Example sentences of "of i [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judging by the thickness of the file in front of me we are going to be working together for some little time yet . |
| 2 | Even in front of me they did it . |
| 3 | It is n't at all nice of me , thought Lydia , and they wo n't be pleased , but they 'll come from curiosity and snobbery , since although they do n't approve of me they think I 'm rather posh . |
| 4 | On his daily visit to the laboratory to look at quality control tests on raw and processed materials , Graham added : ‘ Mills and sliphouses have never been the favourite areas of pottery factories — you either love or hate them — but for the likes of me they are a way of life . ’ |
| 5 | No , I had decided that whatever I washoping to do , I was going to do on my own so if anyone was going to be proud of me they were going to be proud of me for legitimate reasons . |
| 6 | Because they were overthrown and the others were taken off into captivity into battle life , and what a life they had , the one of slavery , so at that time because they took no note , because they were destiny instructions to Jehovah for his word and again want to see , they had eyes , but they just did n't want to see it they knew , all the whys and wherefores and what the responsibilities were , but they did n't measure up to them and because of that many of them lost their lives , and if they did n't they were taken into captivity , Jeremiah four , in verse twenty two , again another prophecy sent to them exactly over the same message , the same reasons describes to them as being a , er people that is foolish and of me they have taken no notice Jeremiah four and verse twenty two . |
| 7 | On catching sight of me she threw up her head , and as I was not looking in her direction she stood stock still , as these animals have a habit of doing when they are under the impression that they have not been seen . |
| 8 | She said , by the shape of me she wanted to ask me , but she did n't want to in case she offended me . |
| 9 | When she catches sight of me she smiles and I feel guilty for scorning her . |
| 10 | She thought , I do n't doubt , that if she got rid of me he would turn to her , but she 's too fat . |
| 11 | He looked at me as though he was trying to work out which part of me he would take a bit out of . |
| 12 | And if he wants to get rid of me he 'll have to throw me out . ’ |
| 13 | I tell you J E S U S , yes he 's the king of me he 's the king of the universe , the jungle and the sea . |
| 14 | If you have any need of me you may enquire of my nephew the vicar . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ And when you could n't get rid of me you worked on me as if you were working gold , moulding me to what you wanted — a malleable piece of property worth a fortune , sitting nicely in the palm of your hand . ’ |
| 16 | For goodness ’ sakes , is n't there just one aspect of me you do n't feel compelled to criticise ? ’ |
| 17 | Well , it 's frustrating the hell out of me you know . |
| 18 | ‘ I suppose you 're off now , now you 've got everything out of me you wanted . ’ |
| 19 | I had loads of dots in front of me you know , in this machine |
| 20 | Get out of me you poofter |
| 21 | Oh the thing in front of me it 's Malcolm Adams and I 'm with the National Association of British Steel Pensions . |
| 22 | He was making fun of me I know . |
| 23 | For the life of me I ca n't remember what courses I took — it was so boring . |
| 24 | To quieten her , to get away from the dark , lurking forest of the past , she said , ‘ I 'll get you a drink , though for the life of me I ca n't imagine why you are cold . |
| 25 | Millions of miles down in the black , twisted heart of me I do . |
| 26 | When I was a bairn I loathed and feared these dogs , and as my parents often liked to get rid of me I used to stay for short holidays with both uncles , and so I saw more of the dogs than I liked . |
| 27 | I concede that it will do for judging in retrospect the spontaneity beyond the margins of my rationality , as when jumping like an instinctive animal for the side of the road , and for such primitive choices as the child 's refusal of another helping ; but I continue to insist that at the centre of me I differ from the child in having escaped being restricted to choice between spontaneous goals . |
| 28 | ‘ When John Cook got to within two shots of me I thought I might not win . |
| 29 | ‘ I want to know what is behind this first , ’ he snapped , ‘ because for the life of me I can not understand why a man in his position should want to take up with the likes of you . |
| 30 | Whatever my father asked of me I should have said no . |