Example sentences of "i [be] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I 'll need some support if I am to give him the service he wants . |
| 2 | ‘ I am telling you the truth , Headmistress , ’ she said . |
| 3 | You may think I am exaggerating but I am telling you the truth as clearly as I remember it and I remember it very clearly . |
| 4 | I am writing you a joint letter this time , as I forget who I sent my last card to . |
| 5 | ‘ I am causing you a deal of trouble one way and another . ’ |
| 6 | I happen to have half a dozen , and there is one , just one , that I am allowing you the privilege of riding , because I think you are capable of coping with it . |
| 7 | ‘ The point is that I am teaching them a difference , ’ Diana told a friend . |
| 8 | I hear it was your birthday so I am sending you a photo of me and my daddy , Chris Geering , at Stratford-upon-Avon which was taken on my birthday . |
| 9 | As you can see , I am sending you a copy of Psychopathia Sexualis , as requested . |
| 10 | Queen Clytie might have written ( in the style of royal letter-writers ) to Jocasta Thebes : ‘ Darling Joc , in Burnett I am sending you a treasure . |
| 11 | Unfortunately my driving licence has an old address on so I am sending you a copy of my vehicle registration form which does include my present address . |
| 12 | Dear Miss Mitchell , On the instructions of my client , Mr Marius Steen , I am sending you the enclosed letter . |
| 13 | In his covering letter he mentioned yet another title and gave the Wagnerian aspect an unexpected prominence : " I have written a pamphlet … which is to have the title " Music and Tragedy " , and I am sending you the beginning of it in manuscript . |
| 14 | Well on , I do it the right way , because I do n't always feel that I am doing it the right way . |
| 15 | ‘ It might just be , ’ Hari said sharply , ‘ that I am making something a little bit different , giving personal attention to what the ladies require in a way that a big factory could not do . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I am giving him the chance to be his own publisher , ’ said Mr Maxwell . |
| 17 | ‘ Bowe has always said that I am the man he wants more than anybody and now that I am giving him the perfect opportunity , he is shying away from it . |
| 18 | I am giving them the most careful and thorough consideration , and I shall reach a decision and announce it as soon as I can . |
| 19 | I am afraid I am giving you a great deal of trouble . ’ |
| 20 | I am giving you a wash . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not offering you marriage but I am offering you the most senior job you could possibly aspire to . ’ |
| 22 | In return for your resignation , I am offering you the opportunity to study a dreadful disease in a living laboratory . |
| 23 | Right ah can we connect again with a couple of people we we coming up there if anybody out there er is a fan of Mary Whitehouse 's as I am give me a call and you know you know who I 'm talking to ring now . |
| 24 | ‘ And , if that was n't enough , even while I 'm realising what an idiot I 'm being to grow so infuriated that you and Lubor Ondrus appear to be in each other 's pockets , you , who have no fear whatsoever of my dog — indeed have that day taken him walking — now seem to be taking him over too ! |
| 25 | Cos I 'm trying something a minute . |
| 26 | Anne is abroad at the moment , doing some research , but she left a message with someone that I 'm to give her a ring when she gets back . |
| 27 | I 'm reading him the Greek myths at bedtime and I just hope when we get to Oedipus the penny will drop . |
| 28 | I 'm teaching you a lesson and taking your profit away . |
| 29 | Mr Stokill did n't say , " Well , I 'm teaching you a thing or two today , am I not ? " |
| 30 | Er I seriously wish I 'd said to them you know , I 'm , I 'm phoning it a fortnight in advance because I want to stick to the arrangements . |