Example sentences of "i [vb base] the [noun] of [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean the freedom of talking . |
| 2 | Once again I stress the wisdom of working backwards , step by step , from the ideal long-term plan into which each new building is slotted in its turn . |
| 3 | First I make the mistake of falling in love with this man who probably wo n't remember what I look like the minute I leave this place , even though he 's not averse to the idea of making love to me while we 're under the same roof . |
| 4 | Greta Scacchi , 31 , star of White Mischief and Heat and Dust says , ‘ I hate the thought of standing out in the crowd . |
| 5 | ‘ If you 're going to get your neck broken , I want the pleasure of doing it . ’ |
| 6 | Like every rule , it has means by which it is enforced ; in this case , if I break the rule of driving on the left-hand side of the road I can be prosecuted under a law of the land . |
| 7 | I welcome the possibility of debating the proposals of the Opposition parties . |
| 8 | ‘ They are not so appealing that I relish the idea of seeing them again , ’ Murtach retorted . |
| 9 | I run the risk of sounding patronising here , but I do feel that this is a point worth making . |
| 10 | ‘ I enjoy the thrill of jumping out of a perfectly good aeroplane , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Occasionally , when I am ironing , I consider the possibility of having a constituency which is called Mitcham , Morden and Mole Valley . |
| 12 | While I question the possibility of ranking Buid society as more or less ‘ peaceful ’ according to some culture-free , quantitative standard , I think it can be placed in a category of relatively ‘ peaceful ’ societies because of the complete absence of any social situation in which aggressive conduct is assigned a positive value . |
| 13 | I like the idea of learning on the job you know . |
| 14 | While I like the idea of allowing a different pianist to combine with strings for each work , I miss that element of personality and insight which a great soloist such as Rubinstein brought to this music . |
| 15 | I like the idea of using steel but is there a problem with rusting ? |
| 16 | Britain was actually given a lower standard check , on the basis that we would be using in many places our own coal , which has a quite a high sulphur content , or de-sulphurisation , we were given a lower standard , or a higher standard , or whatever it is , it was more relaxed for Britain , and that 's why I like the idea of taking this up with the M.E.D. , how it 'll happen , how it will square in his mind . |
| 17 | Jeffrey : I like the idea of seeing the gay movement as an attitude of mind . |
| 18 | I thoroughly enjoyed playing this game and , I like the idea of making my own game worlds with the ZZT Editor and controlling the objects using the built in ZZT-OOP programming language . |
| 19 | I like the idea of presenting Sonic Youth to my audience . |
| 20 | I remember I was going in to record ‘ Cuts Like A Knife ’ and I said , ‘ I 'm taking you guys into the studio , ’ because who I play with on stage , I want them in the studio with me ; I like the idea of having one unit . ’ |
| 21 | The wind drops slightly as I am making myself another cup of tea and I like the idea of going out to watch the sun go down . |
| 22 | I mean I favour the using that because of the s I mean I like the idea of revisiting the competencies . |
| 23 | ‘ I like the idea of saying , have some of this , this is real too , y'know ? |
| 24 | ‘ You think I like the idea of fighting my in-laws ? ’ |
| 25 | With the latter I like the thrill of discovering whether your writers are ( 1 ) highly intelligent or ( 2 ) imbeciles — depending , of course , on whether or not their assessments agree with mine |
| 26 | I like the feeling of doing it ‘ now ’ rather than it being a recording . |
| 27 | I remember the shock of realising that the two groups were not making any contact — the word DRAMA meant entirely different things to each side . |
| 28 | I remember the shock of realizing that this was my last ever second-year class , then my last ever third-year class , and then people started asking me about my leaving party . |
| 29 | I remember the fear of going up the spiral stairs to bed , the tapestry billowing along the passage with some hidden killer , creaking of wood . |
| 30 | I dislike I dislike the idea of learning in a in a formal class . |