Example sentences of "be [conj] i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So the thing that I would say , if I had to give myself a brownie point , would be that I enabled her to see that she could work actively with the situation . |
| 2 | Well it 's alright as long as it does n't get to be like I said it could , these are lovely stamps you know |
| 3 | He asked himself , I wonder what this old warrior 's reaction would be if I told him I had fallen in love with a married woman ? |
| 4 | My parents and I saw her in the school play and they thought she was so wonderful that they invited her to lunch — to make me see what I could be if I did it right . |
| 5 | Perhaps there used to be and I lost it . |
| 6 | It should n't be and I think it 's a very sad reflection on the human race that it often is . ’ |
| 7 | Might be but I doubt it so no it 's not John Major but it was a good thought Terry . |
| 8 | but then her excuse would be but I mean he ca n't be on shift |
| 9 | It used to be but I think it 's an old |
| 10 | He 's not the player he used to be but I suppose you could say the same about me . ’ |
| 11 | I said what do you mean sh oh I did n't mean it like that I meant she ca n't be because I like her . |
| 12 | Oh aye , had to be because I mean you do n't stay young forever , |
| 13 | I admit that I prefer the longer film , but that may be because I saw it first . |
| 14 | It must be because I need him . |
| 15 | As Carmel finished the 3s , she came to me and whispered : ‘ I think I can see what the 5s are going to be before I do it ’ , and she explained her prediction . |
| 16 | Ah yes , but now that 's very interesting because that 's not the same as was the old regulation with the H N D recognition with Napier , and it used to be as I understood it that you had to actually be in membership and leave a period of time between doing the certificate and the diploma . |