Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [verb] [pron] be the " in BNC.

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1 money I think it 's the sport that counts .
2 The greatest pleasure I gave him was the fact that nobody knew about me .
3 The most interesting place I saw there was the university , which was full of very clever men , with very clever ideas .
4 cos I do n't think it 's the problem of a erm a safety record I think it 's the perceived
5 And er in the back I think it was the back bedroom there was a , a light switch and the wiring was sort of hanging from , from the switch .
6 On answering the phone I discovered it was the manager of my football team , Bob , to say that due to a waterlogged pitch the game was off .
7 ‘ From the moment I first saw freestyle I knew it was the sport for me — there was so much more to it than ordinary skiing — it was beautiful and the ultimate in skiing athleticism . ’
8 Now one commentator I believe it was the the foreman mason involved in the building of Skerrymor described the landing on the rock as being like climbing up the side of a bottle .
9 In the end I said what is the alternative [ to closure ] going to be ? … .
10 This year I think it 's the first week in July we have set aside for this purpose .
11 About this time last year I think it was the same week he came there were five judges that he picked every year for fifteen years .
12 I think one is largely on judging people in the hands of the media , looking at it from an ordinary party member I think it 's the air he gives , whether it 's an air of confidence competence and perhaps and air of confidence , the way he handles himself in the House of Commons , the things that he actually says , because within that time you 're not able , in fact , to have achieved much erm parliamentary wise , one very much has to judge a person by what he has .
13 The second time I saw her was the day after I arrived .
14 On odd nights that would worry me but in time I realised they were the kind of neighbours who never caused a disturbance .
15 He 's always sending her flowers — and last time I looked she was the only one on his list who got an ‘ A ’ .
16 We started a bit shaky , and took a while to adjust , but in the end we could have added to our tally , by which time I felt we were the better side . ’
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