Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I loosely tossed a swirl of Moroccan curtain over the sofa , slid Act 3 of Orfeo onto the revolving mat , lit an Al Akhbar joss-stick , and left it at that . |
| 2 | I rarely saw a lesson in which the students had not gone to some considerable length to vary their material and their activities to take account of the level of the class , the length of the lesson and the time of day or week . |
| 3 | I rarely made a comment on what someone was wearing ; we would sit in a park or café or at home discussing image , beauty , fashion and advertising , and skirt around the more obvious , immediate issues of how we both looked , how we were dressed . |
| 4 | I duly sent a copy to Eliot ; and although lie showed interest , I think it possible that he never read it through , as the following letter shows . |
| 5 | I eventually saw a report about striking miners on American TV . |
| 6 | I rather like a lot of the G Plan stuff I like very much . |
| 7 | ‘ I merely wanted a word with my people who are working on your brother 's papers . ’ |
| 8 | I randomly tried a number of careers offices , and I received a fax showing the situation in Derbyshire : Alfreton 56 , Derby 832 , Ilkeston 184 , Long Eaton 105 , Matlock 37 , and Swadlincote 103 . |
| 9 | I better do a check for gas here . |
| 10 | I only got a load of balls . |
| 11 | I only got a glimpse of them . |
| 12 | ‘ I only had a couple of hours with him , but it made a tremendous difference . |
| 13 | I only had a couple of hours sleep last night . ’ |
| 14 | I explained to her that I only had a couple of quid to my name , but I 'd be willing to pay off the rest before six months were up . |
| 15 | I 'd taken a lot , but at the end of the day I only had a set of photographs that everybody else had — a load of people on a march . |
| 16 | I 'd taken a lot , but at the end of the day I only had a set of photographs that everybody else had — a load of people on a march . |
| 17 | I only caught a bit of it but he said that he turned up for training and was surprised to be called in and told about the deal . |
| 18 | I only live a couple of streets away . ’ |
| 19 | I only wanted a couple of laps up round there |
| 20 | ‘ After all , I only want a bit of peace and quiet and I think I am entitled to that ! ’ |
| 21 | Sorry to sound a little perverse on that issue , but I , we really wanted to have a clear indication of what you felt as District Planning Officers , er an and indeed we 'll hear what the County feel and in fact have pursued through this alteration , but can I again , just for clarification , and in fact it 's a sort of final head count , er and again I raise this in the context of P P G three paragraph thirty three , and that is the degree of acceptability , or otherwise , by the local planning authorities , erm and I only need a nod from you , or otherwise , for the record . |
| 22 | I only stayed a couple of days and then I ran away to London . |
| 23 | " I only sneezed a couple of times … but you know what mother is like , " Patrick said defensively . |
| 24 | Kelly 's one is like , I only got a glimpse of it , but I 'm sure it 's like Donna 's one . |
| 25 | Though I must admit , I only have a bite at lunchtime myself . |
| 26 | I only having a look at it . |
| 27 | I know it sounds mad but I suddenly had an image of them doing it on the carpet in the office like a couple of dogs . ’ |
| 28 | I suddenly heard a movement outside the window , and saw Heathcliff stand up and walk away . |
| 29 | One day , as she was scolding me , I suddenly threw a question at her . |
| 30 | I thus started a relationship with that country that has been constantly rewarding for the rest of my life , and indeed I now regard it almost as my second homeland . |