Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [conj] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Carmel finished the 3s , she came to me and whispered : ‘ I think I can see what the 5s are going to be before I do it ’ , and she explained her prediction . |
| 2 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
| 3 | It used to be but I think it 's an old |
| 4 | He 's not the player he used to be but I suppose you could say the same about me . ’ |
| 5 | That 's how I used to be until I had my brain overhaused last year . |
| 6 | Oh aye , had to be because I mean you do n't stay young forever , |
| 7 | Perhaps there used to be and I lost it . |
| 8 | I watched the smoky flame waver inside the place where the dog 's brains used to be and I closed my eyes . |
| 9 | Well it 's alright as long as it does n't get to be like I said it could , these are lovely stamps you know |
| 10 | Ah yes , but now that 's very interesting because that 's not the same as was the old regulation with the H N D recognition with Napier , and it used to be as I understood it that you had to actually be in membership and leave a period of time between doing the certificate and the diploma . |