Example sentences of "i [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only discovered that late as well when I became friends with John at college . |
| 2 | ‘ I fail to see the relevance of this , but yes , I should say that Glastonbury and I became friends . |
| 3 | I became friends with Juliet , , because she understood me , + I could talk to her about my opinions quite openly : she is very understanding in that way . |
| 4 | I 'm not really sure how I became friends with the boy , but he also has quite a good personality , + I can have a good laugh with him . |
| 5 | At one time , and I became adversaries over the selection of polio virus strains to be used as oral vaccines . |
| 6 | Group members ' perceptions of expected behaviour are concerned with bits of behaviour ( ‘ Can I make jokes in this group ? ’ ) , rather than with the behaviour as a continuing phenomenon ( ‘ Do I have a sense of humour ? ’ ) . |
| 7 | How could I make proposals on social security without mentioning National Insurance for which I had ministerial responsibility ? |
| 8 | When I perceive others my attitudes , values and beliefs filter what I see or wish to see . |
| 9 | I asked friends , over a cup of tea . |
| 10 | I asked children to think of a witches ' stew and this is what they suggested to put on a sign on the wall : |
| 11 | Making the most of a buyer 's market , I asked dealers for their advice . |
| 12 | ‘ I was a big baby — I 'm obviously meant to be this size ’ , ‘ all my family are big ’ , ‘ I 've tried every diet , they just do n't seem to work for me ’ , ‘ I only have to look at a cream cake and I gain 2lbs ( 0.9kg ) ! ’ |
| 13 | During a visit to Brigade Headquarters I overheard Officers discussing the situation in our area . |
| 14 | On each trip I overheard snatches of the bar-room conversations and could hear the louder buzz of continuing upheaval along in the lounge , and I thought that after I 'd satisfied everyone in the dining room I might drift along to the far end with my disarming little tray . |
| 15 | He says aye you wait till I change shifts . |
| 16 | Both lights on the other side of the carriage work , so I change seats . |
| 17 | Comfort , to me , means warmth , and whenever I change homes the first thing I do is make it as warm as possible . |
| 18 | Eric Pfrunder ( the creative director at Chanel ) is like a production director ; everyone here is the same from when I first started photography , I sketch things out and discuss the lighting so they know what I want . |
| 19 | ‘ Am I seeing things ? ’ he hissed . |
| 20 | In fact let's say you hired a small engineering company , and I manufactured widgets , and I needed to manufacture one thousand widgets a week by four o'clock on Friday . |
| 21 | I remember my own mother saying , when I was undergoing tests to discover why my periods had stopped , that we need n't worry , they were an expensive nuisance , what did I want periods for anyway ? |
| 22 | I despise drugs . |
| 23 | ‘ I did not use fenders , Breakspear , because I despise precautions . |
| 24 | I despise cigarettes . |
| 25 | At present I sell shoes . ’ |
| 26 | Home again , I wasted hours trying to make sense of things , and did so eventually . |
| 27 | But , like most other women , I wasted years of my teens and twenties feeling I would be happier if I was thinner . |
| 28 | And my wife and I endured weeks of farewell parties with relatives and friends . |
| 29 | I made friends with a girl in a similar plight : Sophie had twin boys the same age as Tom , and her husband , Jack , ex-R.A.F. with a handlebar moustache , was working for his exams in chartered accountancy . |
| 30 | The third month I spent in Brittany at Sable d'Or ; there I made friends with an elderly , bearded fisherman called Pierre . |