Example sentences of "what i [verb] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | what I lacked was a foreign accent , almond eyes , straight or springy black hair , a black skin , a muscular physique , a mind full of difficult alphabets , a sense of rhythm , a pitiful history of slavery and oppression , and a massive member — though not necessarily in that order . |
| 2 | In what I hope was a rare lapse into intolerance , I asked the reporter next to me : ‘ Does that little sod always talk like that ? ’ |
| 3 | What I desired was a grand conception , one which would speak to the mysterious fears of our nature . |
| 4 | And there are other references throughout to , what I reply is a clear direction that most developments should be in erm in or closely related to settlements and , of course , that will be a matter addressed through through local plans . |
| 5 | I got there at what I thought was a reasonable hour , around midday . |
| 6 | The first bit of ‘ fighting ’ was after Wallace was brought down in the area for what I thought was a definate penalty . |
| 7 | ‘ I had worked out what I thought was a good routine for him and had his personal stunt man run through the scene for him , ’ said Cannutt . |
| 8 | Fishing 5lb line to a 3lb hook length I dragged in what I thought was a good chub , it turned out to be a 1 ½lb barbel ! |
| 9 | I later phoned the course and obtained a thorough briefing — or what I thought was a thorough briefing — on the available runway . |
| 10 | Churchill had a great time in leading for the Opposition and made what I thought was a splendid speech — but then he usually did . |
| 11 | I said , in what I hoped was a neutral tone . |
| 12 | I knew that the Falkland Islands were similar to Shetland in that both were a group of treeless islands in the middle of an ocean , and I wanted to see just how wild creatures — and birds in particular — had adapted as different species in what I imagined was a similar environment . |
| 13 | What I saw was a bewildering jigsaw puzzle of textual fragments , some of them recent , others ancient ‘ fossils ’ . |
| 14 | What I saw was a beautiful country with a lovely climate ( it was summer of course ) . |
| 15 | With what I swear was a scathing look that said something like " Wally " , he launched himself gracefully on to the air and noiselessly flew down the gill out of sight . |
| 16 | ‘ What I want is a biodegradable board — like the husk of a grain of wheat . |
| 17 | ‘ What I want is a safe , happy and successful climb — very much in that order . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ Special Branch should now be called in to flush out what I suspect is a politically-motivated mole operating within the palace . ’ |
| 19 | I 'm also a big fan of the three guitarists mentioned above , and have given you what I think is a good Nuno Bettencourt sound on my processor … |
| 20 | But I , I mean I use it as a , that may be the psychology behind it , but I use it as a bad example of , for obvious reasons , and there 's a real bad example , and there may be some politics behind it , there 's What I think is a good example : ‘ Southeast Arts ’ sorry , ‘ Southeast Tourist Board , South of England Board . ’ |
| 21 | And , indeed , as befits someone who 's hovering on the edge of idolatry , even her vocabulary has gone a little pagan ‘ Till dieted by thee I grow mature in knowledge as the Gods who all things know ’ , and then what I think is a brilliant touch on Milton 's part , the very next line says to us ‘ Though others envy what they can not give ’ . |
| 22 | The reason I draw attention to this guidance is that it draws what I think is a crucial distinction for our purposes here today , between the need to assess at the structure plan level the need for a road proposal and in paragraph five thirty one , a clear statement there that consideration of environmental impacts in relation to where the road goes , is a matter for the local plan . |
| 23 | There are various former members of the BBC who believe that I was the instigator of the action against them , but unlike politicians I bear this sort of thing with a great deal of tolerance , taking what I think is a sensible view that one can not make omelettes without breaking eggs . |
| 24 | ‘ What I see is a beautiful , desirable woman . |
| 25 | Now , we did what I believe is a British first . |
| 26 | What I needed was a solid holder that would n't let pencils bend or break , and a retainer that would expand and contract a million times . |
| 27 | What I need is a New Testament Christianity that speaks to the modern man that I am now ; a faith , in short , that is real and challenging to modernity . |
| 28 | ‘ What I need is a nice girl , ’ he said . |
| 29 | What I need is a nice little research job where I can write my books and keep well away from them . ’ |