Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [subord] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 ‘ It was one of her customers , in the days before I made her my manager , ’ he said lightly .
3 But I have made the films as I wanted them .
4 ( Years later , he came down to a jam with The Pistols when I thought we needed a keyboard player .
5 FOLLOWING on from my article in last month 's ‘ Catholic Voice ’ , I would like to deal the national situation by outlining the problems as I see them .
6 ‘ I was afraid of the Africans because I thought they would take over my farm .
7 And , and you think to yourself oh we 've seen everything , but I used to get pleasure in taking somebody to the potteries because I knew they had n't seen it and it would be like ooh , when they got there , you could see the shock , the surprise in their eyes when they went in there
8 ‘ I find I can blend in better with the locals if I understand their language .
9 Influencing others — ‘ Do n't confirm the tickets until I tell you . ’
10 The thing I most disliked was the disapproval of the dons because I admitted I would like to write ! ’
11 hold it with the tweezers while I screwed it back in .
12 ‘ I 've been waiting for you to look after the children while I fetch him . ’
13 So Mary 's looking after the children while I have my hair done . ’
14 By now , rather than dreaming of becoming Regius Professor of History , I was planning my speech to the cameras when I won my first Open Championship .
15 I was surprised to find there an air of prosperity and sophistication , large hotels catering for tourists , much activity at the harbour and more people on the streets than I thought there would be …
16 ‘ I 'll bash my head against the walls until I break my skull .
17 I usually start at the walls because I find it easier to think up the general colour scheme first , but many people prefer to start with the floor because they automatically think of carpet and presume that this will be the most expensive item .
18 In deliberate action , ‘ Be aware ’ obliges me to take account of any fact relevant to achievement of the end , which may require an exertion of will to resist emotional bias and acknowledge the facts whether I like them or not .
19 As a consequence , I will confine myself to the facts as I understand them .
20 He had time to have a word with everyone and on the occasions when I met him in England he was more than helpful — unlike some of his colleagues in the Press room who pestered you for information when at Leopardstown , then pretended you were from another planet when you went to a big meeting in England .
21 But do n't hang up on the shares because I reckon they could hit Pounds 4 by Christmas .
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