Example sentences of "[noun pl] and i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | From the first moments , when my brothers and I stood there incredulous as Blyth screamed and jumped and tugged at his leg , to the tearful farewell of Blyth 's parents and Diggs taking statements ( a bit even appeared in the Inverness Courier which was picked up for its curiosity value by a couple of the Fleet Street rags ) , not one person even suggested that it might have been anything other than a tragic and slightly macabre accident . |
| 32 | Well I must confess Mr it 's it 's difficult if we get into a situation where we 've got an area straddling two districts and I do n't have to say why , in some respects . |
| 33 | He and Elinor had been to the council offices and I had still not come home when they got back . |
| 34 | They are both disreputable practitioners of empty trades and I wanted to — ’ |
| 35 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 36 | I think the Arabs have the same rights as the Jews and I think it is a tragedy of history that a people who are refugees make new refugees . |
| 37 | I think the Arabs have the same rights as the Jews and I think it is a tragedy of history that a people who are refugees make new refugees . |
| 38 | pull the wool over Josie 's eyes And I 've got |
| 39 | ‘ She opened her eyes and I said , ‘ You can beat this again ’ . |
| 40 | You see , we 'd got such confidence that she told me that when he died , she said , ‘ He died in his bed here ’ , that we were in , you see ; and she said , ‘ I then closed his eyes and I laid down with him till the morning so that nobody should be disturbed . ’ |
| 41 | But I always wonder , as if a film had been taken from my eyes and I saw new worlds . ’ |
| 42 | I nodded , and she closed her eyes and I saw her shoulders slump a little . |
| 43 | I closed my eyes and I got a different feeling |
| 44 | At only 18 , Dundas will be seeing things through young and excited eyes and I wish him the best . |
| 45 | Stars danced before my eyes and I kept shaking with fear at my latest brush with death . |
| 46 | ‘ There is a modicum of gentleness in your eyes and I presume that you are young enough to feel compassion . |
| 47 | I never met his eyes and I do n't think he noticed me much , but we were all , Emil , Oliver , Cathy and I , becoming slowly and inevitably more recognizable to the passengers . |
| 48 | I know the look in a victim 's eyes and I do n't want to see it again . |
| 49 | I think about buying some fags but the headache 's still there behind my eyes and I have the feeling smoking a cigarette would make me want to throw up . |
| 50 | That brought tears to my eyes and I turned away so that Jeff would n't be able to see them , then fought them back . |
| 51 | I dived , but the salt stung my eyes and I surfaced . |
| 52 | ‘ There 's no reason why I ca n't go on for 200 goals and I do n't agree with the argument that you should retire at the top . |
| 53 | ‘ We have been controlling games but still conceding goals and I do n't know why . |
| 54 | And I would keep those in my B section , you know , I have my long-term goals and I have goals for the year , and then I have my planning sheets , on how I 'm going to implement those goals . |
| 55 | We scored two grat goals and I think we just deserved to win . |
| 56 | ‘ Lee Clark certainly has the potential to score a lot of goals and I expect people like Brian Kilcline to hit some from set pieces . ’ |
| 57 | And they had addresses and I ran around , I went to get a job at the pit , which er I had no more sense so I 'm glad now that I did n't get on . |
| 58 | Both of them are rotten drivers and I 'd had enough painful experiences for one day . |
| 59 | its , it , the other truck drivers and I have to say that erm to a certain extent you do need to be forceful and positive because er they need a lot of space to manoeuvre on the road and a lot of people who drive cars do n't quite realize how much space they need and if they wo n't give you the space you have to take it . |
| 60 | Like Paula , I thought they were old ledgers and I did n't take much notice . |