Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pron] [adj] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visibly frustrated , I make it worse by trying equally visibly not to appear so . |
| 2 | ‘ If I make you nervous by standing here , please say so . ’ |
| 3 | I count myself fortunate in having met both generations of politicians and scientists . |
| 4 | But however enjoyable , reading about islands is nowhere near as rewarding as visiting them , and I consider myself fortunate in having been able to spend some time on the north Atlantic islands of Iceland , the Faroe Islands and that most remote of the British islands , St Kilda . |
| 5 | Sir : I consider myself fortunate in having selected your launch issue from the station bookshop , being attracted by the price , for as a relatively new computer user I find the content both interesting and easy to read and understand . |
| 6 | Yet somehow , unaccountably , I find myself 16 behind needing the last three colours to even the match . |
| 7 | I find them useful for flavouring game pies . |
| 8 | Microsoft would be hard pushed to include a file manager as sophisticated as XTree Gold in Dos 6 , I find it invaluable for keeping my files in order . |
| 9 | And I see nothing wrong with allowing certain rooms to be used as bedrooms , just as they do at any English Dormy House . |
| 10 | Erm and I see nothing wrong with making decent profits as long as you 're not actually ripping people off as a monopoly . |
| 11 | ‘ I see nothing humorous in suggesting my query was directed at the waiter , and nothing funny in your eyeing him that way as if the implication were a consideration . |