Example sentences of "i [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How could I be useful to you ? ’ |
| 2 | But how can I be certain that you have kept your part of the bargain ? |
| 3 | ‘ Could I be tissue-typed ? ’ |
| 4 | Must I be present for something worthwhile to happen ? |
| 5 | This observation corresponds more or less to Jacobsson 's list ( pp. 60-2 ) of the ten types of context where need can be used as a modal : Type 1 Need I be present ? |
| 6 | Could I be unmoved by such a gesture ? |
| 7 | I saw her and I , I be honest with you I hid , I be totally honest and I 'll tell her the same if I see her because I 've just found out then that they could n't do any more for me dad and I really did n't want to speak or see anybody and I sat in the canteen on my own , I just said to me mum , mum on the phone I said mum I need to do this on my own I said I 'm just gon na have a coffee in the cafeteria and I do n't know if you 've been in there but the cafeteria is all glass and she pulled up in a white van delivering something to the office , I thought oh no it 's Jenny she 's the last bleeding person I want there , I do n't mean that |
| 8 | She wants to know where she 's living I said , oh I know where she 's living she 's in she 's now got a property down in I says and I , I be honest er ooh she said to me , yeah sorry oh who are you ? |
| 9 | ‘ Why should n't I be sorry for her ? ’ |
| 10 | And in a letter to Council representatives he says : ‘ I fully realise that should I be successful it will be essential I end all my involvement with Wigan . ’ |
| 11 | In any case , may I be assured Father will study that sheet ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Would I be right in saying that we have n't provided you with what you were looking for when you came here ? ’ |
| 13 | Would I be right in thinking that there really are people with ‘ green fingers ’ and should we be doing more to encourage our younger generation to take an active interest in the garden ? |
| 14 | Would n't I be right in saying that ? ’ |
| 15 | But from the little things this Haverford Downs slips in about the ladies , would I be right in thinking he 's had a fair amount of experience with the sex ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Would I be right in thinking you 've been drinking , young sir ? ’ |
| 17 | Would I be right ? |
| 18 | But then , clearly startled as some thought came to him , a sudden exclamation in his own language rent the air , and , ‘ Would I be right in thinking that no man , known to you or a recent stranger , has ever seen you ready for bed ? ’ he asked . |
| 19 | You 're you 're actually saying what would would I be right in saying that there would n't er they 'd have to without you if you were ill . |
| 20 | But would I be right in saying that the everyday working horse , the sort of , general purpose working horse that people used years ago , people such as carriers , they would use horses which were crossbreeds would n't they ? |
| 21 | It might be ( and indeed I think it would be ) an improvement in our law , if a release or acquittance of the whole debt , on payment of any sum which the creditor might be content to receive by way of accord and satisfaction ( though less than the whole ) , were held to be , generally , binding , though not under seal ; nor should I be unwilling to see equal force given to a prospective agreement , like the present , in writing though not under seal ; but I think it impossible , without refinements which practically alter the sense of the word , to treat such a release or acquittance as supported by any new consideration proceeding from the debtor . |
| 22 | Will I be rich ? |
| 23 | WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS ? |
| 24 | There 's no when will I will I be famous , when will I see my pictures in the paper . |
| 25 | When will I , will I be famous , I 'm not a good guy any more |
| 26 | Why should n't I be nice to him ? |
| 27 | ‘ Can I be sure you wo n't slip a charm or something worse into the humous . |
| 28 | I am leading you along the path I had to tread to find the most suitable disease , for only in this way can I be sure that the reader understands the nature of the ultimate decision and the ludicrousness of any attempt to confuse it with my own stick and gloves or any prior misinformation regarding the state of my own health . |
| 29 | HOW CAN I BE SURE THIS BROCHURE IS ACCURATE ? |
| 30 | ‘ How can I be sure of that ? |