Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] i [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only when I got home and looked up the dictionary that I realised what a gem it had been . |
| 2 | At only 18 , Dundas will be seeing things through young and excited eyes and I wish him the best . |
| 3 | So I feel happier in my mind if I do it every day . |
| 4 | Then I , I put it in a saucepan and I stewed it the next |
| 5 | In fact , I only met one decorator … a young couple wanted to buy a piece and I offered them a discount as they had n't got a decorator - at which she drew herself up and said : ‘ We are not married . |
| 6 | I gather this is normal practice but I find it a little unreasonable . |
| 7 | He wanted work and to pay for the damage so I offered him a job . ’ |
| 8 | Well I mean it 's gone much beyond that I mean they the reality of the situation is er is not like that I 'm afraid I mean it Eighteen men have been sacked and and these are men that have put those quarries where they are . |
| 9 | It was suggested at the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council that I send you a copy of the objections made by the Parish Council to the siting of a communication mast on land off Higher Lane , Scorton . |
| 10 | Nine years have passed since my divorce and I tell myself the half-forgotten betrayals and deceits are old news . |
| 11 | We stroll arm in arm to the nearest pub and I buy him a freedom drink and lunch ; a pint of stout and a Ploughman 's . |
| 12 | They said they would not let my back into the village until I got them a ration card and some wheat . |
| 13 | The Sheriff asked me the same question and I gave him the same answer as I have you . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Make yourself at home while I fix you a coffee , ’ Alex said , ‘ then what would you like to do ? |
| 15 | that do explain a little bit about Abbey Life products and also have a copy of as well erm they might find that of help before I give them a call . |
| 16 | Well run councils will flourish as a result of this settlement and I offer them every encouragement to do so . |
| 17 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 18 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 19 | ‘ It was very hard work for that sort of money and I consider it an insult , ’ Austin said of the earlier award . |
| 20 | He said ‘ Okay , I want you to show me everything , ’ and I said ‘ Well , there are six strings , they 're tuned like this and written down an octave , ’ ( For those that do n't know , when guitar music is transposed onto a stave , it 's dropped a whole octave to keep it on the treble clef — Ed ) and he was taking notes and I gave him a beginning guitar book so that he could see how it was all written out ! |
| 21 | His name was Edward Greenwood , and as they all sat down , he said , ‘ I 've heard all about you from Helen and I wish you the best of luck . |
| 22 | He was a gentleman doing his job and I bore him no malice . |
| 23 | ‘ Tom and I saw it the other day , ’ she was saying . |
| 24 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 25 | Micky Danby is a pratt and I owe him a few scores meself . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’ |
| 27 | It is neither the ninety seven thousand , nine hundred and fifty seven pounds claim by Mr nor the forty seven thousand one hundred and eighty five pound figure contended for by Mr but I find it a fair figure for the cost of the plaintiff 's transport in the years ahead . |
| 28 | Recently I 'd been punched and kicked to the ground by a teacher because I called him a queer . |
| 29 | That 's life , on Vadinamia , as I said to Mala when I told her the news . |
| 30 | But he was always having fun so I suppose its the imagination that counts is n't it . |