in that regard , but I must also show them that I am my own man , not merely my father 's shadow . |
| 10 | ‘ You have to remember , Dorothy , that I am your friend . |
| 11 | Stephanie , who on screen proved she was Queen Bitch , turned on Caulfield , sharpened her acting talons and told him , ‘ Not only am I going to prove in front of the camera that I am your mother , but I 'm also the person who will knock you into shape . ’ |
| 12 | Well may I forget that I am your servant when you forget what belongs to a master . |
| 13 | ‘ You seem to forget that I am your skivvy , Dr Neil , not a fine lady to be cosseted . ’ |
| 14 | Do n't have to talk about an just a good chat you know just I do n't want to I do n't want to talk about good people or all about that I do n't want to talk about that I want to talk I want to talk to that person out there who will feel now that it is them that I am I am appealing to I am appealing I now . |
| 15 | I take it that I do n't like modern art and yet I can imagine that while being the same person that I am I might have liked modern art . |
| 16 | And what I want to do is , as the moment where I 'm going in and teaching in the area that I am I do n't mind the learning support bit , I do n't mind the fact that the chil er the , the , yeah , yeah |
| 17 | That I am he |
| 18 | Nana 's better at the words than I am I forget them ! |
| 19 | ‘ So I am your Emperor here , it seems . |
| 20 | Externally conformist and controlled , her journal functions as the confidant she never had : ‘ My head feels empty and I am nothing particular . |
| 21 | Then my ugly face and shabby coat harmonise perfectly with the surroundings and I am myself . ’ |
| 22 | And I am what I am by the grace of God . |
| 23 | ‘ I am Signora Romagnoli , ’ Wilson said calmly , ‘ and I am your landlady who you called in the middle of the night to give you food and there it is . ’ |
| 24 | The waitress — ( God preserve you if she catches you calling her a waitress ) : ‘ Hi , my name is Peggy Sue and I am your server this morning . |
| 25 | " This is your heir , and I am your wife , " she said gratingly . |
| 26 | ‘ My name is Legion , and I am your new Managing Director . |
| 27 | Wait for me , my dearest darling You are mine and I am yours . |
| 28 | You are mine , and I am yours . |
| 29 | They are who they are , and I am who I am — the gulf appears unbridgeable . |
| 30 | is mine and I am his : |