Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now to me I sound a lot different than I do on tape . |
| 2 | ‘ I was told he was interested so I wrote to him asking for advice on my career . |
| 3 | In the torrid heat of the afternoon the village seemed deserted so I hammered on an iron gate . |
| 4 | Yeah but , she did n't say these are all wrong once I look at |
| 5 | ‘ Oh no , although it was a bit further than I bargained for . |
| 6 | You know I always let myself be advised by you , and of course I 'll bow to your judgement on this if I have to … |
| 7 | Yes , I know how we got talking to this girl in the Post Office cos I erm I asked her for some stamps as well , you see , I wanted some cos I happen to be sending stuff of for Germany tomorrow . |
| 8 | It would 've been easier if I got into dealing again , but I ca n't afford any more heavy scenes with the law . |
| 9 | I do n't care about my clothes — I do n't care about the money — I can steal some if I have to . |
| 10 | It very funny cos I want to , yeah , because I I had such a study on , on United States many rating systems or , it 'll into those houses like . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh God , that 's just what she 's afraid of — she 's afraid if I got in your car we might go somewhere and park , for God 's sake . ’ |
| 12 | But I , I tell you , really , you 'd , you 'd and something different because I mean like you go to the Headway and it 's just the same |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm doing all this because I believe in Labour and I love talking to people on doorsteps , finding out what matters to them . |
| 14 | I acquired the skills to do this before I knew about the world , purely because of God 's will . |
| 15 | And er , and that was , er go and did this before I went to school . |
| 16 | I 'll tell you this as I sit in the centre of my maze and listen to the clear song of the thrush : the murderous soul I met at Maubisson was one of the most chilling I have ever encountered . |
| 17 | However , at the tender age of eight I was unaware of all this as I marched from the back gate of Canberra , across a narrow road and into White City for the Borough Primary School Sports . |
| 18 | They are particularly popular when I play in front of old people . |
| 19 | I intend to make animal welfare one of my priorities in th United Kingdom presidency , as I made clear when I wrote to hon. Members on 27 February . |
| 20 | And I 'm not quite sure why Age Concern , which has had this for I think at least twenty years for their Christmas Carols , which is not included . |
| 21 | Sir we 've only had this for I think for three minutes before the start of the erm of of this erm session , I 'm just wondering if we could have ten minutes to read it ? |
| 22 | And I became interested when I heard of your interest in polio . |
| 23 | I missed this when I came to your house , ’ Maggie said quietly . |
| 24 | I had some experience of this when I lived at home , having to wait hours for the district nurses . |
| 25 | I was still worrying about this when I pulled into the hotel at Huacho , the mist thicker than ever and my eyes so tired they felt as though they had been sand-blasted . |
| 26 | erm There is a general concern I think with multiple occupancy that there 's , a whole way of life of East Oxford is changing , and not for the better , and indeed I was part of this when I moved into the area ten years ago . |
| 27 | R.B. Yes , another teacher mentioned this when I talked to her and I was saying that it seemed to me that it was a blind spot . |
| 28 | The night sky was still fairly light as I walked through the village , passing close to No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 29 | The wind was high when I knocked at her door , and I heard a voice from within that I knew not what to make of , though it sounded like the lullaby of a Mother to her Baby . |
| 30 | I was twenty-five years old when I came to England , and I am forty-five now . |