Example sentences of "[verb] i [verb] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great receptivity to the Good News in the United Kingdom today encourages me to believe that a harvest is prepared and yet few bold , denominational plans exist for evangelism and growth . |
| 2 | It was in fact my experience of working with the banks and institutions for the recapitalisation and reconstruction of John Brown which led me to think that the City is much maligned over its attitudes to industry and the accusation of short-termism is not justified . |
| 3 | Well then Pam made me laugh cos the tiler he , she said he 's go up on the roof and he 's there for hours ! |
| 4 | He gave me a look which made me wonder if the leather riding gear was knife-proof , then he sprang at the internal phone and pressed two buttons . |
| 5 | Well if I could refer you , ma'am , to my paragraph three point seven of my supplementary statement , erm I do indicate there erm that the factors which make me believe that a location in this sector or these three sectors erm is a better one in far , as far as employment is concerned . |
| 6 | I did not think I noticed as the car drew level |
| 7 | well I do feel that a car is looked at from a performance point of view , I mean I agree that a lot of bad drivers , but I still think you could help a lot by getting the design of the car right , because sometimes accidents do happen , even though nobody is really at fault and er I feel strongly that were looking at it from the wrong way round . |
| 8 | Well I would n't actually say nobody 's excited about it I mean I think that the way these things happen is that they they 're gradual rather than er |
| 9 | They want me to insist that the company sacks the foreman before they go back , but I 've told 'em I wo n't be a party to victimisation either way . ’ |
| 10 | And you really expect me to believe that the return of the cheque was your idea ? |
| 11 | You expect me to believe that the board just chose me at random ? |
| 12 | You expect me to keep that a secret — from your wife , your children , relatives , superiors — the world at large , in fact . ’ |
| 13 | So anyway I went to Index cos I want I want and a watch I 'm looking for a watch cos , and I thought oh aye I come to rings , I thought well I owe her a ring so I thought oh better half eternity ring they 're cheap anyway . |
| 14 | Nosing around the pier and harbour I learned that the fishing for ‘ 89 had been terrible , but not so bad for ‘ 90 . |
| 15 | So , and she knew about the office , and I knew about the office and knew everything they were wanting me to know but a man got it from outside so |
| 16 | It was he who told me to see that the room was prepared for you . ’ |
| 17 | I felt a burning , splitting sensation , and Dick told me to look as the head had crowned , and I could see she had dark hair . |
| 18 | Before the Prime Minister answers , let me repeat that a Member must ask questions about matters for which the Prime Minister is responsible ; he can not answer for Labour party policies . |
| 19 | PAMELA : Dearest sir , let me beg that no act of unkindness for my sake pass between so worthy and so near relations . |
| 20 | Let me add that the council tax is partly personal and partly property-based . |
| 21 | Er , let me apologize if the motion appears a little vague . |
| 22 | If not , let me know because the copy you loaned me has been returned . |
| 23 | They 'd like me to retire if the truth was told , but what I say is , why retire when you do n't want to ? ’ |
| 24 | This leads me to believe that the encyclopaedia is comprehensive , although it may be more accessible to readers who have some minimal knowledge of the area they are investigating . |
| 25 | My Lords , I have had the advantage of reading in draft the speeches of my noble and learned friends , Lord Keith of Kinkel and Lord Browne-Wilkinson , and for the reasons which they give I agree that the appeal should be allowed and the questions answered in the way in which my noble and learned friend , Lord Keith of Kinkel , proposes . |
| 26 | Although , having once decided under section 40(1) that an award was warranted , I would be required by section 41(1) to take account of any benefit the employer ‘ might reasonably be expected to derive ’ , section 40(1) requires me to decide whether the patent is of outstanding benefit , and I conclude that this entails my satisfying myself that such benefit has already been and is being achieved . |
| 27 | He was n't particularly happy with the idea , but kindly decided to let me try after an RSPCA inspector had seen the condition of the dog , and had judged how much she weighed , so we could give the correct dosage . |
| 28 | I 'd even had a call from the Archbishop of Canterbury , Robert Runcie , who had been kind enough to phone to say that he had been greatly moved by the vigil and had wanted to let me know that the situation was n't hopeless . |
| 29 | We shall return to this issue later , but it surprised me to discover that the population of Waltham Forest needed more expenditure per head for such deprivation than that of Cleveland and about the same amount as Knowsley ; similar observations stem from the comparison of Hackney and Westminster , although this is hampered by including components referring to ILEA . |
| 30 | It grieves me to say that the committee seemed to spend some time trying to denigrate the authority 's findings and to vindicate the tobacco industry . |