Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not for its elegance did I come to love the evening sky , hellish red with the gathering souls . |
| 2 | ‘ My mother , ’ said Bernard , suddenly , talkative at last , ‘ is a mean-spirited , disgusting bitch ; a big fat mammy , and to think that I was born from between her legs makes me want to vomit . |
| 3 | The insanity of my reality made me feel stupid and powerless . |
| 4 | ‘ Even when I got by on a fast straight , where the extra power of my machine was beneficial , I thought it might be part of his plan to let me go in front and force me into making a mistake . ’ |
| 5 | Lord Airlie also went out of his way to help me find my feet . |
| 6 | ‘ Not unpleasant , perhaps , ’ he said thoughtfully , ‘ but you have n't exactly gone out of your way to make me feel welcome — either here or back at the television studio . ’ |
| 7 | This time of the building of the gardens of our minds makes me think of the Pacific Ocean where insects spin the sunlight and the salt water , and weave them into the most beautiful oases of the sea . |
| 8 | The nurses turned me on my side and the doctor put a needle into a vein behind my knuckle to make me relax . |
| 9 | The sinking feeling I get when I fold it up again and stuff the envelope under my bed makes me realise how much I wanted it to come up with some answers . |
| 10 | Nowhere in my diary do I mention this physical discomfort , and even now I ca n't remember it as amounting to pain , although I do remember the school doctor drawing the matron 's attention to the extensive bruising on the softer parts of my body . |
| 11 | A jolt of pain in my head made me wonder whether it was such a good idea . |
| 12 | Before the editors of trade magazines start sticking sub-editors ' spikes in my effigy let me explain that their publications perform a valuable function and are extremely interesting to their readers . |
| 13 | A jovial Indian lady struggling to stay inside her sari helped me find the Electoral Register covering Lee Metford Road and I ran a finger down the names to see if any rang a bell . |
| 14 | I kept them away by waving my sword in the air , but their wild cries frightened me , and the horrible smell from their bodies made me feel sick . |
| 15 | The dryness in his voice made me feel that I was being very naive . |
| 16 | In what language do I teach ? |
| 17 | ‘ If you feel somewhat vulnerable in your dressing-gown let me remind you I have seen you in your nightdress and not felt driven to mindless passion . ’ |
| 18 | Have you got in your hand did I say , dry cat food ? |
| 19 | We 'd be sitting or standing watching the traffic go by , Dawn alternately flapping about desperately trying to get away and perching on my glove letting me stroke and soothe her . |
| 20 | I 'm beginning to put my life together again now and I 'm concentrating on my riding to help me get through . |
| 21 | ‘ So now , my Bastard Boy , ’ Klein said , ‘ to what disaster do I owe the honour ? ’ |
| 22 | and we were having lunch , a late lunch on what day did I say ? |
| 23 | to your Council did I knock on the door and say standing for the Liberal Democrats , they said well we 're not sure it 's the way we are going to vote for you , we may vote for somebody else . |
| 24 | How far , and for what purpose do I attempt to integrate areas hitherto taught separately ? |
| 25 | At what point do I start paying SMP ? |
| 26 | I am deeply touched by your reluctance to let me do so , but I feel sure this is the right thing to do . |