Example sentences of "[conj] the [noun pl] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was getting used to the odd feeling of distance , which made it seem as if it was all about someone else , but it was alarming to see how most of the articles highlighted the love-story angle , rather than the conditions in which John was held or the reasons I 'd given as to why the Government should be doing more . |
| 2 | Eton , however , meant far more to me than my relationships with others , or the learning I acquired or the games I played . |
| 3 | Er on the envi environmental aspect , I think it 's worth emphasizing because clearly this is the major concern of both Scotton and er the Residents ' Association and er that the County Council has and perhaps to some extent I think it 's certainly the public consultations or the exercises I 've been involved in at this stage in a major scheme has done far more work in trying to assess those effects than is normally the case at this stage in a ma major highway scheme . |
| 4 | He knows that the knickers I wear when I sit in the saddle are not the smartest articles of underwear in my wardrobe . |
| 5 | As happens in any new venture , I discovered that the hours I had to put in at the beginning seemed to outnumber those available in any day . |
| 6 | I should be grateful if you would confirm that the changes I have marked are the only ones necessary . |
| 7 | ‘ I wish to impress on you that the rules I made in London still stand . |
| 8 | Yes , I do believe in trying to persuade people that the things I believe in are the things they should follow … |
| 9 | It 's taken me about a year to realize that the things I put down do n't actually disappear of their own accord . |
| 10 | The File Manager obligingly scans the entire disk and lists all the files beginning with Q. I can see that the ones I want have been installed under D : \WINDOWS\QUOTE , and I can use the File Manager to look at them . |
| 11 | I told my father I was trying to get them over to the far side , to the mainland , and that the ones I had to bury , the ones which fell short , were victims of scientific research , but I doubt I really needed this excuse , my father never seemed bothered about the suffering of lower forms of life , despite having been a hippy , and perhaps because of his medical training . |
| 12 | I blamed my sites , my machine , and myself for this , but never really believed that the areas I was working had been totally worked-out . |
| 13 | It is essential that the problems I have identified this afternoon are resolved before this Bill leaves this House . |
| 14 | Oh , I 'm not complaining — I 've always made it my business to ensure that the women I meet are the sort who understand the rules and know how to play the game . |
| 15 | But I knew that the sounds I had heard could have nothing to do with a servant 's dream . |
| 16 | So I must check that the figures I 've already given you , that 's the way that I 've done it . |
| 17 | And and that to me is indicative albeit er in a small way of a failure to adequately phase the release of land albeit that the figures I accept are are relatively small . |
| 18 | However , I have been told that the drugs I am on will have an adverse effect . |
| 19 | First , that the conditions I have described constituted a substantial interference with the residents ' enjoyment of their property up to June 1990 ; second , that enough residents were affected to constitute a public nuisance if it were not for his other defences . |
| 20 | I recall how disappointed I was in the morning to discover that the pebbles I had collected so lovingly the evening before were just a pile of dull stones now that they had dried and were away from the beach . |
| 21 | Time , right , I am moving the amendment the reference back and I 'm handing those papers to the Chief Executive and I 'm gon na ask the Chief Executive to get someone independent to do this because you ca n't get away from the numbers that the numbers I 've get someone independent I 'll ask for that . |
| 22 | Can it be that the tales I heard in Geneva were true ? |
| 23 | Over the years I have discovered that the subjects I enjoy doing most of all are not far from my home ; my garden , conservatory , figures usually doing something , are my favourites and my family and friends are commandeered regularly for this purpose . |
| 24 | And here I ought to perhaps make it clear that the circles I provided on the sheet which was distributed , allow for a density of twenty houses per hectare . |
| 25 | But he admitted : ‘ I believe that unemployment will go on rising for some time yet , but what is certain is that the measures I have taken will assist the employment situation . ’ |
| 26 | The Government believe that the measures I have outlined provide the police and the courts with the powers and penalties to deal with those people who carry knives . |
| 27 | But I often find myself being far less nervous than the artists I 'm supporting , because I 'm so used to gigging ; I 've been doing a steady diet of around four gigs a week to support myself for many years , whereas they make an album then go out on tour every two years . ’ |
| 28 | Other than the wheels I think . |
| 29 | There are many more directions than the ones I have mentioned and these may be used according to one 's own particular habit . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's a classier offer than the ones I 'm accustomed to getting . ’ |