Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For me it begins to be noticeable at the railway station where I get off the train each evening , and becomes gradually stronger , like a magnetic field , as I walk up the hill . |
| 2 | Come and see the sorcerer 's kitchen where I brew up the grotesque potions that make me a legend here . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They wanted a dramatic ending where I kill off the central character and they also did n't like me making fun of the audience . |
| 4 | Rain said : ‘ My conscience dictates that I drive down the Cap and interview Peter Leary . |
| 5 | I blow out so hard that I mist up the windscreen . |
| 6 | It was with the idea of learning to judge distances that I set out the next morning . |
| 7 | At times I feel so tired that I throw down the pen in despair ; but it is soon taken up again , and , like a pygmy Antaeus , it seems to have imbibed fresh vigour from its prostration . |
| 8 | It is for reasons like these that I crossed out the best part of two months each autumn to devote to the public-spending discussions . |
| 9 | Despite the two question marks that I put over the Bill , I believe that the Government are right to proceed with the reforms that it contains . |
| 10 | I asked Alan to fish the first drift , in order to settle down , and towards the end he suggested that I put up the dap . |
| 11 | You want that I turn up the sound ? ’ |
| 12 | The wood is alder and the deal is that I scaled down the body a little bit . |
| 13 | Alas , they had no high chairs for nine month old Daniel , and it was with a sinking heart that I picked up the menu , while trying to hold the baby and prevent toddler Michael from pulling off the tablecloth . |
| 14 | Does my right hon. Friend know that I gave up the opportunity of becoming a solicitor like the hon. Member for Glasgow , Garscadden ( Mr. Dewar ) because accountants put the losses on the right and the profits on the left ? |
| 15 | The birds had told me Diggs had left a few minutes earlier , so I ran back the quick way to the house , where the lights all burned as usual . |
| 16 | Cawthorne had disappeared around the northern end of the farmhouse , so I ran back the way I had come , around the south end and climbed the fence back into the hop field . |
| 17 | It was too cold and windy to sit and wait , though , so I limped back the way I had come , embittered at having to walk unnecessarily . |
| 18 | Back at the tent it is getting late , so I set up the Trangia and cook myself a meal . |
| 19 | The lump is not ready to answer , so I turn up the pressure : ‘ He ai n't gon na say nothing . |
| 20 | Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less . |
| 21 | I did n't offer an opinion on that since I did n't have any , so I took up the time admiring the surroundings . |
| 22 | He wanted someone to help him with his horses , so I took on the job . |
| 23 | Back in the bathroom , so I turns down the bed , and goes . ’ |
| 24 | I could really do with a bit of a sit down and summat to drink , so I go down the driveway into the station . |
| 25 | Then I remembered the location of a luxurious caravan a relative has near Perpignan , so I looked up the guide , and found that there are a number of crags nearby — even better . |
| 26 | No one follows , so I come out the other end and nip round the small block . |
| 27 | I felt that the design for this holiday picture should be a natural and less structured design than normal , so I laid out the pressed stems of eucalyptus which naturally fell into a fan shape and used that as the basis of my design . |
| 28 | There 's a woman just up the road so I hop off the wall and run after her . |
| 29 | I took off the yellow waistcoat with its white lining and hung it on a hanger , and I took off my shoes , but rather like George I still felt myself to be on duty , so I switched off the light and lay on top of the bedclothes watching the black Canadian land slide by , while the free northern show went on above for hours in the sky . |
| 30 | When Nicklaus did finally track me down he told me the bag was still mine if I wanted it , but I told him I 'd already committed myself , so I gave up the chance . |