Example sentences of "i [modal v] [be] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be her lover but she does n't love me . |
| 2 | Perhaps I should be his dream-girl . |
| 3 | But the day when I first beheld this city I was well pleased therewith , and coveted it that I might be its Lord ; and I besought the Lord our God that he would give it me . |
| 4 | ‘ The creep suggested I might be his receptionist . ’ |
| 5 | Gravedigger Jose Molina said : ‘ What scares me is that I think I 'll be her first victim . ’ |
| 6 | And I 'll be my two turtles and you be yours . |
| 7 | If all she needs is time to say yes , I 'll be your lover , then she has all the time in the world . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll be your home , ’ said Jeff with loving arrogance when she grew panicky . |
| 9 | I 'll be your friend but I 'll never be your lover . |
| 10 | If I 'm not your mother I 'll be your godparent |
| 11 | Distorted guitar sounds collide with surging melodies on the likes of ‘ Sunshine Smile ’ , ‘ I 'll Be Your Saint ’ and the enormo new single , ‘ Homeboy ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ I was with a mate and he said : ‘ Why do n't you have a go , and I 'll be your manager ? ’ ’ |
| 13 | You 'll be Mrs Rochester and I 'll be your husband until I die . |
| 14 | I 'll be your neighbour , your nurse , your housekeeper , your companion . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll be your friend all my life , but my life is n't long like yours . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll be your steady feller . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ In a few days I 'll be your father , and I 'll punish you just like that , as often as necessary ! ’ |
| 18 | Of course I 'll be your wife ! ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But this time I 'll be your boss . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll be your touch from now on . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Trust me — I 'll be your agent . ’ |
| 22 | I 'll be your eyes and all |
| 23 | I 'll be your I can be your labourer . |
| 24 | After a little nudge from me she remembered Lilian Parsons , seemed to think that I could be her surviving twin . |
| 25 | ‘ I could be your Daddy , ’ he says , ‘ if I was white . ’ |
| 26 | I could be your father . |
| 27 | If I could be your husband . ’ |
| 28 | I 'd be your first customer . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Sir , your wife is alive , ’ I dared to say , although he was looking aggressively at me , ‘ and if I lived with you like that , I 'd be your mistress . ’ |
| 30 | But my mother 's image of my future had to be challenged : I was not to marry ; I would be her companion at all times in a perfect mother and daughter symbiosis ; with my teacher 's salary I would buy her a fridge and a washing machine and take care of her . |