Example sentences of "is [adj] i [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm an actress , if it is right I will do it . |
| 2 | He followed this with the unkindest cut of all : ‘ Or is it that he is afraid I will ask him for money ? ’ |
| 3 | Yet it is impossible I should love him for his vices all ugly him over . |
| 4 | And I have to practically get permission from the Palace before I can go to the bloody bog in the morning because Her Maj is petrified I 'll put my foot in it again and encourage the republicans . |
| 5 | Although the limb is three-dimensional I will treat it as if it were two-dimensional and only consider position with respect to two axes , the antero-posterior axis which runs across the limb from digit 2 to digit 4 , and the long , or proximo-distal axis , which runs from the shoulder to the tip of the digits . |
| 6 | ‘ That , ’ said Lady Agnes , rising to her feet , ‘ is all I can tell you because that is all I know . |
| 7 | This is all I can tell you about the rapid modification process ; it has the effect of diminishing the prominence of events and combinations of events that normally occur together , giving prominence to new associations . |
| 8 | ‘ That is all I can tell you , Mr Wycliffe , because it is all there is to tell . |
| 9 | Actually , this is all I can give you … lightning flashes of highlights … momentary glimpses of specific scenes … mental pictures to be recorded on paper , for posterity . |
| 10 | Even when she puts an important and sensible condition upon her offers to do Wilekin 's will : ( " if your request is reasonable I shall do your will " ) |
| 11 | I sought guidance earlier , Mr. Deputy Speaker , and was advised that one could speak on anything in the Queen 's Speech , but if that is incorrect I shall confine my remarks to the council tax . |
| 12 | Turning at the door , he said , ‘ Of course , if a Caesarean is necessary I 'll bring it back to you . ’ |