Example sentences of "and [pers pn] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often the species involved are quite ( or even very ) unusual , and I am sent scurrying off to flick through books and scientific papers , increasing my own knowledge in the process . |
| 2 | It was extremely disappointing to read your news story entitled ‘ Unfriendly Wales ’ ( Caterer , 4–10 July ) , and I am led to wonder where Tom Harrison chose to walk in the principality . |
| 3 | So I seek the authority of Jesus ; and I am led on by him to see the authority of the Bible . |
| 4 | Campese , who hopes to face the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday , is more direct , saying : ‘ I play because I enjoy it and as long as I am enjoying my rugby and I am wanted — well , you are a long time retired . ’ |
| 5 | The schemata are gardens of meditation and when I think of poetry , I am taken to the far country of Li Po , and then I see Thoreau and Jnandas and Rumi and a hundred poets ; their images throng my mind and I am moved and tears come to my eyes . |
| 6 | The experience of being on Iona is nothing less than magical and I am moved to tears . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the inflow of complaints continues to grow and I am disturbed that we have not yet been able to make much of an inroad into the backlog of work . |
| 8 | Notwithstanding the views that have found favour with others I consider this to be a reasonable construction of the statutory provisions and I am comforted in the fact that , apart from an attempt to tax airline employees , which was taken to the special commissioners who decided in favour of the taxpayer , this has been the practice of the Inland Revenue in applying the relevant words where they have occurred in the Income Tax Acts for so long as they have been in force , until they initiated the present cases . |
| 9 | I 've been written off and battled back before and I am determined to do so again . ’ |
| 10 | He says : ‘ I know that 50 runs apiece for wickets is n't good enough and I am determined to get that figure down if I can . ’ |
| 11 | I was disappointed that Yorkshire did n't want me , but quite a few players have made good careers for themselves after slipping through their net and I am determined to become another . ’ |
| 12 | It will be the first grand event after the Christmas and New Year celebrations , and I am determined to make it a success . |
| 13 | We take great pride in the rich heritage and tradition of our the brands , and I am determined that we will preserve and develop their strength with consumers all around the world . |
| 14 | ‘ It is now about five years since this all started and it has been quite stressful but I feel pretty strongly about what happened to me and my child and I am determined to see it through . |
| 15 | ‘ I do love , and I am loved , ’ wrote Lawrence in a letter . |
| 16 | The first meeting takes place this week and I am asked to make a presentation to the Committee which was set up by the minister of finance . ’ |
| 17 | The arms on a tea-tray we will be selling are those of the Duke of Northumberland and I am fascinated to read that his first wife was divorced by him in 1779 . |
| 18 | " Now then … in 1959 your husband came to the conclusion , and I am given to understand that you fully agreed , that it would be a sensible step for him to take employment for 15 months with a construction firm in Central America , in order to save the larger part of his salary Nenna protested that she had never exactly thought it sensible , it was the parting of lovers , which must always be senseless , but they 'd both of them thought that David , Panama , would be a wretched place to take small children to . |
| 19 | ‘ I am off-duty , ’ said Sally-Anne awefully , ‘ and I am bound to tell you that although I am here I am not here in the sense of waiting on you . ’ |
| 20 | Time buckles and I am skewered to this one moment . |
| 21 | Aunt Ilsa was in the library ; she had a heavy cold at the time and I am tempted to say we discovered her poring over a map , but the inelegant truth is that she was searching the shelves for a misplaced book when we entered . |
| 22 | One more such blow , I thought , face down in the sand , and I am gone . |
| 23 | I made inquiries about the press conference and I am assured that it had nothing to do with this matter . |
| 24 | In a letter to Sir James Graham on 23 March 1843 Thomas Turner wrote : ‘ During the period that has now elapsed [ since the deputation was received ‘ some months since ’ ] favourable circumstances have arisen and resulted in a complete union between the heads of the Veterinary Colleges of London and Edinburgh and the profession at large and I am enabled to state that the accompanying petition and draft Charter have received the signatures of the several Professors of the said College … ’ |
| 25 | I get to the border , and I am questioned for hours , endless interrogation , and if I am travelling in a car , they open it up and they search it . |
| 26 | ‘ Take me in by your fire for I am shivering with cold and I am lost in the forest … oh be merciful and let me share your fire and give me a cup of milk to sup and a mouthful of bread … ’ |
| 27 | The rock is utterly dry , without seepage or dampness , and I am struck by its temporary appearance . |
| 28 | I am delighted that he has chosen to introduce a Bill on nurse prescribing and I am honoured to be associated with it as one of its sponsors . |
| 29 | So maybe we would have been great to have the skills before I did it , and that 's why I am on the course this Erm , the only thing that I can think of that 's erm , something that I do believe and I am committed to getting changed , is er , a system in our offices , in one of our departments , but I do have erm , authority over the people that I would be talking to , so , I know at the end of the day , I could just say , do it , but I 'm trying to get them to believe in changing erm , and just sort of certain benefits of it . |
| 30 | It is possibly a once-in-a-lifetime chance to go and defend the title and I am committed regardless . ’ |