Example sentences of "am [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 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 expected to be present where there is beer flowing . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I will never stir from your side , when I am suffered to be near you . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She was a mutilated machine , and besides she has already forgotten him : I am meant to be comforted by that ? |
| 9 | I loved him ; that is why I am allowed to be harsh . |
| 10 | ‘ I am determined to be a healing factor who brings people together . |
| 11 | I am determined to be happy despite your scolding ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I am determined to be involved for my country and my own career satisfaction . |