Example sentences of "the [noun pl] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He was sitting there with his head in his hands ; he did not rise when the train passed ; he made no movement ; he did not give a glance at the signs I made him ; and for a long time as the train was carrying me away , I watched his little motionless , grief-stricken figure , lost in the desert , an image of my own despair .
2 Unfortunately , I wrote to him in rather a hurry , and did n't take copies of the notes I sent him .
3 I never ceased to be astounded by how quickly and thoroughly he absorbed the notes I gave him . ’
4 In the later stages of Metaltronix I had a guy work for me who had a tube engineering degree , but that kind of knowledge still does n't teach you about designing — the times I asked him to design certain circuits and he 'd just stare at me !
5 We have had our ups and downs , but I have a very great regard for the organization and great affection for the head of the Accident Investigation and prevention Section , Olof Fritsch , who , notwithstanding all the times I twisted his tail , remains for me one of the great professionals totally devoted to improving safety in the air , and a true friend .
6 Well that 's what I 've been saying to dad as well , I said the times I said we 've had cheques come back !
7 Perhaps it was just the times I saw him in the Div II Championship year and the season after that .
8 Well when you when you understand er when you get to understand the products I mean there 's there all our six companies are represented over there er Maggie
9 the reasons I said I I I I could go along with that approach as well .
10 A seventeenth-century libertine who wrote excellent satirical verse ( he 's the author of the famous epigram about Charles II : ‘ God bless our good and gracious king/Whose promise none relies on ; /Who never said a foolish thing , /Nor ever did a wise one ’ — one of the reasons I like him so much is that allegedly he recited it extempore to the king ) and some great , great poems about sex .
11 I was then granted unconditional bail , in spite of the fact that the magistrates knew all about the cocaine , which was one of the reasons I thought I 'd never get a sentence .
12 In fact it 's one of the reasons I brought you here . ’
13 I did and it was one of the reasons I lost my seat in the Dail . ’
14 Perhaps that 's one of the reasons I love my work .
15 ‘ One of the reasons I do it , ’ he explains ‘ is because my wife and I can spend time alone together away from the family , feel young again ( they 're both in their early 40's ) , and have adventures . ’
16 You see , one of the reasons I mentioned his name last night was that he was n't in the room when I came back — the boardroom , you know , where the party was being held .
17 I hope Verlander appreciates the skills I taught you . ’
18 He said cos I used to keep the house tidy he said I 've been the in the army June an he said I can I can run a household he said but we and then working the shifts I do he said and go up the horses and that he said I just do n't get time to do it !
19 It was one of the goals I set myself ’ .
20 Cos they are quite tame , I mean that 's one thing about the hens I mean they ca n't come out though , they just wander about .
21 I think it 's really relevant to the pictures I think it 's really good .
22 Well naturally I was I was raving wild when I got up and that 's well the lads I thought they were going to turn the van over tell you the truth .
23 Very hard , very hard I told the lads I told 'em the union about it what he done that day .
24 But if I run through the addresses I think it 'll make sense because everybody will recognize where they are .
25 ‘ Once I heard her start singing the songs I knew it had to be her , ’ he says .
26 If it is , I 'll just get some and give one each the kids I think we 've got enough sweeties .
27 And as far as in the appraisals I mean I found when I did the three s part staff and , and I was , it was that pilot and , and I know
28 ‘ When the manager wanted me to work out in the reserves I accepted it .
29 Things are now too simplified and Arnason dodged all the traps I set him to reach the drawing haven .
30 between the ears I mean she 's a charming woman .
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