Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | As for the Archduke , though I personally prefer a more tautly sustained sense of direction in the opening Allegro moderato , this performance as a whole reveals them at their best , with a truly rapt and spacious slow movement as prime proof of their vision . |
| 32 | I personally felt a great affinity with the people of the highlands and islands , although I know this was not so with many of our officers who preferred to work in the south . |
| 33 | I personally use a .013-.056 gauge on all the acoustics and all the electrics with the exception of the Firebird , which I use for regular flatpicking in standard Spanish tuning , and that one has much lighter strings on it — an .009 set but with an .011 on the top E. ’ |
| 34 | I personally led a vigorous campaign to get Niblet removed at the first opportunity . |
| 35 | I personally favoured a psychological explanation . |
| 36 | Part of our case for the Radio News Network is that we must do better about telling our country about itself , not just in terms of law or education but also in terms of science , technology , medicine , the environment and an area where I personally have a great commitment — and that is coverage of business and our economy on which all our futures depend . |
| 37 | Now , I served on the island many years later and became friendly with a host of people , and I personally researched a great deal on our raid when not a single bomb fell on the seaplane base . |
| 38 | When I first moved from India ( where I was born ) to England , I obviously had a great tan , and I got called ‘ Indibum ’ and all.that . |
| 39 | I obviously made a huge mistake in thinking that we could ever learn to tolerate one another . |
| 40 | I only read a little in the books he gave me , picked up what I could . |
| 41 | That night I only slept a little , dreaming of the red room at Gateshead . |
| 42 | I only died a small death at his words and the way he said them . |
| 43 | I only receive a severe disability allowance and finding two lots of money for dentists care will be difficulty . |
| 44 | In the court were twelve tiny cottages and I only remember a few of the families who were unfortunate enough to live there — the Pragnells , Goodfellows , Wheadons , Dears , Rattues and Dawkins . |
| 45 | I broke my leg in training and I only played a dozen games undefeated , mind you ! |
| 46 | ‘ I only felt a bit off , ’ Forster admitted . |
| 47 | ‘ The advertisements and Briggs spoke of a Jane Eyre , but I only knew a Jane Elliott , ’ said St John . |
| 48 | I lie in the metal box hoping to hear the elephant passing or the lions roaring , but I only hear a distant hyena against the myriad squeaks and screeches of the night . |
| 49 | I only asked a polite question . ’ |
| 50 | And did so , with a smiling , ‘ It makes me very glad I only ate a light lunch today . ’ |
| 51 | However , I only put a few dozen sheets of paper through the machine , and two of them caught on the wire loop , which creased the paper and caused ink smudges where the machine was still printing . |
| 52 | I only spent a tenner all week . |
| 53 | I only got a glimpse of them . |
| 54 | I only got a load of balls . |
| 55 | If I only got a second , I would stay in Oxford . |
| 56 | Well I only got a few responses so the rest of the votes I made up . |
| 57 | I kept an ace but I only got a pair of eights with it which was no good . |
| 58 | I only go a fair way . |
| 59 | ‘ But I told ye I only saw a shadow . ’ |
| 60 | On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach . |