Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] i [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following had been written : ‘ I entrust to my sons that if one should die before the other leaving no children he should make over his share to his surviving brother ; but if both die childless I wish the whole estate to pass to my granddaughter Claudia . ’ |
| 2 | Yes but , you see when I try to buy some I think the frozen fish is , shop in Woodbridge is silly , damn silly place anyway ! |
| 3 | ‘ Now all I 've got to do is get it in shape and make sure I pass the qualifying trials this weekend . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ When I was told to rest all week and just turn up and play on the Saturday , I felt sluggish and lethargic , so I make sure I do the required hours every week . |
| 5 | At the time ( I know it was seven years ago because that 's when I left for Edmonton where I met Michael ) I would always make sure I read the foreign page to see what was happening in Danu . |
| 6 | So , it was , it was , I , a as soon as I knew I 'd be teaching this I thought the only way |
| 7 | As I failed to do this I spent the entire journey staring intently at the zip of my coat and at least I learned a lot about clothes fastenings that morning . |
| 8 | And making sure I get the right one . |
| 9 | I checked through my notes to make sure I had the correct dates , aware I had the correct dates , aware that I had been finding it hard to concentrate . |
| 10 | His eyes lingered a dry moment on mine , as if to make sure I took the implicit compliment ; and then , as if to limit it , he turned out the lamp . |