Example sentences of "[conj] i finally " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would be the day that I finally cracked the North Shore . |
| 2 | But it was only when I punched through the thick , creamy crest and the rainbow mist cleared from my eyes that I finally gave up all hope . |
| 3 | I can see this now , yet it was not until nearly ten years after I became a Christian that I finally faced the issue that whatever other influences had been involved in my conversion ( such as my family and friends and the work of God in my life ) there was a sense in which the decision to believe was entirely my responsibility . |
| 4 | Although I did n't live with Marian for another four years , it was because of her that I finally left . |
| 5 | Readers from last month will be glad to know that I finally tracked down the elusive Tequila based Marguerita in a Tex-Mex cafe in Covent Garden . |
| 6 | Naturally , when I made this suggestion to St John and his sisters , they protested strongly , and it was with great difficulty that I finally managed to convince them of my firm intention to carry out this plan . |
| 7 | Even the fact that I finally found a trickle of scummy water , which let me rinse some of the filth from my boots , did nothing to lift my spirits . |
| 8 | Please say that I finally look my age at least ! ’ |
| 9 | My wife and I finally decided that moving would be the answer . |
| 10 | The BBC and I finally bade each other goodnight at 6.30 , with what seemed to be a good day 's work on the cassettes . |
| 11 | Dang and I finally set out for the village where she wanted to start the ‘ cottage industry ’ . |
| 12 | When summer comes and I finally have to reluctantly discard my thermals , I knit myself a few cardigans just in case it is not hot enough for me — and come to think of it , our weather is hardly ever hot enough for me . |
| 13 | Well , let me tell you , you 'll know which one it is in a second — I went back , obviously years later , and I was having my beer and I finally had to go to the loo and I went into the ladies ' room and there was a big sign saying ‘ Elizabeth Taylor sat here ’ . |
| 14 | Or nearly nothing : where before you could book for lunch by telephone in a minute or two , this time it took half a dozen tries spread over a day and a bit , and I finally had to strike higher up . |
| 15 | I I have feelings about it , I I I mean , my , generally my experience I do n't know I have n't discussed with other members but er , when I the panel that I er , allocated to erm and I was telephoned , could a make , and certain dates were made and I finally made one then I was told , oh no that 's not convenient ! |
| 16 | Partial topic framework existing in a conversation between K ( 20+ , female , Edinburgh-resident , university student , … ) and J ( 60+ , male , Edinburgh-resident , retired , … ) in P Working Men 's Club , Edinburgh , … ) at T ( early evening , spring , 1976 , … ) mentioning ( J's three children — J ‘ s brothers — the schools they attended — the schools J attended — that J did badly at school — J left school at fourteen ) when K asks J what he did after he left school J : oh I done odd jobs like + paper boy + chemist 's shop worked in a chemist shop + and done two or three others+ and I finally started in the bricklaying + so I served my time as a bricklayer + K : that 's good money J : nowadays it is but in that + when my time was out it wasn't+ it was only three pounds nine a week + so + + K : my father was a stonemason and he started at home + and they were paid a halfpenny an hour extra for being left-handed + + |
| 17 | There was no heating in the room and an inadequacy of blankets , and I finally put on all my clothes again and tried my best to snuggle under the only blanket to snatch an hour of sleep . |
| 18 | Some time elapsed and I finally telephoned Lord Weidenfeld , who was charged with the duty of collecting the money , to know what had happened . |
| 19 | When the autumn came , and I finally packed up my car and made ready to leave Cliff Top , she came over unexpectedly emotional . |
| 20 | He sent me a letter saying how concerned he was and I finally found the courage to go back , but it was quite a while before I 'd open up to him again . |
| 21 | And I finally had to admit that I was failing in my marriage to you . |
| 22 | I am drawn to Cal 's guitar , and I finally can not help but ask if he will play a tune , something by Christy Moore . |
| 23 | And I finally went back to my G P on the seventh day which was a Saturday in the morning , and he told me to carry on taking the drug . |
| 24 | I kept a log , naturally , and therefore have it recorded that it took no less than thirty-seven of these supposed flight experiments before my trusty long-handled trowel , in biting the Skull Grounds ' earth skin , struck something harder than the sandy soil , and I finally knew where the dog 's bones were . |
| 25 | I am gon na wind up I 'm just gon na say if anybody wants some information about our database which is open to anybody in the country , I 've left some leaflets there erm , I 've been asked to plug Trade Union News which has been important to us too so I have erm and I finally I 'd say thank you very much for inviting me to come and speak to you . |
| 26 | Dear Catriona I could guess you probably worked this out a long time ago but I might as well get it over with once and for all and I finally managed to summon up the courage to do so , A S A , a secret admirer , no longer exists , he no longer admires secret or otherwise and has n't existed for almost a year now and again you probably know who he is but I might as well tell you it 's me Johnny the eleven year old , now fourteen , you met at Christmas ninety and boy do I feel stupid . |
| 27 | With defensive fields I would fire the ball in , and if I finally achieved a breakthrough I would be taken out of the attack . |
| 28 | I am 23 and for the past three years I have been piling on the pounds without realising it until I finally took a good look at myself weighing in at 12st 3lbs ( 77.5kg ) at 5ft 4ins ( 1.6m ) . |
| 29 | A television play or four weeks away in repertory was OK , but I finally lost my agent when I turned down an interview for a job in June , ‘ because I 'll be picking the gooseberries ’ . |
| 30 | Brushing my hair set my teeth on edge but I finally got most of it laying down , and at least you could n't see my new bumps from the front . |