Example sentences of "and i [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have far fewer friends and I am partially sighted , which makes me a lot more vulnerable ; but whatever happens physically , I have always said that it was what happened mentally that mattered . |
| 2 | I have far few friends and I am partially sighted , which makes me a lot more vulnerable ; but whatever happens physically , I have always said that it was what happened mentally that mattered . |
| 3 | And I am also thinking of the identification of Rahila Khan — a novelist supposedly Asian and female — as an Anglican vicar ; and of the attempt to thwart a biography by the Englishman Ian Hamilton of the American J. D. Salinger , whose novels tell the story of his life , but who does not want anyone else to do so , preferring to keep his facts to himself . |
| 4 | I need to introduce a different dimension and I am at a loss . |
| 5 | And McGrindle , very matter of fact though drunk as usual : I have sixteen children , seven by my first marriage , four by my second , my second wife had two of her own , that makes thirteen , and three from my third , sixteen , and I am proud to say I have been able to give them all a good education and every chance in life without ever compromising my integrity . |
| 6 | And I am repeating . |
| 7 | The very word ‘ Mystery ’ could not provide a much heavier clue , and I am bold to assert that Agatha Christie 's inspiration to write mysteries featuring Hercule Poirot sprang directly from her reading of the following extract from the Harrogate Third Shepherd 's Pay in the Hull Cycle ( ‘ as it hath been divers time acted by the Guild of Chandlers and Gardners upon the Feast of Corpus Christie , ) : |
| 8 | The Festival 's come of age of late and I am more than happy that my sax playing has been the soundtrack for the Festival 's cinema trailer in recent years . |
| 9 | Now , five years later my pond is well-stocked with plants and fish , and I am able to give out plants in turn . |
| 10 | Yet there were those who moved easily around the margins , and I am certain the profound effects of this liminal time extended to more than a few of us who made this transition into structural limbo . |
| 11 | I am alone on a desolate plain , and I am cold and I am lonely thought Jay , chanted Jay , she could find no comfort . |
| 12 | I am alone on a desolate plain , and I am cold and I am lonely thought Jay , chanted Jay , she could find no comfort . |
| 13 | The parish schoolmasters are to make up the lists , and I am sure they will oblige . |
| 14 | And I am , honestly . ’ |
| 15 | Rain pours down the window panes of my London flat and I am reading the letters of black political prisoners in the country I was born in . |
| 16 | ‘ He has been crying out for support for ages , and I am sure that this new opportunity is just what he is looking for . ’ |
| 17 | Now that I am retired , I find I am spending more and more time on voluntary charity work , for which I am very happy to take part , and I am hoping to make a start on making small wooden articles including picture and plate frames . |
| 18 | It is a heavy serviceable machine and I am not really knocking Wilson because in another situation it would probably do a very good job but for us it is just not a very pleasant tool to be with . |
| 19 | Your wheel certainly appears original and of very good quality and I am sure if tuned would spin quite well . |
| 20 | I have been banging on about South German wheat beers for years , and I am delighted to see that they are becoming more easily available in Britain . |
| 21 | I believe the lemon accentuated the tart , refreshing character of the beer , and I am sorry that it is so rarely seen in Germany today . |
| 22 | When overseas students do present difficulties — and I am sure many academics will be familiar with distressing or scandalous cases — it is not because they are lacking in industry or intellectual ability . |
| 23 | Although the near-monopoly enjoyed by solicitors was indefensible because it related only to the preparation of documents , ‘ there is a real need for consumer protection and I am far from sure that the White Paper proposals meet this need , ’ he said . |
| 24 | ‘ Another 12 hours and I am sure she would have been dead . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ The investigation is being conducted vigorously and I am confident that that will become publicly clear in due course . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It 's because I have n't been winning for a while and I am desperate . |
| 27 | I went into the courtroom innocent of the charges against me , and I am still innocent , ’ he said . |
| 28 | But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’ |
| 29 | I must confess , my dear Fanny ( his sister ) , that I found your judgement of him was inadequate ; perhaps , too , he may not have been in the mood for playing when you heard him , which is probably often the case ; but I was again enchanted by his playing , and I am convinced that if you , and Father too , had heard some of his best things in the way he played them to me , you would say the same . |
| 30 | But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’ |