Example sentences of "i [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Watch it for Christ sake , ’ Billy bawled into the wind , ‘ ca n't you see I 've had a hard night . ’ |
| 2 | mind you the trouble is it 's alright in saying that but you see I 've got a bad chest , Philip 's got a bad chest |
| 3 | And it 's self employment so the couriers that we er supplied with the parcels with are the p- umm er , they 're liable for tax and insurance if any is due , I mean earn a certain amount of money before you start |
| 4 | Very soon now they will be ready and then I mean to hold a great feast for all my people . |
| 5 | Cos I mean get a good deal |
| 6 | That does I think form a significant element because it makes a difference of nearly two and a half thousand dwellings . |
| 7 | I disdained to consult a medical dictionary , however . |
| 8 | ‘ As soon as my work here is finished ’ , he wrote to Constanze , ‘ I shall join you , for I intend to take a long rest in your arms ; and I shall really need it , for all this mental worry and all the rushing about in connection with it is really wearing me out … . ’ |
| 9 | I intend to make a great deal of money from this if my speculations are correct . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Some kids where I lived dug a dead person up , ’ says Dmitry . |
| 11 | The President and I agreed to establish a secure telephone link between our two offices . |
| 12 | There are some marvellous graphics among these new breeds but , having never particularly liked comics , I failed to overcome a fundamental irritation with the medium of pictures and words combined . |
| 13 | I failed to get a single note out of it when I brought it back to the hotel . |
| 14 | I failed to place a cardboard cut-out of a male person lying , in a posture of total exhaustion , in one of the darker recesses of the living room . |
| 15 | The red chair where I sit has a long seat , comfortable for a tall person . |
| 16 | I got offered a part-time job in a bakery at the weekends , and he said he 'd look after the kids , but he never did , so I could n't do it . |
| 17 | I expected to see a huge hound , but not a creature like this . |
| 18 | I expected to find a tiny shrunken corpse . |
| 19 | I expected to find a privileged crew , tolerating me for some positive press . |
| 20 | Perhaps I should n't interfere but I hate to see a young man throwing his life away . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I hate to see a decent man making a mess of his life . |
| 22 | Usually when designing pictures I tend to use a particular leaf or flower because of its shape , colour or texture , and pay no attention to its species or variety . |
| 23 | I tend to live a normal life . |
| 24 | I tend to keep a tight rein at first , and gradually relax as I get to know them . |
| 25 | Thank you Chairman erm I do n't I need to say a great deal because the comments that have been made I think are very thoroughly and expertly covered most of the ground in terms of the the issues that are being raised and can I say that although er a number of Chief Officers , a number of departments and I suspect a number of committees will be looking at what has happened and er seeking in both to find out why it has happened and what might be done in the future erm I certainly recognize that it 's er a role responsibility of this committee and of er me and the Planning Department to consider the implications for strategic planning and for the related functions and that erm it wo n't be a , a , a happy task because er purely it 's something that all of us would have hoped had n't happened at all but I will er very er thoroughly er explore the issues and report it back . |
| 26 | I 've changed your body , and I tried to rewire a few of your neurons , but I 've left you alone where it counts . ’ |
| 27 | Working the paint thickly with a knife I tried to create a jarring effect with colour and texture conveying the power and pain of the experience . |
| 28 | She says : ‘ I tried to have a good marriage , be a good mother and have a career . |
| 29 | I tried to get a better grip but to my horror my fingers began to run down the door like melting plasticine as I watched from my perilous vantage point . |
| 30 | Today I tried to get a whole tin every day , it 's just because it happened . |