Example sentences of "i [be] [verb] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You and I are going to be strong against temptation . |
| 2 | Lord Chatwin and I are going to be married . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If you know where Craig is you must tell me , do n't you understand , he and I are going to be married , I must see him . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Maria Luisa and I are going to be married ! ’ |
| 5 | I am determined to be happy despite your scolding ! ’ |
| 6 | When I am trying to be stricter than usual with myself , I plan a really busy week so that I am out more than is customary . |
| 7 | Barnes , 30 , added : ‘ I knew fairly soon that I was out of the Test match and now I am struggling to be fit for the Taranaki game on Wednesday . |
| 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 | I am expected to be present where there is beer flowing . ’ |
| 10 | I loved him ; that is why I am allowed to be harsh . |
| 11 | ‘ I am waiting to be next ’ , wrote Baxter , ‘ the door is open . |
| 12 | ‘ You are my guest and I am attempting to be nice to you . |
| 13 | But I could tell there was no real wish on her part to renew any old ties of love and friendship and if I am going to be honest no real wish on my part either . |
| 14 | ‘ So do you think I am going to be afraid of Lennox Lewis ? |
| 15 | Mr Chairman I am going to be brief within the er triscale and resources we have available to us we may , I think , a reason of what an attempt to get back in current idiom , back to basics . |
| 16 | All right , I am going to be brave and am going to talk about failure . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm hoping to be able to get around to every house in the village with the petition , ’ said Mrs. Gilmour . |
| 18 | So erm I 'm hoping to be able to do it , just off what I can do , m my experience as it is like . |
| 19 | I 'm trying to be honest about him , and about myself . |
| 20 | I 'm trying to be nice . |
| 21 | And I 'm trying to be serious today . ’ |
| 22 | I 'm not being coy ; I 'm trying to be useful . |
| 23 | Yes and they they provided me with boxes of tapes and batteries and eh Walkman and so on and so forth and eh , I 'm trying to be conscientious . |
| 24 | I 'm trying to be calm and … and helpful for us all round . ’ |
| 25 | I 'm trying to be clear . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm getting to be able to read you better and better . |
| 27 | Now I 've found out that he is n't my father I 'm learning to be free for the first time in my life , do you understand ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm beginning to be glad I let her talk me into coming . ’ |
| 29 | And I 'm saying , it 's time I was out , I 'm gon na be late . |
| 30 | oh , right , erm , look I 'll have to go and get changed , or I 'm gon na be late |