Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [subord] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I support , up to a point , er vigilantes because I think they 're helping to protect society . |
| 2 | It takes about three days to get a call out and I remember DeFries did n't answer any of David 's calls because I think he knew what was going on . |
| 3 | I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset . |
| 4 | My father said the 17-horse power would use too much petrol , but it gave me a year 's pleasure before I swopped it for an A30 van . |
| 5 | I was enjoying Oxford so much that I sometimes forgot that moment in Clare 's bedroom when I made my decision about my future vocation . |
| 6 | ‘ I was given a hero 's welcome when I visited my local pub , ’ says dockworker Jimmy , 38 . |
| 7 | In gratitude for what I thought God had given me , a second chance , I ignored Leon 's boredom as I talked him through the files — just as I was ignoring Muriel 's messages to call her — and I ignored his rarely appearing at meetings with agricultural reps and men from the Milk Marketing Board ; ignored his non-involvement with any of the humdrum things essential to the running of a place like Sleet . |
| 8 | But it explained the 100-franc note I 'd seen at Ma Scamp 's and , come to think of it , the wad of francs I 'd spotted in Bill Stubbly 's wallet when I met him in the bank . |
| 9 | ‘ Everything 's nonsense when I know what you do n't want me to know . ’ |
| 10 | As Colonel Parker said ‘ I 'm Elvis 's manager because I say I am , and Elvis says I am ’ . |
| 11 | He 's holding James and Richard 's reins while I bring you a bit nearer . |
| 12 | I was even more impressed with the jacket 's performance when I wore it next to my skin — it has an antibacterial finish to the fleece which makes it suitable for this purpose . |
| 13 | I heard Daffodil 's voice before I saw her , so that when Filmer came past the door of the bar I was bending down with my head below the counter as if to be tidying things there . |
| 14 | ‘ The whole thing seems unreal now except perhaps the look on the face of the shoemaker 's daughter when I pushed my way into her house . |
| 15 | I started doing the teacher 's cause because I thought I 'd like to teach . |
| 16 | It will be more than my life 's worth if I let you get away again . ’ |
| 17 | Erm I could also support Chris 's resolution if I thought it was realistic to hope for an adequately funded public transport system in , in the foreseeable future . |
| 18 | I , I reckon I should , I should kick , I 'm gon na kick Richie 's arse when I see him . |
| 19 | I tooted Armstrong 's horn as I passed him , but he did n't wave . |
| 20 | Goldberg 's face when I told him , he wrote . |
| 21 | ‘ Did you notice Matthew 's face when I said she was here ? |
| 22 | Did you see Stuart 's face when I left him ? |
| 23 | Besides , it would be a criminal waste of taxpayers ' money if I did nothing . |
| 24 | Yes erm now on erm Tuesday as I say we 've got five open races actually Peter , five open races on Tuesday , but erm one of the best erm things that happened to us is that the Pall Mall which is the biggest event erm in erm March , erm that 's being sponsored now by one of the track bookmakers called Max Thomas and the best thing about it is that erm he is erm putting in so much prize money with the major the supporting opens on our gala night , that erm there 's not a race worth in the open race , there 's not worth less than two hundred and erm there 's three races worth five hundred pounds each to the winner and the big race is worth five thousand so that 's an early erm plug for to keep in your diary , like the Pall Mall which is March the twenty third . |
| 25 | The next four paragraphs are important in the committee 's scheme of things and I must ask your Lordships ' indulgence while I quote them in full : |
| 26 | You were all political innocents , a dupe for the Pigs and the Pigs ' masters before I joined you . |
| 27 | Are there any questions of this erm resolution before I put it to the meeting ? |
| 28 | and everybody seems to keep burying their head in the sa well when I say everybody I mean the Tech particularly are burying their head in the sand , they do n't seem to want to invest anything in preparing for , they 're called Youth Credits now are n't they ? |