Example sentences of "i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I little thought that fresh intrusions would interrupt and spoil my solitudes . |
| 32 | I admired Venables , his flamboyant style and attitude , but I could see the dangers in the temptations of life in London and I regretfully turned down the move . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | I began Chapter 4 by contrasting two views of physics , which I loosely characterized as the instrumental and expressive view . |
| 35 | I rarely went out . |
| 36 | I do not feel that I myself am at all psychic and I rarely dream — at least to know clearly on awakening what I have dreamed ; yet I have had in my life two dreams of foreboding . |
| 37 | I rarely find much satisfaction in debating harder abstractions or metaphysical teasers with him . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | I rarely take equipment from one country to another , and never if there is a voltage difference as with the United States ( 110 volts ) and Europe ( 240 volts ) . |
| 40 | The result is that I rarely hear students chatting about science — it would simply take too long to formulate a question and answer . |
| 41 | ‘ I rarely leave the jungle now ; certainly not with pleasure . |
| 42 | Wading dangerously mid-stream to release flies caught on underwater obstructions , I rarely caught anything else . |
| 43 | I rarely lined up anything with him . |
| 44 | I rarely think now about the strangeness of the job , I simply enjoy the wonderful views and the job satisfaction I achieve . |
| 45 | I 'm not what you 'd call the retiring type , and I rarely flinch from a fight when I 'm sure of my own righteousness ; but there is one thing I can not cope with , and that is unprovoked aggression . |
| 46 | I rarely talk to my parents these days , or visit the family home . |
| 47 | Looking at the water sadly , Martha answered quietly , ‘ I rarely cross it . |
| 48 | The basic British diet is a killer — I never touch white bread , salt or sugar and I rarely eat dairy products . ’ |
| 49 | Though raised Church of England , I rarely join the congregation since learning at the age of five that , according to the Church of England bible , God punished the naughty . |
| 50 | No , I rarely see her after the show . |
| 51 | And I rarely consider the fact that Scottish MPs form the bulk of the Party 's support in the House of Commons . |
| 52 | I rarely drink in the week , and I 've never acquired a taste for wine . |
| 53 | Do n't you … no , I rarely go down into the town at the weekends . |
| 54 | Having said that , I rarely , if ever , follow a written pattern line by line . |
| 55 | I rarely see any of them coming back for more . ’ |
| 56 | ‘ I rarely shake hands with Bacchus , Joe , until the sun goes down , ’ said George . |
| 57 | I rarely spoke , and when I did ask questions I did not question the answers . |
| 58 | I never paint landscapes and I rarely travel abroad . |
| 59 | ‘ I rarely used to Hasselblad . |
| 60 | I rarely go to her house and I do n't think she 's ever been to my flat , but our friendship is very much part of our working lives . |