Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am honoured even to be thought Inspector Rose 's Watson , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’ |
| 3 | Kirkley , who will have his contract paid up , said : ‘ I am trying not to be bitter . |
| 4 | I 'm trying not to be unkind but I doubt whether he has the requirements for international football and I would n't be surprised if he 's missing from next week 's squad . |
| 5 | Erm , clearly we are in a room full of people who have a more than marginal interest in the political process erm and that goes for your boundaries of Cambridge city councils er remit and clearly contains also to parliamentary methods erm I 'm trying not to be desperately partisan about this , I do n't expect anybody erm but a phrase has been used earlier this evening from another quarter about if it 's not broke do n't fix it , erm the boundary commission have looked at the boundaries of the Cambridge city constituency have found that it is up to ninety nine percent of the right and proper er number of electors . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm beginning not to be surprised . ’ |
| 7 | I wish you all Long Life — I 'm devastated not to be there and am scribbling this in haste in my dressing room . |
| 8 | I was looking forward to being a guest in Ireland for the first time , instead of merely a paying guest . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ I was made out to be the bad guy . |
| 10 | I was instructed not to be too early — to wait quietly outside the entrance and not make a nuisance of myself . |
| 11 | I was trying desperately to be unselfish , to let him make his own decision , to be himself . |
| 12 | I kept my voice friendly , for I was determined not to be drawn by his provocation . |
| 13 | Knowing something about his past , I was determined not to be caught easily . |
| 14 | I would prepare myself for flight later , for I was determined not to be caught again ; meanwhile , I needed warmth and food . |
| 15 | I was brought up to be a butcher , ’ the man replied , looking me cordially in the eye . |
| 16 | I was brought up to be useful to a man . |
| 17 | I was brought up to be mechanical , to make and repair things . |
| 18 | I was took on to be able to keep the written terms and conditions . |
| 19 | However , if you are editing in camera , and if your camcorder has a fade-button , it is quite practical to put the fades in as you go if you are organised enough to be able to pick the points at which they should come . |
| 20 | Cos you 're going down to are n't you on Wednesday ? |
| 21 | ‘ Some lioness you 're turning out to be , ’ she muttered , with grim humour . |
| 22 | ‘ Your mouth gives away the fact that you 're not the frigid woman you 're making out to be — aside from all the other proof I have ! ’ he needled her by saying curtly . |
| 23 | And she 's determined not to be held back by her condition . |
| 24 | She 's not all the Iron Lady she 's cracked up to be . |
| 25 | If she is determined not to be interviewed she could even write back and say quite clearly ‘ keep away ’ , in which case no earnest explanation by the interviewer is possible . |
| 26 | Early check-ups in England had shown a normal pregnancy and she was looking forward to being able to indulge in her favourite French foods . |
| 27 | Although Constance was proud to be seen with Nicky and loved it when he took her out , she was determined not to be taken for granted . |
| 28 | She was determined not to be bludgeoned into submission by lack of money and a system that seemed not to care for mothers and children . |
| 29 | She knew it was the beginning of the humiliation that would be heaped upon her , and she was determined not to be broken by it . |
| 30 | Even though her boyfriend at the time was against this , she was determined not to be persuaded to have another baby . |