Example sentences of "the [noun] [subord] i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I think I 'm making my point , I have been saying for some time now that given the fact that all that security has n't produced the results , the logic of that is dialogue , and when I see the opportunity as I saw it , of dialogue , direct dialogue with Mr Addams that could lead to a total cessation of this violence , I felt it was my duty to do so . |
2 | for the Water Board so he 's got quite a good job you know , but erm , I 'm , we could n't afford to put the other through the apprentice because I mean you had n't got the money had you then |
3 | I wo n't add any more to the board because I think you 're starting to get the idea , but one or two others I want you to think about , I believe animals should not be experimented upon for make-up , I believe everybody should be treated with respect . |
4 | The following is a typical example of the character of the RAF as I saw it for the first time about a couple of months after I got to Baghdad . |
5 | He said well actually I have got the money because I borrowed it . |
6 | He wanted work and to pay for the damage so I offered him a job . ’ |
7 | ‘ I killed her in the field because I believed she was the devil . ’ |
8 | All I do to the Tokais when I get them is put five springs in the back , take the tremolo arm out and tighten all the screws at the bridge and raise the action . |
9 | ‘ He was simply unable to make the decision so I asked him , ‘ What do you want from your life ? ’ |
10 | My mother and I were in the kitchen when I saw him and involuntarily said , ‘ My God , he looks as though he 's … ’ |
11 | 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 . |
12 | I tasted the storm before I saw it . |
13 | This is the story as I see it . |
14 | Although I 'm aware of the noise when I start it up , I do n't think the neighbours are . ’ |
15 | I had just got to the part when I told them ‘ You will have to take the oath of allegiance to … ’ when one of my staff tapped me on the shoulder and said ‘ Ma'am , the King is dead . ’ |
16 | The scent of the tea as I poured it … |
17 | I left right , right , I ran off I jumped out the car because I heard them driving round the corner |
18 | The bag must have slipped off the jeep when I parked it . ’ |
19 | The taxpayer , assuming the validity of the statute as I believe it is entitled to do , considers itself obligated to pay . |
20 | ‘ The taxpayer , assuming the validity of the statute as I believe it is entitled to do , considers itself obligated to pay . |
21 | The taxpayer , assuming the validity of the statute as I believe it is entitled to do , considers itself obligated to pay . |
22 | She almost popped out of the swimsuit as I passed her and said , ‘ Hello , Jo . ’ |
23 | Well it 's all the practice cos I mean he was moving all the time ! |
24 | Cos I come in on the Friday after I picked her up from school . |
25 | But I will not look up from the tray until I have it safely landed on the white plastic table . |
26 | However , what is the lynchpin as I see it , of the debate today is the deprivation of civil liberties as proposed by the Labour group . |
27 | so that he would n't upset himself by barking , that 's why I tapped on the window when I saw you . |
28 | You 'd think I was round the twist if I told you . |
29 | I shall certainly be following this matter up with the council when I meet it shortly . |
30 | Then I tried the new needle supplied with the machine when I bought it many years ago . |