Example sentences of "i [verb] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It makes me want to bring sanity into an insane land . |
| 2 | He said have you seen Kevin out in street I said I 'm not fucking hell would I want to see Kev for ? |
| 3 | I mean to say law in other countries but they 're always pleased to come here and take all our what 's it are n't they ? |
| 4 | But if you 're really stuck and you 've got a third question that you ca n't come up with I mean y'know sort of blur it , fudge it and make it look like there 's a sort of metamorphic answer there and we can sort of say well that 's sort of twenty percent or something and then that counts and it may carry you over . |
| 5 | " In that case — in that case I intend to take advantage of my privileges as a husband with you . " |
| 6 | I like to take care of my staff , just as I intend to take care of my wife — if the one I love will marry me . ’ |
| 7 | I fear that I may not be able to take part in the debate as I intend to cause trouble for the Government over Oxleas wood , which is in my constituency and that of the hon. Member for Woolwich ( Mr. Cartwright ) , but I hope that my hon. Friend will regard my support as being with him throughout the debate . |
| 8 | You seem to be under the misapprehension that I intend making love to you . ’ |
| 9 | That I intend to make love to both of you ? ’ |
| 10 | Like you , I intend to seek sanctuary with Resenence Jeopardy . |
| 11 | I was pleased with this reflection , and so convoluted is the human mind that I ceased to take pride in my lack of pride and was proud that I had found myself capable of it . |
| 12 | I intended to resign at the A.G.M. due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area before the next A.G.M. but since no-one else wanted the job I agreed to remain chairman for as long as I could . |
| 13 | I , personally , always tried to avoid being drawn into any kind of union or political affairs , but in the case of the Association I made a slight concession in that I agreed to become Editor of our newsletter , which started out as a news-sheet and eventually grew into a magazine called " Coastlines " , featuring articles , reports from the cutters , poems and competitions . |
| 14 | He seemed so much more sensible than before that I agreed to have lunch with him . |
| 15 | Yeah , well I know but er he had n't seen anyone , he reckons for well over a year and when phoned me up I agreed to have lunch with him and then he gave me an earful about all sorts of things including erm in Norwich issuing net fares on Norwich Amsterdam . |
| 16 | ' ’ I trust to have word from you by this messenger , and delay only to know that you wish me to proceed . |
| 17 | I got to take care of this too . |
| 18 | Well n I hate wearing stuff like that , I always have done . |
| 19 | I tend to get fat in certain places . |
| 20 | Nor did I need to buy time for anybody . |
| 21 | I tried to do research on the 1950s but it was quite hard to find general information about the day-to-day lives of 1950s teenagers . |
| 22 | Then she spoke to the mirror , ‘ There were times when he was drunk , when I tried to take advantage of him , thinking he might forget to use one of those … things ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I tried to ask Mum about it , but she changed the subject . |
| 24 | I tried to draw G.P. from memory again today . |
| 25 | I tried to keep despair at bay , telling myself that some sort of mistake had been made . |
| 26 | I tried to show pleasure at their decision and at the same time annoyance that our contract simply would n't permit it . |
| 27 | ‘ I tried to get hold of you last night , but the phone was n't working . |
| 28 | The more I tried to achieve clarity on the monstrous event in this hour , the more the shame of indignation and disgrace burned in my brow . |
| 29 | I tried to make conversation with the three silent people round the table . |
| 30 | I want to drink tea with you at the Samoyovska Hotel in Kiev , and vodka with you in the evening in a place where they used to play gypsy music when I was a student . |