Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [subord] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Were they making all this noise while I was studying ? ’ he thought . |
| 2 | I have kept the books of this branch since I retired from banking , five years ago . ’ |
| 3 | I c I , I tell this story cos I think it illustrates it very much , I expect most of you have er if you have n't been you 've heard of Dale in Derbyshire , and it 's this river with a , a lovely walk either side of the river , you walk along the side and then you come to the point where there 's a bend in the river and there 's these gorgeous great enormous stepping stones . |
| 4 | I never reported this story because I did n't believe it . |
| 5 | I still feel that this story if I have retold it right , would have appealed to Eliot more than the tamer one about the negro . |
| 6 | ‘ If you mean because it 's your day off , there are no days off during this case unless I decide I can spare you . ’ |
| 7 | I no more say who I am in this case than I say I 'm off to my wife 's right in the lost-in-cloud case . |
| 8 | I told my friends I was going to the dentist this afternoon because I knew they 'd be jealous if they knew I 'd seen Home Alone 2 before anyone else . |
| 9 | COOK 'S NOTE : I tend not to use virgin olive oil for this dip as I find the flavour too strong for the roe . |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't know Mr Jacobsen was in this play until I arrived here today . ’ |
| 11 | Customer 5 : ‘ What happens if my daughter does n't like this jumper when I get it home ? ’ |
| 12 | I persuaded her to come on this course because I thought it would be a change for us both . ’ |
| 13 | In fact , barn owls are reckoned to be one of the hardest breeds to hand-rear and train , and they are n't recommended for beginners — though I did n't know that then , What I did know was that I 'd probably lost the battle with this owl before I 'd started : I suspected he would be impossible to train , but I was so hooked on the idea of having my own bird that I could hardly drag myself away when I was looking at him . |
| 14 | There are many good makes of boots in this category though I think I would opt for a pair of Scarpa boots because they will accept the wonderful Yeti gaiters ( £50 ) and are excellent in their own right . |
| 15 | I did n't appreciate this freedom until I lost it . |
| 16 | I sha n't be coming to New York this spring as I 'd hoped because Monsieur Félix has decided to open a branch of the Maison de Verveine in London instead of New York ! |
| 17 | A bite now is hardly ever missed and I am confident of landing even big fish on this gear if I take my time about it . |
| 18 | I 've got my instructions , and none of you newspaper people are getting into this college while I 'm here to stop you . |
| 19 | I was no exception to this rule when I graduated to command and number some very good friends amongst the chiefs with whom I have sailed . |
| 20 | Just quit acting like the silly , irresponsible female you undoubtedly are and get in this car before I get out and make you ! ’ |
| 21 | A way round this hearsay evidence is for the officer to say ‘ The passenger Mr. Jones says he is not licensed to drive this car so I am reporting you ( the defendant ) for quitting a vehicle ’ etc . |
| 22 | Yeah , the way the ice formed on this car when I was trying to get the snow off off the windscreen and the ice and everything that was er , no I personally think it 's too cold . |
| 23 | I have deliberately placed this design idea at least halfway through this chapter as I feel , despite looking quite easy , it is in fact one of the more difficult designs to perfect . |
| 24 | And , but I , I 'm glad to make a greeting from a , a wide range of churches erm , I 've got to discard this figure because I 've got . |
| 25 | My fish is quite tame and I hand feed him , although as he ( or she ) gets larger I will stop this practice as I value my fingers . |
| 26 | So could you phone up er your office because I cleared the fact that we can pay with this card cos I thought you might look at this and say well look it 's expired . |
| 27 | I did n't tell you about this monster because I was afraid you would kill him and I thought I could handle the matter . |
| 28 | What we want to do in this session as I said it will only take about twenty minutes , there are three key things we want to do . |
| 29 | Q : Can I take out this Plan if I already have a Hospital Income Plan with Sun Alliance ? |
| 30 | ‘ In this hut when I ask something , it is answered , ’ he hissed . |