Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] i [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea came from the experience of pulling hair out of the bathtub ; ‘ this made me think about the things that are worthless , that we want to get rid of , the embarrassing hidden things like body hair , and the things we value and cultivate — in our culture , for instance , the head of hair is usually the first thing people register when they look at someone , a great deal of energy and money is , therefore , expended on hairdressing and styling . |
| 2 | Another says I smell of the sea , like oysters , fresh and salty . ’ |
| 3 | This set me thinking on the themes that are expressed in this book . |
| 4 | I am sure that Opposition Members will be delighted to hear me speak about the free market because they were in some doubt about whether it would be possible for Conservative Members to mention that . |
| 5 | I have a good old tuck-in at the school lunch and that keeps me going until the next morning . ’ |
| 6 | November 2nd 1981 had me arriving at the mere on a calm , mild , dull day that saw hardly a ripple on the surface . |
| 7 | That last evening , as unable to settle I wandered round the house , the computer within which insists on running hither and thither matching like with like ( laying its finds before us like a cat presenting a dead mouse ) now threw up the words of a hymn from long ago . |
| 8 | That there is a power beyond mankind itself — and I 'm not ashamed to say I trust in the existence and loving-kindness of God — that should be accepted , just as our own imperfections should be accepted . |
| 9 | I think that 's what I think , but I 'm not sure that if I 'd been born here I 'd be pleased to see me walking down the lane . |
| 10 | At this Mr Healey was jolly pleased to see me trapped in the Thickets of Quotation , and , again merrily , said , ‘ Plato ? |
| 11 | Judging by his expression , Clive had not been best pleased to find me ensconced in the Parsons ' sitting room that night . |
| 12 | I was back to that school chapel with the chaplain doing his Goddest to get me to sign on the dotted line and hand over my soul . |
| 13 | ‘ One of them was so desperate to stop me overtaking at the ford he lost his footing and fell backwards into the water . ’ |
| 14 | Was it any wonder I resorted to the drinks cabinet in the director 's Portakabin ? |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't be surprised to find me sitting on the tee in the lotus position , ’ he warned . |