Example sentences of "[coord] i often " in BNC.

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1 Certainly , just a little low ‘ g ’ on the approach would have made things very difficult for him and I often wonder exactly what happened .
2 I tried so hard to be good but a lot was expected of children in those days , and I often had nightmares thinking the man would know about me and would come and get me .
3 Most of the CBC staff took their lunch at the hotel cafeteria , with Emile and Margaret presiding , and I often joined Ira Dilworth at his table when he waved me over .
4 People on the parish only got ten shillings a week to live on and I often used to wonder how those who got drunk could afford it .
5 I have divided the chapters in a way reminiscent of the old histories of the Kings of England , and I often refer to the ‘ reign ’ of a particular Principal .
6 We now have friends all over the country and I often think about the elderly disabled chap who would n't accept help to lift his canoe at portages or the young white faced girl who would n't give up though exhausted .
7 Eva had become eccentric : when a decision was needed Ted and I often had to wait while she retired upstairs and meditated on the exact shape of the conservatory or the dimensions of the kitchen .
8 ‘ I 've tried many different mics and I often find that some of the more expensive condenser mics do n't sound as good as something like a good , straightforward Shure 57 or something like that — one of the cheaper dynamic mics .
9 The choice of hi-hats and cymbals is excellent , and I often use it for programming percussion . ’
10 They never found him and I often wondered whether he went in with his machine and dead gunner or whether he managed to bale out and was picked up by the flyingboat they had stationed in Sicily for sea rescue work . ’
11 I DO N'T KNOW how long the Curtiss P-40 has been my son 's favourite aircraft and I often wondered why .
12 I admit that I have been known to curse on occasion and I often talk to my machine telling it ‘ You will not beat me so you 'd better start behaving ! ’
13 It is the main breeding place in the area and I often take visitors there in mid-June , when the pups are being born .
14 It was a painful and upsetting divorce and I often felt completely swamped by guilt at having left my children .
15 Speaking as a single parent who was left with children of twelve and eight , it is very hard and I often think it would be a good thing if social workers were better able to explain to young girls who are left with babies , just what it 's going to be like .
16 I , too , had enemies , and I often slept there .
17 Attitudes in second and especially third wave practices were more lukewarm , and I often encountered a sense of resigned determination — ‘ if we do n't go in now , we 'll get left behind . ’
18 That part of Parma , around Borgo delle Colonne , was apparently well known for its brothels , and I often used to see heavily made-up women in tight skirts and high-heeled shoes decorated with silver stars parading up and down ; I assume now that they were what the Parmigiani used to refer to as putane , whores .
19 But I was gon na tell you about there was one day I was at for money and I 'm coming up the road , and here this chap was standing in the road and er kind of thumbing a lift , so I says to him , I stopped and I often lift people in the road but er after he got into the , I had an old Bradford van at the time , and he said er , I said to him , I says , are you on a hiking holiday ?
20 It is very expensive , and I often take sandwiches to the office .
21 She 'll say I 'm a travelling salesman and I often spend a night away .
22 There are free entry concerts on Sunday evenings at 6pm at XX and I often walk up there ( plus dog ! ) and enjoy the calm , the battery charge as it were , amidst the chores and bores of life ‘ in the high street ’ .
23 She called it desertion and I often suspected that there was another man . ’
24 The landlord knew me , for Benjamin and I often lodged there when we came up to town .
25 And I often say that young ladies who are looking over their shoulder like this , you 've got ta be careful of the neck because when they turn round and look over their shoulder you get creases in the neck , and there is a slight crease in the neck there but most of it has been disguised by covering it with her hair , so look out for that when you have a young lady , or anybody , looking over their shoulder , particularly with young ladies , when they look over their shoulder like that it does cause creases in the side of the neck which can be unsightly .
26 It seemed to he enjoying the water that somehow or other had seeped through , and I often wonder what would have happened to me if that black scorpion had indeed swung its deadly tail backwards and on to me .
27 Oddly enough many years later — and shortly before his death — " Cocky " and I often had breakfast together in the RAF Club and he never berated Bennett or in any way referred to the difference of opinion that certainly existed in the Pathfinder era .
28 And I often think to myself , when I 'm paying for something , think to myself , oh I would never have paid that years ago .
29 Arnie and I often end up teaching in different places .
30 Of course , I have TV and newspapers , but there is definitely a displacement from reality , and I often have to ring my friends , just to find out what people are thinking .
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