Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Unfortunately , being female does n't necessarily mean that I instinctively know how to behave as a mother . |
| 2 | If and in so far as there are any presumptions which assist in my conclusions ( and I instinctively dislike introducing presumptions in reaching a decision of fact as crucial as this ) , the presumption that a state of affairs continues until the evidence suggests that it no longer pertains is more to the point than the submission of Mr. Levy that the sanctity of life is so vital an interest to protect that if I am in any doubt that should take precedence . |
| 3 | I 've never met Sir Brian or Sir Oliver and have only met Sir Bernard a few times , but I instinctively feel that all six would lay down their lives without hesitation for a damsel in distress . |
| 4 | It has been made plain that Government policy on aid will be increasingly conditioned by the performance of recipient governments in terms of human rights and observance of democratic practices , and I wholly welcome that . |
| 5 | I wholly support the concept of a ‘ going rate ’ for experts to avoid misunderstandings and to promote financial planning . |
| 6 | Britain has set the European Community on a course that I wholly applaud — an ever closer union of nation states . |
| 7 | Writing in the school bulletin , he said : ‘ I wholly applaud The Northern stance on this particular issue . |
| 8 | I do not propose to say more at this stage , except that I wholly accept the evidence of the surgeon as to the desperate nature of this situation , and that I grant the declaration as sought , which will include provision for the necessary consequential treatment in addition to the Caesarean operation . |
| 9 | He looked at my work and said I had talent , but that I needed " earnest practice in drawing " , to which I wholly agree : He also said he would be glad to take me as his " chela " but that my name and work must go before the council of professors of the Academy , which meets next Thursday , 17th inst. and that if they accepted me I could start work on the following Monday , 21st inst . |
| 10 | It is a disposition with which I wholly agree . |
| 11 | I wholly agree with the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook that it would be inappropriate to oppose the Bill on Second Reading , but , like the right hon. Gentleman , I intend to look closely at what happens to it during its passage through the House . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not sure I altogether approve of that . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I rarely get away from church without someone finding something for me to do up at the manor . |
| 14 | I am always hoping for something better from the right hon. Gentlemens although , alas , I rarely get it . |
| 15 | I rarely use sherry , preferring vermouth for a cleaner taste , or brandy to deglaze any juices . |
| 16 | Call number two : the number I rarely use . |
| 17 | In my own drama teaching I rarely use games with a class that I know well , but when I 'm working with a class that I 've not met before I often begin the session with a short concentration exercise and then a simple game . |
| 18 | ‘ I rarely shake hands with Bacchus , Joe , until the sun goes down , ’ said George . |
| 19 | I rarely speak or am active on guillotine motions and resulting business arrangements on timing , because in general I have long been in favour of timetabling all Bills from the start . |
| 20 | For the reasons that I have given , I am sceptical of the existing system and therefore I rarely speak on such motions . |
| 21 | I rarely comment on Irish affairs , not because of lack of interest but because the Irish communities would reject any opinion or suggestion if they considered it a ’ Brit ’ suggestion or opinion , but , in this instance , the circumstances are so hideously distressing that I feel compelled to comment and to ask the Minister whether he thinks it a heavy irony that last Friday 's incident followed successive discoveries of large caches of arms and whether perhaps it was a desperate attempt by the IRA to reassert some degree of authority . |
| 22 | The basic British diet is a killer — I never touch white bread , salt or sugar and I rarely eat dairy products . ’ |
| 23 | I rarely take equipment from one country to another , and never if there is a voltage difference as with the United States ( 110 volts ) and Europe ( 240 volts ) . |
| 24 | Though raised Church of England , I rarely join the congregation since learning at the age of five that , according to the Church of England bible , God punished the naughty . |
| 25 | I 'm not what you 'd call the retiring type , and I rarely flinch from a fight when I 'm sure of my own righteousness ; but there is one thing I can not cope with , and that is unprovoked aggression . |
| 26 | Do n't you … no , I rarely go down into the town at the weekends . |
| 27 | I rarely go to her house and I do n't think she 's ever been to my flat , but our friendship is very much part of our working lives . |
| 28 | I 'm doing all these books , writing things and life is too short , time is passing too quickly , so that 's why I like my houses so much , and why I rarely go to other people 's houses . |
| 29 | The result is that I rarely hear students chatting about science — it would simply take too long to formulate a question and answer . |
| 30 | I rarely find much satisfaction in debating harder abstractions or metaphysical teasers with him . |