Example sentences of "of [noun] i [verb] [vb pp] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course I have lied in my time ; I have — what is that word your sex favours ? — I have schemed . |
| 2 | I mean I 've got some indications in er a couple of books I 've got in the car , er but erm again I 've not been asked that question you know , what 's the bullion return , things like that , it 's , it 's a little bit out of the ordinary , but you can find the figures . |
| 3 | The one in the photograph seems to lack the bits of tube I have seen in others . |
| 4 | It was unfortunate , I thought , that at the same time as I had realised the grandeur of God I had fallen in love with a mortal , and that the two experiences should have proved to be mutually exclusive , leaving me with the sensation that I was being sundered by equal forces . |
| 5 | I would walk north to south , with the wind on my back , and raise sponsorship for the sort of people I had met in Nigeria . |
| 6 | erm unfortunately , it might sound extremely erm severe , but I can think of a number of people I 've met in my experience as a pastor who really and frankly could not help themselves and need to be treated almost like children again and made to receive help , and there are quite number of those sort of characters , unfortunately , on the streets of Oxford . |
| 7 | I mean it 's In actual fact the the number of people I 've had in and One thing I should say , if you feel you would like a visit one evening , to the plant , then I 'm more than welcome to try and organize something for you . |
| 8 | ‘ If you want to know the truth , ’ Riva tells her , ‘ this was the first unbroken night of sleep I 've had in years . |
| 9 | Wisps of rumour I 'd heard in the cafes started to fall together . |
| 10 | ‘ You are the most frustrating piece of womanhood I 've met in a long time , ’ he rasped . |
| 11 | I sat in the armchair and was entertained by the funniest and most unorthodox brand of humour I had experienced in the short time in which I had graced the Earth with my presence . |
| 12 | Now that the little spot of reality I 'd made in this mean city has been so lightly abandoned by those I 'd thought it would be safe with — but you wo n't catch me compromising with the lackeys . |
| 13 | But it explained the 100-franc note I 'd seen at Ma Scamp 's and , come to think of it , the wad of francs I 'd spotted in Bill Stubbly 's wallet when I met him in the bank . |
| 14 | Since I mention native speakers ' feelings in this connection , and since I am elsewhere rather sceptical about appeals to native speakers ' feelings , I had better explain that in this case my evidence comes from the native speakers of English I have taught in practical classes on transcription over many years . |