Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] i [vb infin] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , I I I thought it extremely discourteous of Councillor instead of responding to my letter he goes to the press and starts complaining , this does n't seem to me the way to sort out the problem at all and I am equally aware of the problem er and if it only helps me get some facts together then it it will strengthen my arm getting things sorted out . |
| 2 | So do I do these things ? |
| 3 | Not only do I consume vast amounts of raw materials — I am also a high-level polluter . |
| 4 | I remember terrible arguments when shopping for shoes — I wanted to have fashion shoes ( high heels , pointed toes ) like my friends , but Mum always made me have sensible shoes . |
| 5 | Because she [ the new maths teacher ] did n't know me , she did n't have any confidence in me … but because she did n't have any confidence in me , I did n't have any confidence in myself , and that is the thing that really makes me regret changing schools … at my first school all the teachers knew me and had confidence in me . |
| 6 | ‘ The engineer would n't even let me use real cymbals on ‘ Love Is Hell ’ ! ’ he shouts , whose input on that LP was , erm , streamlined by the use of computerised rhythms and triggered samples . |
| 7 | And how do I face those persons before whom you stand in fear and awe ? |
| 8 | The Doctrine is at best a circular re-statement of the obvious : Why did I experience those vibrations in the air as sounds ? |
| 9 | " Tell me , my little one , my daughter , why do I smell human bones ? " |
| 10 | Why do I do these things , Alice ? |
| 11 | And you may say well why do I have two pairs of fins , you know , one in front and one behind , instead of , say , three pairs of fins , or one pair of fins , or eight pairs of fins — why do we all have two ? |
| 12 | ‘ Why do I find such protestations hard to believe ? ’ |
| 13 | I asked yer ter let me do these books 'cos I wanted ter sort out the bills an' see where we can make savin 's . |
| 14 | Please would you therefore let me have full details of what other types of accounts you are prepared to undertake , how any charges are calculated and what interest is paid . |