Example sentences of "[adv] i [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt uneasy and the back of my neck was prickly with sweat , but relentlessly I kept the same pace towards them . |
| 2 | Would n't I like to curl up on the sofa ? — and mostly I enjoyed the sweaty heaving pleasures of the British Legion do , where the guests galumphed and the men got drunk and waved bottles around — and one thing I noticed through all the ranks of society , no matter what the background , or the income , or the form the party took , was that as the evening wore on women would begin to look pained and patient and longed to get home , but did n't like to say so for fear of being accused of ruining the evening 's fun . |
| 3 | Slowly I unfolded the thick paper and spread it flat in front of me . |
| 4 | The initial research provided nothing , but eventually I discovered the scientific name and came up with a photograph of Synbranchus marmoratus , also known as the Marbled Swamp Eel . |
| 5 | Eventually I thought the only way I could control what I was doing was to decide on one specific charity — I chose Muscular Dystrophy — and work just with them , which is what I did . |
| 6 | Eventually I reach the same old compromise . |
| 7 | Eventually I had the other repeat to make the three parts , so then I could make harmonies by playing along with the tape . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Eventually I suppose the Unknown Lands will become Khanates , ’ Jotan said . |
| 9 | Well I 'm , I 'm easy , I mean the thickish cord erm , washes ni , they wear better I think the thickish cord but I mean erm and they 're a bit warmer , but if you shop about usually you can get them erm the same price as the needlecord I 'll leave that with you , right . |
| 10 | Suddenly I heard the guttural roar of fire from my studio above . |
| 11 | Suddenly I realized the awful truth . |
| 12 | When I got halfway I heard the angry voice of the French maid saying very aggressively : ‘ You got nobody like Napoleon ! ’ |
| 13 | Basically I had the wrong equipment at Reading '88 . |
| 14 | Oddly enough I met the same warrant officer some years later when he was SWO on a station near Warboys and we had many a chuckle about that . |
| 15 | Perhaps I had the same look once , though I 've lost it now . |
| 16 | Perhaps I had the wrong expectations . |
| 17 | I 'll , I 'll be going to the village hall but I might have to go back to the Cross Keys , that 's why I put Roger , perhaps I put the wrong thing on you see ? |
| 18 | ‘ Then perhaps I attract the wrong sort , ’ he hissed . |
| 19 | Obviously I get the odd pains from it because I 'm doing things I have n't done for 15 months . |
| 20 | Personally I find the authentic sound of a French orchestra irresistible , although I would advise listening to Disc 2 , track 1 ( the Pavane pour une infante défunte ) . |
| 21 | That 's one of the very important advantages of this election result , and personally I think the Social Democrats in Germany made a great mistake by being equivocal on this issue . |
| 22 | so I had the older ones from Goose Hill |
| 23 | So I said the only thing he would believe . |
| 24 | so I said the next best thing I said is ring Sarah and she said she 'd already sent a gift , no have a conversation with her , is Lorraine coming today , no she said Terry 's decorating never said where |
| 25 | So I use the ordinary detergents that I keep in the cupboard for hand-washing and this works very well for me . |
| 26 | It 's for our new one again you see so I rolled the front seat down put my brief case on the front seat so he says , where 's your van then mate ? |
| 27 | Or so I heard the other day over lunch from Patricia Routledge , best known as television 's appalling social climber , Hyacinth Bucket . |
| 28 | so I says the only thing that 'll be is to er toast cheese on toast |
| 29 | not re no , no , listen , listen , no listen , listen , listen , it 's not , wait a minute , no , right , it was up there , we thought it was hers but it was n't hers , so I took the wrong one |
| 30 | So I thought the shorter journey would be better . |