Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of blocks away is John Smiths , where I met my old friend Robert Clow , in company with his number two , Willie Anderson , current treasurer of the BA . |
| 2 | And she had opened my locked drawer where I keep my private papers , but I 'm not going to mention that . |
| 3 | ‘ On Lee Beach there 's a safe anchorage where I keep my old fishing boat , ’ said her host . |
| 4 | I lay there in the Bomb Circle where I killed her other son , and I hoped that she was dead , too . |
| 5 | ’ ‘ cept ‘ rithmetic , ’ I replied with bravado , ‘ where I beat her silly . ’ |
| 6 | Tried projecting negative of Bride from holograph enlarger , he wrote , but image thin and weak where I want it strong ( though indeterminate ) . |
| 7 | I will consider the written representations and representations in reply of both the parties and may , where I consider it necessary , seek additional oral representations from the parties possibly by means of interviews . |
| 8 | I know that the hon. Member has shown considerable interest in the case that is the subject of the debate , although I find it surprising that he has chosen to raise the matter in this way . |
| 9 | This seems to me just false , although I find it hard to show it convincingly . |
| 10 | At the exalted level of Olympic competition that might be true , although I find it hard to attribute the concept of ‘ needing ’ to Carl Lewis , who , and no doubt I am being unfair , always looks to me like the lead actor in a Disney film entitled The Fastest Kid on Earth . |
| 11 | I shall ever esteem the man and revere his memory : and although I feel myself incapable to do full justice to his merits , yet posterity will ’ . |
| 12 | But although I found it impossible not to be moved by the vibes and hype of enthusiastic publicity people and charming sales teams , there is no getting away from the fact that it is going to be a very tough year , with too many major titles to be able to do justice to them all ; and I do n't see any real evidence of anyone pruning their lists . |
| 13 | Although I found it impossible to imagine such a conversation with Mrs Monro , I had no doubt that Lili was telling the truth , and whatever the psychological convolutions the facts were there . |
| 14 | And although I found it hard to understand that you did n't want to meet her again that evening , I accepted that she was possibly ‘ not your type ’ . |
| 15 | As a result , I have never been less tempted to support an Opposition motion , although I assure my hon. Friend who is the Whip on duty that I am never tempted in that direction . |
| 16 | ‘ By God , Sally-Anne , your mother said that I spoiled you rotten , and I think that she 's right . |
| 17 | It was then that I saw her wild , inhuman face ! |
| 18 | Beesley 's case offered corroboration : the hero of the Titanic was a blanket-forger and transvestite imposter ; how just and appropriate , therefore , that I fed him false cricket scores . |
| 19 | It was much later that I realized my subconscious tendency towards preferring complicated solutions , merely to demonstrate my clever mental logic . |
| 20 | ‘ I would not for a moment have it supposed that I mean anything derogatory to Dr. Yeats … but human nature is fallible . |
| 21 | My mother insisted on accompanying me to the tailor to ensure that I got something sensible . |
| 22 | Summarize what the candidate said to make sure that I got it right ? |
| 23 | It was n't that I thought myself deserving of more delight than was offered the mass of mankind ( I told myself ) but that the common lot seemed so dire . |
| 24 | It was then that I made my never-to-be-forgotten answer , ‘ Mum 's lost , down the fair . ’ |
| 25 | So much to that I made it clear to my club that I would like to be selected as a tighthead ’ . |
| 26 | It was then that I noticed something suspicious . |
| 27 | It was through the OTC that I met my future husband , Eric , who was at that time a permanent staff instructor . |
| 28 | It was on the morning when registration began that I had my fatal encounter . |
| 29 | That I break his miserable china duck . |
| 30 | Safety pundits will be pleased to note that I received my just desserts that evening , on unpacking my rucksack and discovering that the action had mashed a forgotten egg sandwich into my hat . |