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 . |