Example sentences of "[conj] i [am/are] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edward 's ‘ forthright ’ , breathy style lends itself naturally to blues ( Mississippi Lad or I 'm not your fool any more , also featuring Waits on vocals , and the soft and low Ballad for a Bronze Beauty ) , but less well to the rest of the album , parts of which also have an oddly out of character Brazilian flavour . |
| 2 | ‘ I am off-duty , ’ said Sally-Anne awefully , ‘ and I am bound to tell you that although I am here I am not here in the sense of waiting on you . ’ |
| 3 | And although I 'm not I enjoyed the piping , I enjoyed But I was not at peace I says I says , you 've even ruined me for this . |
| 4 | ‘ My lord , I know better than any that I am not his match , ’ said Harry , stung and colouring vividly . |
| 5 | I think you need reminding that I am not your property ; never have been and never shall be ; and that you have no right at all to touch me if I do n't wish it , and none whatsoever to hurt me . |
| 6 | Now that I am here I am aware of straining towards an intensity of response that I do not feel . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , now that I am here it looks like I shall stay until things quieten down . |
| 8 | I did n't have a chance to prove that I 'm somebody as well , that I 'm not nothing . |
| 9 | He asks me what I 'm doing and who I am , and I mumble that I 'm just me and that is that . |
| 10 | It 's just that I 'm all he has . |
| 11 | For a start , Christopher 's taller than I am so I was the fluffy one … . |
| 12 | I only picked the one , as ‘ … so I am really your mother [ signed ] your loving father ’ or ‘ … your loving father [ signed ] your new Auntie Dora ’ repeated ad nauseam loses its sparkle . |
| 13 | ‘ So I 'm still your number one suspect ? ’ |
| 14 | I must admit that I do not always want to go to work but once I am there I nearly always have a really good time . |
| 15 | ‘ And I am not your little friend , ’ she muttered , feeling terribly near to tears again . |
| 16 | You are not my friend and I am not your friend , but I owe you something . ’ |
| 17 | He is extremely knowledgeable on the subject , and I am still something of an idealist at heart . |
| 18 | ‘ And I am still your maid , ’ McAllister had said gaily to him , but , of course , she was now less and less of a maid and more a member of the family , working side by side with Matey in cheerful equality , living and playing with them in the evening , and when Dr Neil spoke of the wedding day again she said that she must write to her uncle at least , before anything could be arranged , and let him think that she had done so . |
| 19 | While Rose and I are here you 'll have one home that you can always come back to . ’ |
| 20 | When Chris and I are together we have some lovely happy times . ’ |
| 21 | We 'll have to drag him across ; you ca n't lift him and I 'm past it . ’ |
| 22 | Yeah , I meant from me , I 'm not I 'm not doing any more and I 'm not I mean , I 'm just keeping this log |
| 23 | I 've I 've got your range of one to six here , John , and I 'm not I must stress I 'm not singling you out — I mean your company is fairly typical of what 's happening in this area — but the main difference between one and six is that erm two and six is that number two covers for two hundred part up to two hundred pounds |
| 24 | ‘ I should n't be talking to you like this when you 're worried about your sister and I 'm only her friend . ’ |
| 25 | But it was very premature , and I 'm very I was very sorry that they 'd taken this step , but very , very pleased when I saw the result coming out , and I 'm do congratulate them on their common sense there that they were prepared to put the opting out aside and were looking seriously and sensibly into the tertiary college consultations . |
| 26 | I have this strong fear that if I am just myself , I 'm going to be dull . |
| 27 | If I 'm here I try and help . |
| 28 | The winner is decided erm on the total correct entries and if I 'm right there is a slogan to fill in . |
| 29 | Yes , all day and if I 'm not you can leave them with her next door — her bark 's worse than her bite . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If I 'm not it was entirely my own idea , so I can hardly complain . ’ |