Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make them think there are two of us out here ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I know Alan from the England set-up , and everyone has always been impressed with his work . ’ |
| 3 | Life for me has never been dull around you what more could I ask ? |
| 4 | This for me has always been important . |
| 5 | Watching them warm up was impressive , but we did n't wait for the show , wanting an early start for one of the best lines on the mountain . |
| 6 | Those leaders have tried to keep their empires isolated from the Darwinian laws of survival , despite the fact that none of the ‘ gods ’ as presented by them has ever been able to set aside the inexorable operation of those laws . |
| 7 | The other tenants say that life for them has never been better . |
| 8 | No-one has ever been able to explain precisely why the tropical forests and coral reefs contain so many species , but the two habitats do have several obvious features in common . |
| 9 | I have been constantly told what a fine man he was and I regret not being able to experience and appreciate his qualities first-hand as I have grown from a child to an adult . |
| 10 | I regret not being able to deal with the subject of community care policy as extensively as its importance deserves , although there is a general discussion in Chapter 3 . |
| 11 | Some of these projects I mean just are ongoing , you do n't just go to a meeting and |
| 12 | We fell out for a little while but I mean , playing loud but I mean upstairs is fine . |
| 13 | Er I mean obviously be due |
| 14 | we spoke I mean how 's that |
| 15 | I know the first lot of bits I got in were all employment officers |
| 16 | That night I tried not being decent , being sharp and bitchy , instead . |
| 17 | ‘ If anything , the meals I cook now are tastier , ’ says Odette . |
| 18 | But erm I felt as though , I felt exactly the same , I felt I 'd just been asleep I just had my eyes shut and I felt opening one eye to have a look out and see what people were doing . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd rather been inclined to favour the theory that Fedorov is working for the Hapsburgs . |
| 20 | After I 'd kissed her goodbye I felt pretty happy because not only had I at last had an extremely enjoyable sexual experience , but I 'd also been able to give enjoyment . |
| 21 | Not only had I proved myself a liar but I 'd not been much good at school and did n't even get my leaving certificate . |
| 22 | But when I have got you an heir , I 'd best be careful , eh ? |
| 23 | I 'd probably been off-balance , what with the drinks and the crowds and everything . |
| 24 | And , since I 'd often been obliged to meet his other women during the course of his business , I maliciously decided that he would have to encounter my bit on the side , day in and day out . |
| 25 | I 'd never been involved in before as an Area Housing Officer , and just involved with day to day management , but with it being a clearance area it 's a totally different approach , and the sort of things that you deal with are totally different as well . |
| 26 | It was Irene , for instance , who pointed out something I 'd never been able to put my finger on : that Tod ca n't talk and smile at the same time . |
| 27 | I 'd never been interested in guitarists as guitarists until I heard Johnny Marr . |
| 28 | She knew I 'd never been interested in Florian . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd worked in studios before , really complicated state-of-the-art stuff , and I 'd always been obsessed with multi-tracking . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd always been good with a sewing machine , ’ she says , ‘ so a kindly neighbour asked me to run her up a few silk separates for the summer holidays . |