Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] and i [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 The hospitality extended to a good meal , and before leaving we were given the facilities of a nearby chateau , where the jeep driver and I had the luxury of a hot bath , laid on by the local Mayor .
2 I was sitting in the car park and I appreciated the area very much , it was nice , clean area but when I came to Walsall it was smoky and dirty area I 'm sorry to say that and er , but I had no alternative but to stay here because my father was here , I had no money and er , I thought because of relations job prospects might be better here than elsewhere .
3 She was asleep on a chair in the living room and I decided the most effective way to wake her would be to sing .
4 The local Labour MP , George Foulkes , whose constituency of Carrick , Cumnock and Doon Valley contains the Digital plant , said : ‘ This is good news for the Ayr workforce and I congratulate the management there and the Scottish Office for the work they did to achieve this successful outcome .
5 Erm and so even if we had a full employment situation , we would still need an economic bonus strategy and I know the Conservatives wo n't agree with that , they were very reluctant the last administration to think about economic developments at all but , er eventually they realised the recession was quite er , quite serious .
6 This is a murder enquiry and I want the truth .
7 A sketch wad found on my locker door and I believe the author was Nobby Hall ; he had opposed my views on ditching , as well he might , since he was an ex-officer , Merchant Navy , who had joined the RAF as a direct entry sergeant pilot in the Baldwin expansion period , and it was indeed ironic that he should perish and his crew saved .
8 In terms of closeness to York , I take the general review view and I support the County Council that it is generally better if the new settlement is located closer , close to York , because that under proviso that it is well located for public and private transport .
9 Jim Hall and I leave the city on a road flanked by fortified encampments flying UN , Greek and Cypriot flags .
10 I had a glass of ice water and I tipped the glass to give it to them .
11 Tip — I think the world of Tip junior and I did the father ; they helped me a lot — just did n't realize I 'd come all the way over from Ireland by boat and by train up to St Andrews to carry Arnold 's bag .
12 I have made a long ‘ scarf ’ of tension pieces in all the colours , putting all the measurements on my notice board in the knitting room and I use the Knit Leader every time .
13 Chairman , there 's just one little point that I did speak to the Town Clerk and I think the Council should be aware of it .
14 It says , in general continuous quality and company procedures , where they go a specific er , manual for the survey is lodged in the master job file and I suppose the only final thing they need is that , well Simon , you continue the surveys in their set up period , there may be a time when that manual does not exist , during the time we keep deciding .
15 Now the other thing I would say , I support in fact Mr amendment and I oppose the motion .
16 I 've not had the experience perhaps of teaching so many dyslexic children to be able to comment on this , but certainly when I was making the videotape at Brickwall School and I asked the headmaster about that and he pointed to the fact that they certainly have a very wide intake , a complete social mix , and Professor Miles at Bangor University says that in his experience of dealing with dyslexic children they come from all walks of life , and it 's really quite inaccurate — I suppose there 's a sense in which , if we 've got to use these phrases , that middle class people have always been very concerned about the education of their children and so they may be the parents who will ask questions about their children 's lack of development , but I think it 's only , you know , more significant in middle class terms because of that .
17 There is no doubting the fact that external canister filters are one of the most versatile but misunderstood pieces of aquarium equipment and I hope the following will give you a clearer insight .
18 I fell hard against the asphalt playground and I felt the pain that had not been visible on film .
19 there may be , I just I went into one video shop and I asked the le erm , some people here .
20 We went down into the station shelter and I experienced the familiar claustrophobic sensation of waiting for something to happen .
21 Unfortunately someone pulled the sink plug and I lost the lot
22 It is also a useful weapon in the Paris style war and I feel the lack of it .
23 At the annual meeting , the annual meeting last year in the institute , it was obvious to me that one of the major concerns of people in this town was policing and police presence and I think the joint effort that we 've put forward , and I must mention as well since he 's , we 've worked very well together , the police liaison office has been running extremely well I feel , the number of calls have gone up since we started .
24 Erm , having looked at all that , I think what the issue really boils down to essentially is the willingness of the County Council and I suppose the panel , having heard what er the debate , to accept what I think is really a modest level of flexibility er er requested by the District Council .
25 And that 's how it started and it was really just you know we said we 'd do a bit of fund raising and I think the men were pretty sceptical of you know they thi they thought we might fight over the first tin of beans or whatever .
26 and er report stage and I invite the Minister to confirm that er that is that is the position and that the Government will not enter any discussions with a closed mind on those issues .
27 I now work for Time magazine , they cover world politics and I cover the international end for them .
28 She said : ‘ We had our Christmas Day on Boxing Day and I had the best ever Christmas with my children and grandchildren . ’
29 My timber all came from local sources : by pure chance one timber yard had recently acquired an elm butt and I purchased the first board ( a huge log sawn into 2in boards — the real stuff ) .
30 And what I would quite like to do is to see you as you come to the end of the starter pack and I think the starter pack is Oh I ca n't remember how many days treatment is in it .
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