Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [conj] i " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ If the plane is overloaded and I lose an engine , maybe we do n't make it . ’ |
| 2 | Q My hair is highlighted and I would like a perm . |
| 3 | He 's guessed that I suspect something , but he ca n't possibly know just what , nor how . |
| 4 | We need not doubt that the epithet is justified and I think we are on the right track in attributing its powers to nerve cells with their trigger features and projective zones , but the connecting links are missing . |
| 5 | Nevertheless some valued individual work is undertaken and I was told it was often most effective when carried out jointly with a Probation Officer , each undertaking specific but complementary work . |
| 6 | I had stuff in my hands , my face is swollen and I ca n't hear in one ear |
| 7 | My sample space is limited but I think Oldham this year will take a little beating . |
| 8 | Space this year is limited and I will not attempt to summarise the rich record of activity outlined in the Annual Report of the Law Society , but briefly consider how the theme of ‘ One Profession ’ has fared through the year . |
| 9 | ‘ My ability to concentrate is limited and I have to avoid stressful situations , which is why , for example , I have not given media interviews . |
| 10 | ‘ Everything 's poisoned and I 'm sick of thinking about it . |
| 11 | Well , as far as I am concerned Reg is sacked and I shall say so in the programme . |
| 12 | He is trapped as I can not be trapped . |
| 13 | The numbers coming to meetings can vary from 4 to 24 which is uncomfortable if a speaker is booked and I do not know how many will come . |
| 14 | Yet , equally , right close up in front of the cab the sound is muffled and I can not hear myself accurately . |
| 15 | Frankly , I do n't much like wearing them — however , it is expected so I 'll put it on when I get in . |
| 16 | The former can do no more than skim the surface of an area which has recently been very heavily mined ; the latter is included because I think that this theory , though recent , is more than a passing fashion and contains some insights into the nature of knowledge . |
| 17 | It 's terrible but I find I do exactly the same with my children now : they come in from school and everything is dropped and I say ‘ pick them up ’ and I try to stop nagging them because I remember how much I hated it . |
| 18 | I hardly ever see him — I do n't even suppose he 's noticed that I 'm not there this week ! ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But then , when my work 's done and I go home , I 'm happy to be his wife . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's done and I hope he likes it , ’ Finlayson told the adjutant . |
| 21 | The reason I went into physics and what I try to inculcate is that the ideas themselves are interesting and that seems to me to be the main justification for it , so that when people try and justify scientific research by saying it 's good for the economy , the country and so on , or who knows what applications are going to come of it , I 'm inclined to sit rather quietly when that 's said because I 'm not convinced that some of the research that is done nowadays can have any practical application at all in that direct sense . |
| 22 | ‘ Your tea is ruined so I threw it in the bin . |
| 23 | I would fully support all of the good work that is done and I would wish it to continue . |
| 24 | I think that is a central criterion to attach the effectiveness of self regulating organisations if the the methodical nature of their monitoring er a and the way that that is done and I hope all concerned will consider these matters carefully . |
| 25 | Sneaking in here when the shop 's closed and I 'm safely out of the way in the parlour ? |
| 26 | If I do need to remove the fish can you give me any suggestions on housing them temporarily while the tank is cleaned as I only have one tank . |
| 27 | It is alleged that I am unpunctual sometimes , so certain members of the party arranged with the driver and the guard to make me run for the train . |
| 28 | The type of abortion I am referring to is induced and I believe that the woman should be given the right to be able to choose whether she needs one , rather than certain religious leaders or laws . |
| 29 | Twenty pounds only , ten pounds , at ten pounds , thank you , ten is offered and I shall sell at ten if there 's no further bid , at ten pounds . |
| 30 | I think I think I go back to this point about I think in concept anyway I 'm not happy about er a proposition that er that function is performed or I can see the disadvantages significant disadvantages in having the traffic er for both the A sixty one er and the A fifty nine c and its links into Harrogate and Knaresborough , concentrated on that er on on inner northern line . |