Example sentences of "be [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as it could n't be seen from the cockpit there had been nothing to remind her that it was still open . |
| 2 | The Sola grill is different , it grills so evenly , there 's been nothing to beat it in 25 years . |
| 3 | These albums are me doing everything , but can you imagine if I had three other players who were pulling an equal share ? |
| 4 | If she wants to continue our private battle , then who am I to stop her ? |
| 5 | the area where I am I mean it is n't too bad but it 's , it 's not brilliant by any means , no . |
| 6 | I mean I am I mean I 'm quite surprised that your floor . |
| 7 | ‘ Am I seducing you ? ’ he asked softly . |
| 8 | Am I to base my ethical values on the warmth and nature of my social relations ? |
| 9 | In the words of one old-timer , members of the rank and file sometimes ask , ‘ What the hell am I breaking my neck for ? |
| 10 | Why am I telling you ? |
| 11 | Why am I telling you this ? |
| 12 | ‘ Hi , I 'm Clarence the Lion and that 's my number Why am I telling you ? |
| 13 | But why am I telling you all this ? |
| 14 | Am I telling you |
| 15 | Why am I using his work to set alongside the interview extracts ? |
| 16 | Then looking back at Mick who was grinning at him , he bit on his lip and moved his head slightly as if to say , ‘ How am I to take her ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Am I to take it that is the general male philosophy , that shrug-it-all-off attitude ? ’ |
| 18 | Now , am I to take it that sort of appeal will have a very low priority , I mean , how about Oxfam for example ? |
| 19 | How am I to conduct myself ? |
| 20 | ‘ Am I to spend it for your pleasure or my own ? ’ |
| 21 | Am I to let you do this to her ? ’ |
| 22 | Also my plants seem to be disappearing in large chunks — am I underfeeding my fish ? |
| 23 | Alice , am I boring you with all this ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Some infidel was wearing an octiron collar , most unsporting , and of course I was a lot sharper in those days and my master used to use me to cut silk handkerchiefs in mid-air and — am I boring you ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Am I boring you ? |
| 26 | ‘ Am I wasting my time ? ’ |
| 27 | And ever since then I 've thought , ‘ Well , you do n't know the situation , circumstances or anything , so who am I to say anything about that person ? |
| 28 | Others had come to the conclusion , however , that these feelings originated from within themselves : a blind person had started to ask himself , ‘ To whom am I proving what ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Am I stopping you ? ’ |
| 30 | You may wonder : Who am I to set myself up ? |