Example sentences of "and i [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have , in part answered the question , ‘ why the body ? ’ and I hope to be able to answer it more fully by using a different approach . |
| 2 | Nigel assured me that it would be more efficient than the wheel and produce considerably more electricity , and I had to be content with that . |
| 3 | The ceiling was so low that Frank could never stand up straight and even the shorties like Brian , Terry and I had to be careful not to bang our heads when we were exercising . |
| 4 | I will not because I am aware of the time and I wish to be fair to other hon. Members . |
| 5 | and I try to be serious on some and I look miserable . |
| 6 | And I admit to being guilty of one of Dewey 's charges : as an editor , I have not shared reviewers ' comments with other reviewers , and I have certainly published papers after they have received negative reviews yet may not have explained why to those reviewers who labour so hard on my behalf . |
| 7 | As I left the room I seemed to be in a school and I saw many children in the hall and I seemed to be late for a class . |
| 8 | I could not make her understand it was herself , and I began to be afraid that her illness was real . |
| 9 | And I began to be conscious of my unnatural state , and cry in the night sometimes for no real reason except that I wanted a man beside me — any man at all , I sometimes thought , and the little voice which had been so snooty before , now held its peace on the subject . |
| 10 | Playing the piano is something I love and I want to be brilliant at it . ’ |
| 11 | And I want to eat well and I want to be comfortable and I want to stay in good hotel |
| 12 | Jane Mahmoud , of Harrogate , said : ‘ I am a single parent with two children , and I want to be able to support myself . |
| 13 | And I want to be alone . ’ |
| 14 | My head fuzzes up and I want to be sick . ’ |
| 15 | But it was because I needed other women , and I needed to be truthful about it . |
| 16 | Although our debate today will continue until 2 am , there is a long list of hon. Members who wish to speak and I promised to be brief . |
| 17 | Our sessions together ( usually about one hour each ) included talking , listening , crying , laughing , praying , and I continue to be thankful for the encouragement , challenge , prayer , assurance of forgiveness and support which they provided . |
| 18 | That bid is at the final stage of its examination and I expect to be able to make an announcement soon . |
| 19 | I think they 've got their cost structures er a a little bit out of line and I have to be honest that I think that some of them have thought that er all you have to do is , you know , keep a brass plate outside your door for fifty years and the work would roll in . |
| 20 | My Lords , I , I do realise and I have to be satisfied with that erm and I shall do my best , but if I could just make my absolutely clear , simple proposition that I was seeking to perform is that if you are seeking to amend the law i i it ought to be possible for those who are seeking to understand the Government 's intentions to find out relatively easily what the law is and I suggest it 's very far from easy and even if you get to it , it 's not at all easy to understand . |
| 21 | ‘ The world championships are in the forefront of my mind and I have to be patient . |
| 22 | And I , er and I pretended to be incapable and I , and said I would like someone to go and help me do shopping , home health service would have , come along . |
| 23 | But your work do n't amaze me , and I need to be amazed . |
| 24 | I have big hands and I need to be able to grab onto something and bend the shit out of those strings . |
| 25 | A new set of feelings about the baby had begun to emerge since I had nearly lost it , and I wanted to be sure that they were going to take root before I risked dispersing them with talk . |
| 26 | Erm , putting images into words is not always easy , a colour in a painting can give you a way in and the brown of Van Gogh 's jacket erm affected me with this one particularly and the sun flower I felt was inappropriate misplace , in a vase to , to small , erm and it gave me an image a very strong image of suffering and this poem is in its very early stages and its literally just a list of images and I wanted to be able to show you how I start off which is with a series of images and then I have to put some filler in and open them up a bit and , and make them more accessible and understandable , but this is just a list form . |
| 27 | ‘ There was a night a few weeks past , when I was ill , when my spirit left my body and I wanted to be free for ever . |
| 28 | I 've had enough of it and I wanted to be alone . |
| 29 | I had to say it , and I decided to be selfish . |