Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] i have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shabby room above the tobacconist 's shop where we held our ward meetings became home to me and , in a queer way , made me feel whole and integrated again so that I began to look back on the activities I had taken part in with Sophie as some kind of mental aberration . |
| 2 | And there is a sense in which this applies , but although I can appreciate his point that seeking a good reputation may well dominate the practical order , if it were also to dominate the activities I have designated ‘ second-order ’ then it makes nonsense of the possibility of ‘ disinterestedness ’ , enjoying something for its own sake . |
| 3 | The activities I have tried have been successful , and I shall try many more . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It was close enough to use the under-arm style , and the pebbles I 'd selected were all of roughly the same size , so my fire was very accurate : four shots within splashing distance and a fifth which smashed the neck off the bottle . |
| 6 | I asked to keep her talking , but I was thinking of the scribble on the photocopies I 'd found . |
| 7 | But one morning I came to play and I found that my clubs were not there ( they had been stolen ) I then had to go through the long task of making a claim to the insurance company to try and claim some money to replace the clubs I had lost . |
| 8 | It was very uncomfortable until firstly I started getting some of the programmes I had commissioned back , and secondly I saw on screen that some of them were going to be among the first successes of the Channel . |
| 9 | I did go out with one of me mates once and he was going burgling and I needed to do one 'cos I had no money or nothing , strung out , and he went to the Old Hall Estate and broke into a house and I got in through the window with him and I just looked around and saw all these photographs of , y'know like , the family that lived there with the kids and that and I just got this horrible feeling , so I just got out the window and walked away , even though I was strung out and I did n't pick nothing up , I just left him to it ‘ cos , like , though all the burglaries I 'd done , they 'd all been shops . |
| 10 | Or half a can of paraffin , if you 're anything like most of the scouts I 've met . |
| 11 | My Lord I think it 's right that that it 's clear from the discussions I 've had with Mr that the plaintiff is going to be in the witness box for some considerable time and I think if your Lordship 's had an opportunity to read the witness statement , seen the areas of dispute , the nature of the the fact that arised and had a look at some of the documentation , it would be much er er a much speedier process than it would otherwise be . |
| 12 | Skirts have gone so much shorter — you 'd hardly believe the hems I 've taken up . |
| 13 | And , even if it were just an American issue , how can one claim to represent American art properly in the period when women 's work often led the way without including some of the artists I 've mentioned . |
| 14 | Songs are the lifeblood of pop music , and all the artists I have represented have been heavily involved in songwriting . |
| 15 | For me that was vindication for the disagreements I 'd had with Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson , both of whom saw the music and titles after they 'd been done and said they did n't like them . |
| 16 | Of all the hedges I 've seen they 've been about eighteen two foot , about that far apart |
| 17 | He described a life so different from my own that I could not have imagined it — ‘ She loved me for the dangers I had passed , and I loved her , that she did pity them . ’ |
| 18 | The cities I had seen in England and France left me unmoved ; their crowds had no interest for me : they lacked the colour and variety for which I craved . |
| 19 | We would also hope that , should there be a need in the future to make a decision in Council regarding application for such a byelaw , you , the members , will give proper consideration to the views I have expressed on behalf of the ro responsible dog ownership group . |
| 20 | It was a characteristic I had noticed in most of the Germans I had met since being shot down . |
| 21 | Sometimes , after I 'd given them back their money , the customer would open the palm of their hand and I would discover that one of the coins I had passed over had suddenly disappeared so I ended up having to give them even more bees and honey . |
| 22 | I just took my napkin , filled it with all the coins I had won and tied the corners into a knot . |
| 23 | His people kept him monstrously short — ’ I ca n't wait till they discover the debts I 've made ; though as a matter of fact I can wait , it would be wiser too . ’ |
| 24 | But the other important element is that you have to reflect the style of the original , look at the notes I 've made at the bottom of the page , please . |
| 25 | The proposals I 've made . |
| 26 | ‘ And what about all the times I 've asked your advice while you were doing your yard work ? ’ he teased . |
| 27 | He 's got a week 's growth of beard which seems to be permanent , judging from the times I 've seen him in the past . |
| 28 | Still thinking ; thinking about all the times I 've seen people I know do something for revenge , or do anything vindictive or sneaky or smart or even threaten to . |
| 29 | Yeah but I mean the times I 've seen her it 's been this end of town rather than that end of town . |
| 30 | Blimey , the times I 've heard that ! |