Example sentences of "[det] [noun] i [verb] i " in BNC.
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1 | With what little money I had I would try to wear unusual suits or hats , learning a combination of subtlety and the unexpected in order to gain attention . |
2 | That Saturday I said I was going to collect John 's suitcase from Susan . |
3 | Rev Jim Caterer , vicar of Standish , said : ‘ I never say something is impossible but in this case I wish I could say just that . |
4 | After a few attempts I found I was turning like Robby Naish for the first part of the turn , then falling in on the inside of the turn . |
5 | Well I saw this present I thought I could find it sort of erm well I suppose I would off everywhere . |
6 | What if you , if you lent us some dosh I suppose I could be with Louise tonight , right , I could go home with a big bunch of flowers cos I 'll have a guilty expression on my face . |
7 | So if I start another tape I think I 've to put their names in first right . |
8 | At a meeting of the Cairngorm Club he told a hushed audience ‘ For every few steps I took I heard a crunch as if someone was walking after me but taking steps three or four times the length of my own . |
9 | ‘ I get lots of film synopses sent to me and after this movie I hope I will get a lot more . |
10 | I was sleeping with my boyfriend , and after a few months I found I was pregnant and I had to stop going there . |
11 | And there 's another point I think I shall bring out in my book . |
12 | Some days I think I 'm only young — I fell straight away for her [ the baby ] — I used to think before I was married I 'd better get all the clothes I want now because I 'll never get them when I 'm married — but I was wrong , because I can really have all I want now … |
13 | But after a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patients . |
14 | Right has the board consider giving this place I mean I I understand the the trouble with money etc but looking at making this place more inviting , at all ? |
15 | The teachers were very helpful and caring , and for the first few days I thought I was getting on quite well with my new classmates . |
16 | And yet … we 'd had such a good few days I suppose I wanted to keep the mood going . |
17 | The entry of Joanna , who came in to consult her about the drugs needed to replenish their stock , put an end to her melancholy reflections , and after they had decided Joanna said , ‘ When Ian comes round this evening I thought I 'd give him coffee or a drink in our sitting-room . |
18 | I can not tell whether the phone has stopped ringing or not ; at some point I think I hear a ring louder than all other rings , and a voice , not Maggie 's voice , but another voice , a woman 's voice , a slow Scottish accent , asking and begging for Crilly . |
19 | At this point I thought I 'd cracked it , and I probably had , but even now each flying session is a nerve-wracking experience , at least for me ! |
20 | On some machines I find I get a better result if I manipulate the edge needles in exactly the same way as Far Isle . |
21 | Some day I know I 'll be bagged up and sent |
22 | I never saw him again but to this day I wish I could take him to Ibrox and watch the Rangers with him and maybe buy him a half and half pint at one of the Govan pubs . |
23 | Falconry is not a sport confined to women , but on this occasion I felt I had seen the perfect emblem for the ‘ Mistress of the Beasts ’ . |
24 | On this occasion I think I can find a bottle of something special with which to toast the future . |
25 | I know , I think after Christmas I 'm gon na go and have a look for some dresses and you see when it was an ordinary colour I was gon na have ivory but now it 's this colour I think i 'll be better having having white , I do n't know . |
26 | Yeah I got the coat on this morning I said I said hopefully |
27 | In some ways I wish I had something to fall back on but I wanted to play guitar in a band , not waste time at university . ’ |
28 | In fact in some ways I feel I almost got more out of appraising Kevin and Bill than I did out of Alan appraising |
29 | Inspired with this success I decided I needed a slightly heavier garment for the colder weather , I settled on our old friend ‘ 4-ply acrylic ’ , but not a ‘ cut and sew ’ this time . |
30 | A tranquil mood had come over me , and for this reason I believe I was again motoring very slowly — probably at no more than fifteen miles per hour . |