Example sentences of "and i [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Father , It is a great pleasure to write to my father as my mother has often told me about him , and I hope to be allowed to get to know him better … |
| 2 | I have , in part answered the question , ‘ why the body ? ’ and I hope to be able to answer it more fully by using a different approach . |
| 3 | Afterwards Hirst said : ‘ My goals ratio is very satisfactory and I hope to be in competition for a place in the next England squad . ’ |
| 4 | God bless you all and I hope to be walking alongside you during the seventy fifth year anniversary efforts . |
| 5 | And I grew to be a man . |
| 6 | And so erm we did n't wan na put them off and I like to be here because erm Bob likes to go on the Moor as well , so we shall go out on the Moor with the dog a couple of times |
| 7 | But when it suits them they choose not to be seen and seen you know sort of divide and rule tactics of seen as different entities really and I mean to be how dare and one one comment was how dare these men gang up against us . |
| 8 | Unfortunately the powerful television lights kept melting the glue , and in spite of extra large dollops of the stuff , the G from ‘ Winning ’ fell off every night and I had to be up a ladder fixing it back again at six the next morning . |
| 9 | Unfortunately the op went wrong and I had to be readmitted . |
| 10 | They let me off at four in the morning and I had to be in court by nine . |
| 11 | Nigel assured me that it would be more efficient than the wheel and produce considerably more electricity , and I had to be content with that . |
| 12 | After Charlie was carried off the aircraft , it was unable to even taxi and I had to be towed off the runway . |
| 13 | Right , I was subject to a , an assault that was quite frightening erm in that I was working in a shop on my own and er someone came into the shop and locked the door behind me and tried er to pull me down towards the back of the shop and er apart from being very frightened I find it difficult to accept that I was just an innocent victim , I kept making excuses that this person who did it to me did n't mean to frighten me he , only could n't communicate that he , he , he said it eventually when I managed to fight him off he said , I just wanted to give you a kiss and er I find it very difficult and I had to be forced to go to the police erm to tell them about this because I thought you know its just a misunderstanding and , but it was terrifying |
| 14 | The ceiling was so low that Frank could never stand up straight and even the shorties like Brian , Terry and I had to be careful not to bang our heads when we were exercising . |
| 15 | I was on the borderline between a first- and second-class degree , and I had to be interviewed by the examiners to determine which I should get . |
| 16 | We had an afternoon and evening once a week ; and I had to be in at nine , not a minute later . |
| 17 | However , in the winter months , on a roof top it was cold and I had to be wrapped in blankets , even though the sun beat down mid afternoon . |
| 18 | I 'd coveted Lotta because she was coveted by other men and I had to be the winner . |
| 19 | By now my courage had failed and I had to be helped up the steep , wooden steps , the executioner 's assistants whispering that if I made a good show they would make sure I would choke for no more than ten minutes . |
| 20 | I will not because I am aware of the time and I wish to be fair to other hon. Members . |
| 21 | And I carried on doing that for quite a number of years and I managed to be voted onto the Edinburgh committee . |
| 22 | you know that awful viral thing that 's going around and I meant to be pass the infectious now , or I would n't be here with you . |
| 23 | Jimmy and I deserve to be in the final . ’ |
| 24 | The dread excitement of D-Day came , and I longed to be at Bletchley where I felt I had had a rôle . |
| 25 | I could see Malta spread out like a map 15,000 feet below me , and I longed to be down there — just to lie still and die peacefully . |
| 26 | In some ways I am self-sufficient , and I try to be always self-disciplined . |
| 27 | I and I 'm not a I 'm not a moaner , I try to be I 'm a Christian and I try to be a Chris Christian spirit to everyone . |
| 28 | and I try to be serious on some and I look miserable . |
| 29 | And I admit to being guilty of one of Dewey 's charges : as an editor , I have not shared reviewers ' comments with other reviewers , and I have certainly published papers after they have received negative reviews yet may not have explained why to those reviewers who labour so hard on my behalf . |
| 30 | But being me I could n't stand that very long , may be two or three months , and I asked to be moved . |