Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] i [vb base] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , over the years we 've campaigned , as I was telling someone only yesterday in another club that I go to at the church , that I said you know we , the Co-op Womens ' Guild , were helping to put water into Africa before any of this Band-aid and Live-aid was thought about . |
| 2 | In effect , all my mother 's female paternal kin are called by the same term that I apply to my ‘ mother ’ ; and all her male paternal kin are designated ‘ mother 's brother ’ without reference to their generational position . |
| 3 | If , for example , I call my mother' brother 's son by the same term that I apply to my mother 's brother , the implication is that I share a common relationship with both . |
| 4 | It is with the greatest possible pleasure that I write to you once more , this time to confirm that your Company 's independence has been preserved after a battle which has lasted over nine months . |
| 5 | PAMELA : This weights less with me than anything else you have said , for there is an end of all merit and all good behaviour on my side if I consent to your proposals , and what , sir , would the world say were you to marry your harlot ? |
| 6 | ‘ The world championships are in the forefront of my mind and I have to be patient . |
| 7 | ' I can change my mind if I want to . ’ |
| 8 | Because I went up to their fabric department and I want to after Christmas I 'm going to wash all the covers on the er settees , you know er the dralon . |
| 9 | If you can see a result If I talk to John Smith and tell him that I know he keeps riding on the pavement at you know , with no lights , it sounds minor , but the old age pensioner who keeps nearly getting missed , it 's very you know upsetting . |
| 10 | ‘ I want to do well for the club but I seem to be heading up a blind alley and maybe a move is the only solution . |
| 11 | He sent me a memorandum directing me to inform him in future before I write to any newspaper periodical on matters appertaining to the force . |
| 12 | I suppose I 'm reluctant to go into the school side before I have to because I 'm not very good with kids . ’ |
| 13 | I 'll get boozed out of my mind when I get to In Sha-la-la [ Mick 's name for In Salah ] . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I never wear a swimsuit when I go to St Tropez , ’ she said a little petulantly . |
| 15 | It 's certainly the case that I appear to be hitched up with Tod like this , but he 's not to know I 'm here . |
| 16 | into the field that I want to be in you know I do n't think it 's possible to just walk straight in unless you 're very lucky . |
| 17 | I seek to contrast that material ought with a formal ought which is a necessary element in the theory of law that I refer to as ‘ normative positivism ’ . |
| 18 | The Prime Minister answered a question that I put to him earlier this year by referring to the fact that he did not believe that I live in the real world . |
| 19 | It 's rather interesting that the only two management er training courses I did last year , were er stress management and time management and I seem to cocked them both up |
| 20 | But I 'm not a fool and I object to being thought one . |
| 21 | I do think the discussion so far and the contribution from Mr and Mr is unfairly er at this stage erm prejudicing a proper assessment of er er er a for a new settlement all the way round Greater York including the Southwest and I return to a comment I made before the break , that dualling for example of the outer bypass of the York ring road which is programmed and is , will dramatically change may well dramatically change the perception erm erm of people to the to the west of the Greater York area in respect of the area to the north east . |
| 22 | about analysis or me giving them the dream and I have to sort of like get out for myself what |
| 23 | ‘ We have only one question and I apologise to you , Sir Brian , but it 's a name , that 's all . |
| 24 | I come to the two-metre-high brick wall which surrounds the estate and feel my way along it , stumbling over piles of earth and building debris until I get to the corner . |
| 25 | I feel sorry for the little girl and I suggest to the writer that she consoles her daughter by telling her that the vile custom of killing wild animals for fun is on the way out , that almost all british people feel as she does , and are determined to end such cruelty , and that she can help to bring about its end by supporting the League Against Cruel Sports and talking about the work they do to her schoolfriends . |
| 26 | ‘ The mechanics are stripping down my engine and I need to be there . ’ |
| 27 | I go , I had the lovely calligraphy pen and I put to Mr and Mrs , cos I always speak to Kevin , I know him |
| 28 | ‘ I would love another child but I have to be aware of the possibility that I 'm not going to be able to have one of my own , ’ she said . |
| 29 | ‘ I drive down hoping to open negotiations with the house owner , ’ he continued , ‘ spend time with Paulo in the office , then grab a bite of lunch before I return to Lisboa , but — ’ |
| 30 | There 's a lot to discuss here , and er I just wonder if you 'd like to throw in your two penn'orth before I talk to our diplomatic correspondent , David Spannier on this subject , after the seven o'clock news . |