Example sentences of "am [vb pp] [prep] be " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	I am delighted that he has chosen to introduce a Bill on nurse prescribing and I am honoured to be associated with it as one of its sponsors .
2	I am considered to be fairly outgoing but as a teenager I was painfully shy .
3	I am resigned to being addressed by the new name of Pax-Wanxie , but if she is to become a mere conduit of the Paxford philosophy it will be a very great bore .
4	I am expected to be present where there is beer flowing . ’
5	‘ I will never stir from your side , when I am suffered to be near you .
6	Although my brief has been to examine animal communication , I am bound to be asked whether the Darwinian approach can add anything to understanding the connections between what animals do and what we do .
7	The only three fish I am left with are a Majestic Witch , which also has a white mark around the mouth , a Black Wedge , which is not feeding , and the Moon Angel , that is still in good health .
8	Earlier this summer he similarly told the Observer 's Mark Frankland ‘ The more I am forced to be active in politics , the more I enjoy doing theatre . ’
9	So I am encouraged in my perhaps natural naïveté , I am encouraged to be simpliste , by my knowledge of the value of complication in fogging up the real issues in politics .
10	She was a mutilated machine , and besides she has already forgotten him : I am meant to be comforted by that ?
11	I loved him ; that is why I am allowed to be harsh .
12	But I am flattered at being considered . ’
13	‘ I am determined to be a healing factor who brings people together .
14	I am determined to be happy despite your scolding ! ’
15	‘ I am determined to be involved for my country and my own career satisfaction .
16	Most British people and publications I am acquainted with are quite proud of their command of the English language and engage in quite a lot of patting themselves on the back .

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