Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tale that tickled me most concerns a trip to England — a country which Rollins caricatures as a pissing-with-rain hell hole populated entirely by spotty Morrissey-worshipping wimps who eat nothing but fish and potatoes smeared with grease . |
| 2 | ‘ Promise me only to stay a week . ’ |
| 3 | I loosely tossed a swirl of Moroccan curtain over the sofa , slid Act 3 of Orfeo onto the revolving mat , lit an Al Akhbar joss-stick , and left it at that . |
| 4 | I rarely saw a lesson in which the students had not gone to some considerable length to vary their material and their activities to take account of the level of the class , the length of the lesson and the time of day or week . |
| 5 | I rarely made a comment on what someone was wearing ; we would sit in a park or café or at home discussing image , beauty , fashion and advertising , and skirt around the more obvious , immediate issues of how we both looked , how we were dressed . |
| 6 | I duly sent a copy to Eliot ; and although lie showed interest , I think it possible that he never read it through , as the following letter shows . |
| 7 | Accordingly , I duly had a site meeting with Mr. George on 4th June . |
| 8 | I badly need a drink and I need to talk to you . ’ |
| 9 | I badly needed a holiday . ’ |
| 10 | After some weeks of work in London gathering material from such places as the Canary Wharf Tower , Millbank Tower and the roof of the Economist Building , I eventually spotted a tower block across the Thames from the City which I thought must have an amazing vantage point . |
| 11 | I eventually got a chance to read the South Wales Aggregates Working Party 's Regional Commentary which has been sitting on my desk for months . |
| 12 | His ring record alone demanded the attention of the BBBC and he believed that : ‘ It was through public opinion that I eventually got a title . |
| 13 | so , you know , I looked under the bonnet , I could n't understand it at all tt , er , so I eventually got a lift and got a ride down into Malham and er , went in the telephone box there |
| 14 | I eventually saw a specialist who prescribed something to ‘ kick-start ’ my periods . |
| 15 | I eventually saw a report about striking miners on American TV . |
| 16 | I rather like a lot of the G Plan stuff I like very much . |
| 17 | I 'd had no leave and , what with one thing and another , I rather wanted a break . |
| 18 | ‘ I merely wanted a word with my people who are working on your brother 's papers . ’ |
| 19 | I randomly tried a number of careers offices , and I received a fax showing the situation in Derbyshire : Alfreton 56 , Derby 832 , Ilkeston 184 , Long Eaton 105 , Matlock 37 , and Swadlincote 103 . |
| 20 | I better do a check for gas here . |
| 21 | Ooh I better have a grandma as well please ? |
| 22 | ‘ Normally I do n't , but jus ’ in case , I better keep a couple . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I only felt a bit off , ’ Forster admitted . |
| 24 | I only spent a tenner all week . |
| 25 | If I only got a second , I would stay in Oxford . |
| 26 | I only got a load of balls . |
| 27 | I only got a glimpse of them . |
| 28 | ‘ But I told ye I only saw a shadow . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I only had a couple of hours with him , but it made a tremendous difference . |
| 30 | I only had a couple of hours sleep last night . ’ |