Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It would be churlish of me not to say how much I welcome that statement , and how much I rejoice in the fact that to add to the four climbdowns that I announced at 4 o'clock , there is a fifth — the abandonment of the proposal announced by the Home Secretary in column 167 of Hansard on 2 July .
2 I also said that erm my I expressed that the fears that I expressed at this meeting last time about er the fact that Paul and I now supervise civilian staff , er which I 've never been sat down and told what the civilians term of contract are and what I can or can not say or whatever , so erm I feel it will be quite valuable , and brought it for me to see if anybody think it 's worthwhile pursuing .
3 You were n't of afraid of me but the accent that I had at that time .
4 Not that , not that I look at that sort of thing on a regular basis so
5 But Mala did insist , with some steeliness , that I look at some of the data .
6 Also , I may have given him the impression , with the urgency of youth possessed of strong convictions , that I wanted at all costs to have something published on this subject .
7 ‘ I think you 're a very brave girl , ’ he said ‘ — braver even than I thought at first .
8 Just to say that the trip worked out slightly cheaper than I anticipated at first and have pleasure in returning a little bit from your cheque .
9 Dear Harsnet , he wrote , it has taken me longer than I had at first anticipated to work my way through the manuscript you .
10 ‘ But I felt less affection and respect for you when I said it then , than I do at this minute , when I ca n't honestly say it .
11 " Now I feel younger at seventy than I did at sixty .
12 Mind you , my elder daughter takes a lot more responsibility for herself than I did at that age . ’
13 In fact , I look better now than I did at 20 and I 'm still pretty fit .
14 Laura and I looked at one another uncertainly .
15 And I looked at all the rest of them — a tough lot , I can tell you — they could n't believe it either .
16 She swept them out , following them , fearing perhaps that they would add to Harry 's fatigue , and he and I looked at each other across the suddenly empty room in a shared fundamental awareness .
17 Karen and I looked at each other , half-amused , half-disturbed .
18 The Lorrimores , followed by everyone still in the dining room , went dashing off into the dome car , but Emil and I looked at each other , and I said , ‘ How do we warn that train ? ’
19 Charlie and I looked at each other .
20 Carradine and I looked at each other .
21 Susan and I looked at each other , eyebrows going up under our hoods .
22 Lorenzo and I looked at each other and nothing had changed .
23 Edward and I stared at one another .
24 Chairman you 've got to allow me because by the time I 've finished you wo n't be able to stop me , er , but I mean if there 's a lot of money floating about in this area then I think that er , some committee or other should be looking at the the refurbishment of the courts in Devizes which are a disgrace , and partly the fault of this council when th they were allowed to get into such a state , and I mean at some stage or other , something or else is gon na to have to happen to them and I would hope that the magistrates in their wisdom in some committee or other are , are deciding to take these courts back into use .
25 And I noticed at one point in the discussion , this was queried by H B F. I think they feared that we would n't at that stage we 'd be opening up free for all of the kind which we 've obviously been seeking to avoid thus far .
26 I feel kind of cheated myself , and I stare at all the shops and people knowing this time I really wo n't be back .
27 Large red and white boats packed the harbour , and I thought at first that they must be private yachts .
28 ‘ Once I cut the neckline wrong on three hundred dresses and I thought at first I 'd just keep quiet and fill the gap with lace .
29 And I thought at first that it was good , because my mistress had lost her interest in life and I thought this might renew it . ’
30 Well , my understanding is that the individual should have a job description as that 's what they are working too , and I thought at one time that it should be the individual who would sign the job description but apparently not , it should be the manager , who signs it to say yes , I confirm that this is the job I want the person to do .
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