Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] i [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I like the inside lanes , and if I get the right lane I think I can go under 20 seconds . |
| 2 | With what little money I had I would try to wear unusual suits or hats , learning a combination of subtlety and the unexpected in order to gain attention . |
| 3 | That Saturday I said I was going to collect John 's suitcase from Susan . |
| 4 | Rev Jim Caterer , vicar of Standish , said : ‘ I never say something is impossible but in this case I wish I could say just that . |
| 5 | After a few attempts I found I was turning like Robby Naish for the first part of the turn , then falling in on the inside of the turn . |
| 6 | Well I saw this present I thought I could find it sort of erm well I suppose I would off everywhere . |
| 7 | Well , having talked about my interest in , in popular literature I suppose I should begin by saying I do n't much like the distinction between good literature and pulp literature but , on the other hand , I do accept that it has a function . |
| 8 | What if you , if you lent us some dosh I suppose I could be with Louise tonight , right , I could go home with a big bunch of flowers cos I 'll have a guilty expression on my face . |
| 9 | So if I start another tape I think I 've to put their names in first right . |
| 10 | At a meeting of the Cairngorm Club he told a hushed audience ‘ For every few steps I took I heard a crunch as if someone was walking after me but taking steps three or four times the length of my own . |
| 11 | ‘ I get lots of film synopses sent to me and after this movie I hope I will get a lot more . |
| 12 | I was sleeping with my boyfriend , and after a few months I found I was pregnant and I had to stop going there . |
| 13 | After much thought and careful study I believed I had found the answer . |
| 14 | You ca n't beat a wet shave I find I find I mean people have said that oh having a wet shave makes my face sore and things like that . |
| 15 | Er er bank clerks , this was the top half er shop keepers , erm and and and sort of the further you went to they , the better the people came because they were top half I mean I remember Tom Williams the professional golfer , he lived up there . |
| 16 | Re-reading the Editorial Edict I see I am allowed , if necessary , to stretch my budget to ( say ) £275 , which would enable me to acquire two or three nice pieces . |
| 17 | And there 's another point I think I shall bring out in my book . |
| 18 | Some days I think I 'm only young — I fell straight away for her [ the baby ] — I used to think before I was married I 'd better get all the clothes I want now because I 'll never get them when I 'm married — but I was wrong , because I can really have all I want now … |
| 19 | But after a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patients . |
| 20 | Right has the board consider giving this place I mean I I understand the the trouble with money etc but looking at making this place more inviting , at all ? |
| 21 | The teachers were very helpful and caring , and for the first few days I thought I was getting on quite well with my new classmates . |
| 22 | And yet … we 'd had such a good few days I suppose I wanted to keep the mood going . |
| 23 | The entry of Joanna , who came in to consult her about the drugs needed to replenish their stock , put an end to her melancholy reflections , and after they had decided Joanna said , ‘ When Ian comes round this evening I thought I 'd give him coffee or a drink in our sitting-room . |
| 24 | I can not tell whether the phone has stopped ringing or not ; at some point I think I hear a ring louder than all other rings , and a voice , not Maggie 's voice , but another voice , a woman 's voice , a slow Scottish accent , asking and begging for Crilly . |
| 25 | At this point I thought I 'd cracked it , and I probably had , but even now each flying session is a nerve-wracking experience , at least for me ! |
| 26 | On some machines I find I get a better result if I manipulate the edge needles in exactly the same way as Far Isle . |
| 27 | Some day I know I 'll be bagged up and sent |
| 28 | I never saw him again but to this day I wish I could take him to Ibrox and watch the Rangers with him and maybe buy him a half and half pint at one of the Govan pubs . |
| 29 | As the train approached Edinburgh 's Caledonian Station I found I was as nervous as on my first journey to Bletchley . |
| 30 | Falconry is not a sport confined to women , but on this occasion I felt I had seen the perfect emblem for the ‘ Mistress of the Beasts ’ . |