Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun sg] i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Minister announced the scheme I described the measures as ’ no more than damage limitation measures . |
| 2 | Do you know the story I mean the parable I mean ? |
| 3 | Erm and provide the freebie I mean the the the cages , the giveaway |
| 4 | When I entered the classroom I found the children , from five to nine years , well at work . |
| 5 | Opening the door I found the house in darkness . |
| 6 | As I approached the pool I saw the pug marks of the tigress in the soft earth at the edge of the water . |
| 7 | I do n't think the consumer would ev say that and I think sometimes one forgets er people forget the consumer I mean the erm er but obviously by us going onto the Hong Kong route we are going to reduce British Airways and Cathay Pacific 's profits on that route considerably , we we think that because our costs are considerably less than British Airways , and I suspect considerably less than Cathay Pacific , that the player that er could be around in thirty or forty years ' time is Virgin Atlantic . |
| 8 | ‘ Before I dropped the life-raft I studied the sea trying to form some sort of mental picture of the current and wind . |
| 9 | ‘ When I vacated the office I asked the Rates Agency to send me an adjusted bill , but they sent it to the office and I did not get it , ’ he said . |
| 10 | ‘ As I turned the corner I saw the flag flying at half-mast and the meaning of it came like a flash . ’ |
| 11 | I said and that 's why cos Paul said to me , he said , I never hear you moan , I said look you wo n't hear me moan because it 's not that I enjoy the job I hate the job I said I hate the work , and I find it hard work but at the end of the day on a Friday , I know that six o'clock in the morning on a Friday I can go up to the Nationwide Anglia , slip my card in there and I know there 's gon na be a couple of hundred of quid in there with the |
| 12 | It saddens me that , while most annual reports say ‘ … we will do our utmost to preserve our most important asset : the skills contained in our workforce ’ , when I visit the workplace I see the tell-tale signs of accidents in the making — blocked exits , unguarded machines , untrained work people . |
| 13 | I clearly remember the day I heard the call of Jesus to leave my secular employment . |
| 14 | ‘ I remember the hangover I had the last time I went on the tiles with you , and tomorrow I have to ply squash at nine . |
| 15 | I think the public I think the public |
| 16 | I think the game I think the game has done well in tackling that problem but I do n't think we as a society have done very well in tackling it in the country at large . |
| 17 | I remembered the noise I remembered the noise as we went past the pub , so I went back to the pub and sure enough there were fifty Sorry thirty burly men . |
| 18 | As I left the room I heard the little comic bellow , " That 's what she thinks of thy relaxing clothes , ducks , and I must say I see what she means ! " |
| 19 | The woman I 'm staying with comes from a mining family , and as I was watching the news I heard the ironing board creaking in the kitchen . |
| 20 | For those who have yet to take the plunge I hope the following will act as a series of checkpoints that you can apply to your own , unique situation . |
| 21 | I had the baby I had the baby in the er in the er verandah all morning . |