Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] 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 | Well , the gravestone certainly stands by the porch and it does have a hole drilled through it , said to have been where the iron stake was hammered through the stone into the coffin , but I 'm afraid that I agree with the general consensus voiced around the bar of the Sun Inn and the George and Dragon that George Hodgson was guilty of nothing but old age , that the only thing he sucked were his gums , and that the hole in the stone was made for a railing or gatepost . |
| 6 | I mean it 's about sort of you know in it 's about increasing the erm where we are within our own particular sphere and it 's far too much I mean people it 's interesting that I mean for the , it seems to me an and once again correction but it seems to me the last five years the empowerment thing was really strong and now managers are moving away from it and saying it 's jargon as a means of diluting it . |
| 7 | We conducted a two year study to assess the effectiveness of the family smoking education and smoking and me projects in influencing smoking behaviour . |
| 8 | Unfortunately the op went wrong and I had to be readmitted . |
| 9 | Ken thought he had got the idea of the play all wrong and I think in that I have to agree with Ken . |
| 10 | ‘ My father retired when I was 10 years old and I started in 1980 . ’ |
| 11 | The arrow tip came free and I lay on my side in frightful suffering weakness , looking down at a sharp black point sticking out from scarlet wool . |
| 12 | Every time I get the hang of an idea it suddenly turns into something different and I turn into a fool ! |
| 13 | Colleagues , this is simply not acceptable and I call on Congress to support this resolution and instruct the E C to raise the matter in the proper government departments . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 16 | It 's not scientific but I felt like it . |
| 17 | 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 |
| 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 became interested when I heard of your interest in polio . |
| 21 | The night sky was still fairly light as I walked through the village , passing close to No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I was twenty-five years old when I came to England , and I am forty-five now . |
| 24 | Similarly , through Lata 's sister 's marriage to Pran you 're led into the world of politics and the subject of land reform , which sounded dull to me at first but became much more interesting as I got into it . ’ |
| 25 | And the rubbish bin in the kitchen was empty when I looked in it as we left . ’ |
| 26 | Now this house had been standing empty when I came in it , for twelve months . |
| 27 | In fact the other day I just could n't face yet another day of taunts , kicks and bag-snatching so I skived off school . |
| 28 | The Pope 's got more chance of gettin' pregnant than I 'ave of gettin' into the charts . |
| 29 | When I got indoors I was still so upset that I tore off the frock , ripping a sleeve in the process , but I did n't care ; I was so angry . |
| 30 | One day , in one of these tiny streets , with shops on either side and with stalls of street vendors in front of them , the way was so crowded that I got to a place where it was impossible to move . |