Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is one scene where I fall over a sofa , which we added on the day of the shoot . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Come and see the sorcerer 's kitchen where I brew up the grotesque potions that make me a legend here . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | Rain said : ‘ My conscience dictates that I drive down the Cap and interview Peter Leary . |
| 6 | I blow out so hard that I mist up the windscreen . |
| 7 | It was with the idea of learning to judge distances that I set out the next morning . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ she replied tersely , ‘ I 'll make sure that I draw up a balance sheet next time . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | You want that I turn up the sound ? ’ |
| 13 | Having made such progress in Sheffield , I felt it was time to move back to home ground , so I set up a CHE group in Rotherham . |
| 14 | Back at the tent it is getting late , so I set up the Trangia and cook myself a meal . |
| 15 | The lump is not ready to answer , so I turn up the pressure : ‘ He ai n't gon na say nothing . |
| 16 | Although we are now debating a piece of works legislation , it represents a major reform of parliamentary procedure , so I put down a marker at this stage to the effect that the Minister should be more forthcoming in considering whether we should have new procedures for dealing with orders . |
| 17 | Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less . |
| 18 | I could really do with a bit of a sit down and summat to drink , so I go down the driveway into the station . |
| 19 | No one follows , so I come out the other end and nip round the small block . |
| 20 | There 's a woman just up the road so I hop off the wall and run after her . |
| 21 | I do n't want to be blown across the room in the first ten minutes so I hang back a little as we sit round the table with Anthony Hopkins and Campbell Scott to read the scene through and discuss it . |
| 22 | Mum and I get on a lot better these days . |
| 23 | The driver calls ‘ Loving ’ and I get off the bus … ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Victor and I go back a long way . |
| 25 | Ali and I go back a long way . |
| 26 | Tyler and I go back a few years . |
| 27 | Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level . |
| 28 | ‘ Jeffrey and I go back an awful long way , and it makes a lot of sense for him to be published by us on both sides of the Atlantic , ’ Mr Bell commented . |
| 29 | It was n't the only operation that went into the shredder at that time — you could figure that for yourself So Arnie went to London and closed it off wiped our prints off everything and I shut down the Langley end . |
| 30 | And I mean over the years you can sort of pick a sample out and say ‘ It 's pretty close , this one ’ ; or , y'know , ‘ Do something about it ’ , there and then , if you think there is anything that can be done . |