Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result now , after over three months , is that the tanks are stable and I 've lost no more fish . |
| 2 | My neighbours are friendly but I do n't really know anybody intimately . |
| 3 | Deep in my heart there was still hope that one day I would receive a letter saying , ‘ I am alive and I have not forgotten you . ’ |
| 4 | Mary , who works for a publishing firm , said last night : ‘ People are speechless when I tell them where they 're calling . |
| 5 | Appeals chief Dorothy Roberts said : ‘ I am upset if I have offended anyone , but the care of the patients must come first . ’ |
| 6 | If the Conservative party wins a general election , I am upset and I do n't like it , but I am willing to accept the result because I accept the verdict of the people . |
| 7 | I am sorry that I had to deceive you just now ; I am from the Military Police Special Investigation Branch . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I am sorry that I have been so ungrateful in the past for your many generous acts , ’ it began . |
| 9 | I am sorry that I have made them |
| 10 | He said , ‘ I never meant to frighten you and I am sorry that I did , truly sorry . |
| 11 | Mr Sproat arose and declared : ‘ I am sorry that I feel compelled to enter a gently discordant note into the debate . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , sir , I am sorry but I saw it lying there and the temptation was too much for me . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I am sorry if I do not make sense . ’ |
| 14 | I am sorry if I did not reply . |
| 15 | I am sorry if I sound harsh . ’ |
| 16 | I am sorry if I appeared to spring the letter on you and I fully understand your desire to get it right . |
| 17 | ‘ We are doing our best to ensure that fans are well-behaved and I think players have a responsibility too . ’ |
| 18 | The young lady in question ( who I shall call Mrs X because I am afraid that I omitted to catch her name ) began by asking me what the bad points were within the embalming profession . |
| 19 | I am afraid that I told him to go away and not be silly . |
| 20 | I am afraid that I have been indiscreet . ’ |
| 21 | I am afraid that I have to confess that we allow a substantial number of people to remain simply because we have not had the staff to pursue their claims to remain through the various hoops available to them . |
| 22 | I warn the House — I am afraid that I have been an awful bore in continually pointing this out — that , as we extend the concept of health care out into the community , we shall find more and more unsatisfied demands that have not previously been recognised . |
| 23 | ‘ I am afraid that I do not understand ! ’ he exclaimed . |
| 24 | I am calm because I feel strong . |
| 25 | ‘ Magnificence , you are generous and I thank you . ’ |
| 26 | The staff all know what 's got to be done and they go off and do it ; it 's just when jobs are different that I give them any guidance . |
| 27 | I am delighted that I have been able to hit on that point , because the flexibility means that the Opposition can not claim that they will not have enough time to debate those clauses . |
| 28 | Most slopes are outside but I went to the 30 metre slope at Calshot Activities Centre at Calshot Spit in the Solent . |
| 29 | Like many others from the 1960s and before , I am fortunate that I missed the modern way and so view science as a richer and altogether more fulfilling experience . |
| 30 | My legs are warm and I give them a feel . |