Example sentences of "[adj] i [modal v] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | All I shall do at this stage is to give a summary of how I see effective religious education . |
2 | And all I could do at this terrible invasion was to rise and stand mutely , with my hands by my sides , staring up at this tremendous being — whom I now saw clearly for the first time . |
3 | But all I can do at this moment in time is tell you where I stand today . |
4 | ‘ That is all I can say at this stage , as these things take some time to arrange , ’ he said , adding : ‘ There is obviously a fair lot to do and it will take a few months . ’ |
5 | I actually became interested , not so much in the women locally but my o , my own grandmother Greta , was a herring gutter from Wick I never knew her , I have one photograph of her taken with her two children , and when my children were small I used to look at this and think , how did she get away for weeks to work and follow the boats |
6 | But first I will look at some other changes in form , particularly those involving changes in shape in cell sheets , changes in contact , and cell migration . |
7 | It was a flimsy pretext and might not get me anywhere , but it was the best I could do at such short notice . |
8 | ‘ Yes , it was the best I could do at short notice . ’ |