Example sentences of "i was [adj] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was fortunate to find between the leaves of a large book an exquisitely penned transcription of the Commandments and the Lord 's Prayer , all embraced in a delicate architectural framework , dating from the late eighteenth century . |
| 2 | This proved futile , and when I decided eventually to rise , it was still so dark that I was obliged to turn on the electric light in order to shave at the sink in the corner . |
| 3 | We have at the moment probably one of our most important cases in the RVH , so I was pleased to listen to the shop steward from NUPE , because it is a case that we are funding and doing with NUPE , and the main person who was in that case is here , Rosaleen Davison . |
| 4 | I was pleased to note in the conference programme that Lyn Wendon is conducting a workshop , ‘ Talking about Language ’ . |
| 5 | The England captain , who missed the World Cup match with Sweden in Stockholm last month because of bruised ribs , was happy with his performance against Portsmouth , saying : ‘ I was pleased to get through the 90 minutes . |
| 6 | Despite this coup I was disappointed to find at the end of our first month that the shop had made a loss of over three pounds which meant I was n't able to return a penny piece to Daphne . |
| 7 | On the other hand , I had read the paper since I was 11 and had about half a dozen good jokes about The Cure that I was keen to share with the nation . |
| 8 | If anyone put Jacklin oft at this stage it was me , because I let out a roar when Lee 's ball went in , and I was keen to get to the 18th . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ I was intrigued to read in the Observer newspaper that the Chancellor and I were engaged in a furious row on this subject . |
| 10 | SIR — I was dismayed to read of the theft of Harry Vardon 's statue from South Herts Golf Club ; let us hope it may soon be recovered . |
| 11 | I was delighted to hear of the conversion of the hon. Member for Normanton to full-blooded capitalism . |
| 12 | I was sad to hear of the murder , but I did not worry about it . |
| 13 | I was sorry to hear about the possibility of job losses at the company concerned , and I recognise the company 's creditable history . |
| 14 | That 's where I was first introduced to the Russian system of having a ‘ guide ’ who would take care of you . |
| 15 | The image I had of whole group drama when I was first introduced to the idea was of a large crowd scene in which everybody was acting as a group . |
| 16 | I was first attracted to the Midland by its advertising campaign which stated what a ‘ caring ’ bank it was . |
| 17 | Now er when I w went on the council , o of course I was first put on the parks and recreation committee . |
| 18 | The competitive nature of public examinations was brutally brought home to me a few years ago when I was first impressed by the instructional potential of programmed learning . |
| 19 | However , I was alarmed to learn of the cost of these gracious creatures — about £10,000 each . |
| 20 | Editor , — I was shocked to read in the public press and in Richard Smith 's editorial of the reaction to research conducted by A Esmail and S Everington . |
| 21 | I WAS surprised to read in the article by Harry Mead ( Echo January 17 ) and your editorial ( January 20 ) where , after a careful scrutiny of the present troubles in Northern Ireland , both of your suggested conclusions were for accepting the defeatist attitude of the greater good subordinating itself to the prevalent evil . |
| 22 | At the time , playing for Scotland did n't seem very realistic , but I was happy to play for the Anglos ’ . |
| 23 | I was concerned to read in the ‘ Catholic Voice ’ recently an article entitled ‘ Dalai Lama 's Inter-Faith Address ’ . |
| 24 | There never seemed the opportunity , and I was frightened to bring into the open subjects that were as potentially explosive as these . |
| 25 | It was a cold day and I had been standing in that particular spot for half an hour , so I was glad to get into the car , which was driven by a smart-looking man in a tweed cap . |
| 26 | Incidentally , I was interested to read in the Financial Times and other newspapers today that the foreman in the Guinness 2 trial of Mr. Seelig and Lord Spens said that the prosecution had made a good job of identifying the structure of that case . |
| 27 | As the hon. Gentleman and I both have constituencies in the city of Oxford , I was interested to learn of the comparatively recent endeavours to introduce motor projects there . |
| 28 | I was interested to hear about the state of the Scottish agriculture industry . |
| 29 | Nor the samples that the postman has kindly left on the doorstep these last few years , thereby avoiding the abuse I was wont to hurl from the bedroom window at anything that made a noise before 8.30am . |
| 30 | I was distressed to read of the imminent closing of Punch . |