Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I loosely tossed a swirl of Moroccan curtain over the sofa , slid Act 3 of Orfeo onto the revolving mat , lit an Al Akhbar joss-stick , and left it at that . |
2 | I rarely saw a lesson in which the students had not gone to some considerable length to vary their material and their activities to take account of the level of the class , the length of the lesson and the time of day or week . |
3 | I rarely made a comment on what someone was wearing ; we would sit in a park or café or at home discussing image , beauty , fashion and advertising , and skirt around the more obvious , immediate issues of how we both looked , how we were dressed . |
4 | I duly sent a copy to Eliot ; and although lie showed interest , I think it possible that he never read it through , as the following letter shows . |
5 | Accordingly , I duly had a site meeting with Mr. George on 4th June . |
6 | with him , I I sarcastically make an appointment |
7 | I badly need a drink and I need to talk to you . ’ |
8 | I badly needed a holiday . ’ |
9 | After some weeks of work in London gathering material from such places as the Canary Wharf Tower , Millbank Tower and the roof of the Economist Building , I eventually spotted a tower block across the Thames from the City which I thought must have an amazing vantage point . |
10 | I eventually got a chance to read the South Wales Aggregates Working Party 's Regional Commentary which has been sitting on my desk for months . |
11 | His ring record alone demanded the attention of the BBBC and he believed that : ‘ It was through public opinion that I eventually got a title . |
12 | so , you know , I looked under the bonnet , I could n't understand it at all tt , er , so I eventually got a lift and got a ride down into Malham and er , went in the telephone box there |
13 | I eventually saw a specialist who prescribed something to ‘ kick-start ’ my periods . |
14 | I eventually saw a report about striking miners on American TV . |
15 | During those long and enjoyable hours I slowly became an ornithologist . |
16 | I rather like a lot of the G Plan stuff I like very much . |
17 | I 'd had no leave and , what with one thing and another , I rather wanted a break . |
18 | ‘ I merely wanted a word with my people who are working on your brother 's papers . ’ |
19 | I carelessly accepted an invitation to debate with Mrs Williams on the future of social democracy etc on the radio . |
20 | I randomly tried a number of careers offices , and I received a fax showing the situation in Derbyshire : Alfreton 56 , Derby 832 , Ilkeston 184 , Long Eaton 105 , Matlock 37 , and Swadlincote 103 . |
21 | I better do a check for gas here . |
22 | Ooh I better have a grandma as well please ? |
23 | ‘ Normally I do n't , but jus ’ in case , I better keep a couple . ’ |
24 | ‘ I only felt a bit off , ’ Forster admitted . |
25 | She has opened me up to the world of tennis , although I do admit that I only take an interest because of her . |
26 | I only spent a tenner all week . |
27 | If I only got a second , I would stay in Oxford . |
28 | I only got a load of balls . |
29 | I only got a glimpse of them . |
30 | And then she said about her erm Y T S , oh I have n't got my bus money back yet I only get an allowance ! |