Example sentences of "i [verb] is a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean is a carbonate erm an alkali ? |
| 2 | Erm I mean is a a British private limited company . |
| 3 | There may well be standard poodle in the Irish Water Spaniel but the Newfoundland I mean is a big heavy dog . |
| 4 | Aha That 's right , it would be somebody of one rung down perhaps from and half a rung down from if you can put that in context I mean is an absolute beginner she knew nothing about this business two and a half years ago |
| 5 | The basic situation which I contemplate is a patient in hospital refusing all but nursing attendance , or the patient at home refusing all care , even if it means that he will be left alone . |
| 6 | That I stress is a preliminary view they could not and would not wish to make a final decision until they have all the information . |
| 7 | For the purposes of this discography I 've ignored the most obvious ‘ Skinhead ’ hits and chosen , with the help of some friends , what I trust is a fairly objective selection of the best , and most popular records from 1968 to 1971 . |
| 8 | All I got is a ball of string and some bits of paper . |
| 9 | The manual actually fails to mention quite a lot and I only hope that the one I got is a prototype and not what the paying public will receive ! |
| 10 | ‘ What I got is an inarck … an inar … culate … |
| 11 | So if you 're going to plan ahead , now , which I think is the only thing you can do in the circumstances … what I suggest is a with-profits endowment policy linked to a seven-year maturity date with yearly incrementals — optional , if you like , or you can build them in , it depends how optimistic you are about your career , ha ha — leaving a little bit of the schools fees to pay at the time , but there will be a big chunk taken out , that 's for sure … and do it off monthly standing orders of around … let's say … five hundred a month ? |
| 12 | All I recollect is a grey , sombre sky and the dark Seine rushing under the bridges ; tall , sharp-gabled houses which sprang up from the cobbles and leaned crazily together , storey thrust out above storey ; the narrow , winding streets of the Latin Quarter ; the pell-mell of ascending gables and tinted roof tiles , the gables of their lower storeys sculpted into fantastic shapes of warriors or exotic animals . |
| 13 | After reading your All I want is a room somewhere , I decided to write in case any of your readers were considering a home to Carla . |
| 14 | She is always turning from what has been offered her to say with a demure little sigh and smile , ‘ Oh , please , please … all I want is a cup of tea , weak but not too weak , and the teeniest weeniest bit of really crisp toast . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But what I want is a bit of time to myself . |
| 16 | All I want is a little cottage . |
| 17 | He added : ‘ What I want is a country of real opportunity where everyone is free to choose . |
| 18 | The Arts : All I want is a room in Soho |
| 19 | ‘ What I want is a biodegradable board — like the husk of a grain of wheat . |
| 20 | All I want is a little of your energy . |
| 21 | ‘ The only reward I want is a baby of my own . |
| 22 | ‘ What I want is a safe , happy and successful climb — very much in that order . |
| 23 | The problems start when they get out of the ‘ All I want is a basic word processor ’ frame of mind and start getting into some serious computing . |
| 24 | ‘ All I want is a bed for a few days . ’ |
| 25 | Just now , all I want is a glass of this rather splendid champagne . ’ |
| 26 | But right now , all I want is a fair hearing . |
| 27 | ‘ All I want is a normal life . |
| 28 | And , for the moment , all I want is a little peace and quiet although it 's not all that quiet , thanks to the gaps between the attic floorboards left by the cottage 's Victorian jerrybuilder : how Riva can snore on through all those goings-on I do not know . |
| 29 | All I want is a yearly figure . ’ |
| 30 | ALL I want is a fantastic time with just as crazy a female . |