Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I speak with Michael Odell inside ten minutes , or I raise him on the open line , ’ said Quinn carefully . |
| 2 | After breakfast at the palace all the inmates are thrown out , whatever the weather , and the only place he can take his child is outside : " Usually I take my little boy at weekends to the fair at Whitley Bay , or I take him on the metro and we sit at the front — he loves trains . |
| 3 | and that was my Barclaycard number in case you want it although I ordered it through the thr phone I made out that so that I could read it off on the telephone I did n't even erm I did n't even assemble it I just looked and I saw it does n't chop I thought it would chop things but does n't , it only grates Looks as though it had been out before , you know , you look at this ! |
| 4 | I fundamentally disagree with his proposition , although I congratulate him on the stand that he has taken for his principles . |
| 5 | Even if I 'd told you that I heard it on the local news , I doubt you 'd have taken my word for it . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , not that I knew it at the time , of course , else I 'd never have gone . ’ |
| 7 | And therefore it is only because I believe this particular phrase is quite literally to do with the very crux , the very cross , of our Christian understanding that I bring it before the general assembly . |
| 8 | I started off at the s at the start I was er I was getting mouth ulcers , and then well I did n't get them to the severity that I got them with the sulfasalazine |
| 9 | Yeah , I never though of that and I doubt if I get it now , all I think was well I know that I got it in the magazine rack |
| 10 | ‘ And I think it 's going to be very important that I sell it to the Congress and the American people , and that we have a partnership here . ’ |
| 11 | Moving her just a fraction away , his eyes once more holding hers captive , he added , ‘ So is n't it fortunate that I know you for the cheat you are ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Good afternoon , ladies and gentlemen , it is with great pleasure that I introduce you to the magic of television … ‘ |
| 13 | I made sure that I enjoyed it to the full , although it was wartime . |
| 14 | Whenever I have met him since , he has invariably reminded me that I taught him about the business ! |
| 15 | As my husband was then a consultant there , and involved in research in rheumatology , it was only natural that I joined him in the research field . |
| 16 | Does Mike have some er Georgian Hotel , look at that Christmas jokes , Daddy , Eddie 's broken my new dog how did he do that I hit him on the head with it Why is Father Christmas unemployed ? |
| 17 | Do n't worry if you ca n't do it if you ca n't any of these any of these exercises that I give you by the way it 's not like homework it 's just for you to play with them to get the do them at your own pace . |
| 18 | It is for that reason that I include it on the shortlist for the Worst Building in the World title . |
| 19 | I liked it so much that I used it for the show and played the hell out of it , it sounded so good . |
| 20 | In return she sent me her third and latest novel , A View of the Harbour : and it was then that I recognized her as the author of At Mrs Lippincote 's . |
| 21 | And we saw that in the calculation that I gave you at the end of last week 's lecture . |
| 22 | However , they have asked that I provide you with the draft ( unaudited ) results for the year to 31st October , 19XX in order that you may , if you so wish , reconsider your offer . |
| 23 | ‘ I was n't going to unroll the damn things , ’ continued Lydia , ‘ so I banged them in the oven , humming insouciantly the while and served them up all bubbling hot . |
| 24 | I was called away to the hospital so I left her at the house waiting for Nigel to turn up to collect her . ’ |
| 25 | Now I know it was a great honour but I could see no way of accepting , so I put it on the mantelpiece and more or less prepared to forget all about it . |
| 26 | Although it was late and Mr Edgar was tired after his journey , Joseph insisted , so I took him to the master 's room . |
| 27 | Vera 's not back from lunch , so I kept it at the desk . ’ |
| 28 | I had n't , June , so I thank you from the bottom of my heart . |
| 29 | ’ So I waltzed him across the road and put him in a doorway and left him for somebody else to find . |
| 30 | It rang while Elizabeth was in the field and I picked it up and someone spoke to me , but I can not speak , so I tore it from the wall and then no one could speak to me . ) |