Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb base] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I duly put this plan to Eliot , who , to my mild surprise , did not seem to regard it as so fanciful an idea as I had anticipated . |
| 2 | The real world has long left behind the age when old so-and-so could decide ‘ I rather like this slogan ’ or ‘ My constituents think we ought to do such and such ’ without that ‘ feeling ’ being backed up by professional research and experience . |
| 3 | Mansel Jones , Hillhouse International power station manager , said : ‘ I personally feel this law is a positive move . |
| 4 | I only ask this question because devotees of this composer have probably never been in a better position to acquire a good cross-section of his output on disc . |
| 5 | And I only get this sort of breakfast when you 're angry , he thought . |
| 6 | ‘ It is not true that I only play this game for money . |
| 7 | ‘ I only want this farce to be over so I can get on with my life . ’ |
| 8 | I was questioned about this in recent years when I visited the Camp during one of my lecture rounds to the ATC in the Highlands , but I only add this yarn to illustrate that it takes all kinds to make any air force station , and I am sure our childrens ' children will be told and the tale will no doubt be embroidered to suit the occasion . |
| 9 | As a cyclist , and campaigner on behalf of cycling , I warmly welcome this consultation document , which sets out the issues very clearly and comprehensively . |
| 10 | Being a mere composite from charnel houses , I fear that I alone undergo this sorrow behind the eyebrows . |
| 11 | ‘ I much prefer this music , ’ Herman said , doing an awkward shuffle . |
| 12 | I much prefer this Bernstein performance to his later one with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra , which is so self-indulgent and slow that the final Adagio loses both shape and momentum . |
| 13 | His wife added : ‘ I just hope this honeymoon goes better than the last . |
| 14 | Erm I , I just get this feeling , you know one would expect that year eleven is a reasonable way of working out what the , the sort of workload is , and you would think that special needs would actually be something that really related quite nicely |
| 15 | So I just use this thing you 've got ? |
| 16 | I 've never even managed to get through a job interview , even if it 's a woman doing the interviewing ; I just have this feeling that she is looking at me and judging me for all the wrong reasons . |
| 17 | ‘ I just have this feeling ’ , he said slowly , ‘ that my instructions were changed half-way . ’ |
| 18 | I just tidy this end up |
| 19 | watch this till about I normally watch this till about two . |
| 20 | We clung to each other , the only time I ever remember this happening . |
| 21 | I always use this kind of music as part of the test sequence ; here it had an extraordinary naturalness , a quite seamless integration from bass to soprano , which one immediately recognises as true . |
| 22 | And I think you 'll agree , it is a difficult I mean I always stress this point about attitude , that a lot of problems that we get in our advice centres have been made worse because the customer has caused er you know argument or a scene |
| 23 | Personally I like to keep things as simple as possible , so I always relate this concept to the relative major key even if I 'm dealing with a song which is in a minor key . |
| 24 | My Lord Mayor , I totally reject this motion as a load of baloney . |
| 25 | I still commend this report to council as the first real stride along the road we have to take , there 's no choice about that . |
| 26 | I still admire this trick . |
| 27 | I thoroughly recommend this course of action as a way of improving your driving and putting your badge where your mouth is . |
| 28 | I also use this method on paper using egg yolk and water mixed with gouache ; I apply it over a painted area with a big brush , then blot it out with newspaper . |
| 29 | I also have this urge to travel . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I hereby call this meeting to order . ’ |