Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In waking life it was too strong to allow me to indulge myself in secret feasts , and I no longer felt any desire for them . |
| 2 | I 'm breaking up the spaghetti cos I hate it in long lengths ! |
| 3 | ‘ I found him in great spirits . |
| 4 | I want it simplified , I want it in big letters this is good for you , this is not so good , or this is bad |
| 5 | And unfortunately , I told him in graphic detail , and thereby of course , lost a contract , because he turned out to be the most senior person in the room , and he did not enjoy being humiliated in that way . |
| 6 | I told him in great detail . |
| 7 | The journey to Liverpool Street station was just a trundle around the Northern Line from Camden to Moorgate and then a short walk , and I accomplished it in good time . |
| 8 | us two , we do n't use many , so I made , I made quiches , I put them in raw in the freezer , you know ready just to cook |
| 9 | I put it in inverted commas , because many of us just do different kinds of non-waged work at the weekends , or work at providing leisure facilities . |
| 10 | This time I studied it in good sunlight , because some of the colours are so dim or so dark that one can hardly see what the pattern is all about . |
| 11 | I done it in neat . |
| 12 | I soaked it in hot water and antiseptic and I drank a little more whisky . |
| 13 | A cream-coloured dress of mine got covered with rust and , although I soaked it in biological liquid , it did n't get rid of the stain . |
| 14 | ‘ I informed everyone in local league cricket , including 21 clubs of Asian boys , but only three turned up for the first week . |
| 15 | Ground 2(a) ( I need not trouble with 2(b) ) was this — and as it succinctly sets out Mr. Wildblood 's argument , I read it in full : |
| 16 | My blue-eyed Macushla , I hear it in vain . |
| 17 | Because I got some by mistake cos it , yes I know it in Chinese dishes but I do n't quite know what they do with it . |
| 18 | He scored quite a few goals , I remember one in particular against Arsenal in some cup game in the dying seconds of extra time ( there was still long enough for Arsenal to equalise though ) . |
| 19 | ‘ I find myself in complete agreement with Professor Knight and would go further in saying that it is not credible that a karate chop to the base of the nose could cause a fracture of the anterior cranial fossa without considerable damage to the nasal structure . ’ |
| 20 | As a fellow Chairman of these Tribunals I find myself in general agreement with him , although is until some way is found to eliminate obviously frivolous appeals from the Local Appeal Tribunal 's decisions I doubt the practicality of having appeals to a Tribunal of Commissioners and blanch at the thought of their Lordships of the Court of Session 's comments if asked to deal with some of the material placed before a single Commissioner at present . |
| 21 | The Forest boss said : ‘ I watched him in five-a-side training and it was as if he 'd never been away . |
| 22 | If I do it in private , I may easily fall into the way of doing so in public . |
| 23 | I put her in cold water till the ambulance came , but I did n't know what else to do ! ’ |
| 24 | So I knitted it in double jacquard . |
| 25 | I of course has to invent this ceremony and I did it in Latin as they do at Oxford |
| 26 | The next four paragraphs are important in the committee 's scheme of things and I must ask your Lordships ' indulgence while I quote them in full : |
| 27 | I quote it in full , in tribute to the whole glorious regiment of women shoppers , firm of purpose and knowing exactly what they want : |
| 28 | I felt that he and I had something in common . |
| 29 | As far as I was concerned , men and boys constituted a separate species , with whom I had nothing in common , and the last thing I wanted to do ( had I given the matter any thought ) was to arouse their interest , which I feared might be predatory . |
| 30 | I soon found that Bertha and I had nothing in common . |