Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adv] and i " in BNC.
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1 | At seven thousand pounds all done at seven thousand , the bid is here and I 'll sell at seven thousand pounds . |
2 | And we went all round the bed and we went all round outside , we went all through the back smelt outside Jane 's door in case she 'd she were on fire could n't find nothing , sat down and read , he said it 's cos the telly 's on and I expect it 's damp and it 's you know |
3 | If I want to talk personally with my father about something and am admitted to him , he talks for an hour about something or other and then the time of the talk is over and I have not been able to say what I had wanted to say . |
4 | Mummy is there and I 'd thought she was in good hands but of course I could n't visit her as often as I 'd like while earning my megamillions . |
5 | ‘ Yes , but that means — if that desk light was on and I got up and started to accelerate towards it , the light goes blue . |
6 | ‘ I saw your light was on and I thought you ought to know . |
7 | Well I think I 'll start off by telling you a little bit about myself erm , I 'm a writer and I live in Durham , my work is here and I 've also work abroad , if anybody ca n't hear me please say |
8 | Lo and behold , when I got to court , this old lady was there and I felt so ashamed and so sorry for her . |
9 | ‘ Then one night Hugo and Jebb ( The Mouse 's twanging Boothby twins ) went there for a quiet beer and the DJ was going , ‘ I 've heard that a couple of Jacob 's Mouse are here and I want to tell them to get off their high horse and come down to play here . |
10 | It would be inequitable to those who take a contrary view to that of the hon. Gentleman if I were to see him exceptionally , in addition to all the other representations that I have received from him , now that the consultation period is over and I am reaching a conclusion on the matter . |
11 | Remembering that my microphone is on and I will expect you all to sing |
12 | It was a moment to be savoured , when danger was past and I was wholly at peace . |
13 | Then , when the funeral was over and I was on my way home , I felt really ill . |
14 | ‘ I can not deny that I have had my troubles off the park , or that my mind was on other things for a while , but my head is down and I am concentrating on making a contribution to the team once again . |
15 | The lights were off in the living-room , but the television was on and I was amused to see a little bluish-grey man talking seriously to the empty armchairs . |
16 | Ive been off and I am presently ploughing through 80 odd messages . |
17 | As far as I 'm concerned , the incident is over and I do n't want him meddling in our affairs . ’ |
18 | In the pinewoods below the cliff the air was still and I remember being distinctly intimidated by the size of Raven Rock , where our first tick of the day was to be found . |
19 | Take-off time arrived and the oil temperatures were still somewhat below the criteria , but I opened the throttles and very shortly the tail was up and I was heading down the short runway into a brisk headwind , pointing straight for the little pub outside the camp that had become a second home for us . |
20 | That second night in the porch was enough and I resolved to move on the following day , whatever happened . |
21 | I send it to the individual 's home and I include a personal note from me thanking him for his achievement . |
22 | This is Marguerite 's home and I would n't have it any other way . |
23 | that 's right when that big ginger tom was there and I , you should have seen her ! |
24 | Yeah there was five women and dad was away and I was out at the fishing just for the night . |
25 | And erm our local er press was there and I think he went away and phoned up straight away t to Quix and said , Oh well you know they were twenty five to thirty women in Blaenau I never you know sort of their not your usual erm politicals if you like you know they just . |
26 | The structure was there and I think anybody who 's been in this business for any number of years , some of us have been in it longer than others er know that you actually need a structure er of that , of that little . |
27 | So I held his hand all the way and mum was there and I said you 'll be alright dad I said do n't worry about it I said er , we 'll be here when you come out , he said yeah alright , I 'm alright , so as the surgeon came out he said look Mrs he said I 've seen your daughter , yeah , I have to say this to you he said it 's a fifty , fifty percent chance that John will come back from the operation , operation OK and he said it 's a one hundred percent chance he wo n't without surgery of course he do n't know anything , got his little cap on |
28 | It does seem that rent-a-picket is back and I do not think that is in the interests of the workers at Timex . ’ |
29 | Mr Major said : ‘ It does seem that rent-a-picket is back and I do not think that is in the interests of the workers . ’ |
30 | Time is up and I 'm all strung up and we 're too |