Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] i [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The TV crew on The Darling Buds Of May know that I hate my backside , so they 're always making little comments , ’ she revealed in an exclusive interview . |
| 2 | Later , when I was more familiar with the beliefs and practices of the movement and had ‘ learned the language ’ , I would interact with the Moonies as though I were one of them , and , although I never pretended that I accepted their beliefs or that I was anything other than a sociologist studying the movement , members who did not know me would mistake me for a member — the Moonies themselves were no longer ‘ translating ’ for me when we were interacting . |
| 3 | I mentioned that I missed my son and how I could n't see him . |
| 4 | When Hellen was transferred to Toronto to continue her documentary film-making career , I found that I missed her cheery presence more than I had expected , despite many activities . |
| 5 | She agreed to come and I took her first to the more brilliantly decorated one , not knowing that she was not only a very religious woman but also a girl who had been brought up in the strictest kind of convent — no heating , nothing for show . |
| 6 | They were endlessly busy when they were n't praying and I remembered their surroundings as always faintly shining . |
| 7 | We 've slightly digressed but I take your , I take your point . |
| 8 | Country vets are n't easily sickened but I felt my stomach turning . |
| 9 | I do n't know whether I put my bus pass in my pocket . |
| 10 | She was silent for a moment , and my stomach clenched as I saw her face soften , her eyes grow dreamy . |
| 11 | I began to laugh but stopped when I saw my uncle 's white face . |
| 12 | I trembled as I felt his power over me already . |
| 13 | He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict . |
| 14 | You will think that I hate my husband . |
| 15 | Do you want to explain it — or would you prefer that I pack my bag ? |
| 16 | I had the strong feeling of help having been given so I clasped my hands and said a prayer , half mentally , half vocally , of thanks to God . |
| 17 | You 're suggesting that I damaged your car deliberately . |
| 18 | What happens when ‘ he ’ moves in and I ca n't work at all hours , ca n't eat when I like , ca n't take a bath any time I like , when he insists that I visit his relatives ? |
| 19 | I got back to work , by which I mean that I got my papers and notes out , and then sat looking at them for what seemed like a dreary lifetime , and was really probably only twenty minutes . |
| 20 | Later , he would tell Radio One 's Janice Long : ‘ I believed that I had my own work to do . |
| 21 | I hope that I chose my words with some care ; I do not want to add to them . |
| 22 | It does n't matter that I disappointed my parents . |
| 23 | And she thought , a little aggrieved : I do think Clelia might have told me , how could she assume that I knew her mother 's maiden name ? |
| 24 | He 'd expected it , he added , since he noticed that I had my own plate and cup at work , and bought tea for whoever was sitting with me . |
| 25 | ‘ Wait until I get my torch . |
| 26 | ‘ Just wait until I tell my mum ! ’ |
| 27 | Wait until I tell my friends I had a date with a doctor this summer . ’ |
| 28 | I felt myself blush and I gritted my teeth , glad he had retreated behind the glossy pages . |
| 29 | O stop please stop and I cover my ears . |
| 30 | I note what my hon. Friend says and I share his appreciation of the immense efforts being made by TEC board members from business and from other sectors of the community throughout the country . |