Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Come and see the sorcerer 's kitchen where I brew up the grotesque potions that make me a legend here . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ They wanted a dramatic ending where I kill off the central character and they also did n't like me making fun of the audience . |
| 3 | , , dream occasionally in n it strange ? , help is one goldfish is male or female , how 's one know whether to call it James or Jessica or I have n't the faintest idea how you sex a fish . |
| 4 | ‘ We are of the same Line you and I , ma'am , and although I have not the ancient Samhailt , I understand it . |
| 5 | It was with the idea of learning to judge distances that I set out the next morning . |
| 6 | Er Mr Deputy Speaker it 's also quite important that I make clear the Labour party 's position in respect to the article which calls for uniform electoral procedures to be set up for elections to the European parliament . |
| 7 | I certainly Mr Chairman welcome this paper erm and I know today that I think possibly the main reason being erm , I could be deemed also been through and through today responding to our local issue and that maybe due to May fever , I do n't know , erm , in really accepting acknowledging as I have done in the past your efforts , erm the county surveyor 's efforts for this part of Suffolk I do again bring to your attention and I do n't think is being critical in that the Barnet by bypass is part of a far bigger jigsaw and that jigsaw I say not |
| 8 | I mean I would open my eyes and see myself like that , wake up and then I 'd bounce off the bed and then I 'd sit there bouncing and , and but I have n't had that in a long time and wh when I thought now a lot of times , if I think that I leave either the front door unlocked , my house unlocked or the garage door open I go and actually check that in the middle of the night . |
| 9 | I must confess that I have not the least idea what this phrase could mean in an orthodox Christian context . |
| 10 | But I confess that I have not the same trust in some your peers . |
| 11 | Thus reassured , I head for the exhibition halls and spend the day collecting promotional leaflets and free samples of new products that I have n't the faintest intention of buying . |
| 12 | No one follows , so I come out the other end and nip round the small block . |
| 13 | I know that in the mundane , the thought of never having been understood or recognised rankles ; but the transcendent joy is the greater and I get instead the hidden flowers of sorrow of my own soul with their scent and their beauty . |
| 14 | I tell them all about the bar-tailed lark and the Berbers but they 're looking at me in a very strange way and I mean now the whole story sounds pretty crazy to me as I 'm telling it . |
| 15 | And I bring back the livin' herbs , some overproof rum , some italvital dubplates and some duty-free ribbed condoms . |
| 16 | NOT and I repeat NOT the main carriage , as someone I know once did ! |
| 17 | I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu ! |
| 18 | ‘ The insurance is due for renewal at the beginning of March , and I have n't the foggiest idea what they 're worth now . |
| 19 | She ca n't cook , she does n't especially want to learn to cook , and I have only the sketchiest notion of British cooking . |
| 20 | Erm , for a variety of reasons Chair , that proposal did not go ahead , erm , and I think probably the major reason in that was erm , the County Council 's erm , inability to , to meet the cost of the project as it started to , to set up . |
| 21 | You know both sides were very happy you know it was up with the company or down with the company you know , and I think certainly the younger lads sort of saw it as an infringement upon their future , you know we 've all got mortgages and the o older men who 'd been working since the quarry started you know were gon na see a drop in their standard of living , so I think you know people were getting a bit upset you know that a n a new fella h a new face had come in , and all of a sudden you know changes were being made that were gon na hurt everybody financially . |
| 22 | so , er , and I reckon probably the best , best way is to go , so , motorway as much as we can , down , well down |
| 23 | Then you hear , she pounded up the bloody stairs and he was after her and I reckon well the only room with a lock |
| 24 | If I remember rightly the cheap seats were wooden ones wiv backrests . |
| 25 | Erm if I remember correctly the pre-War price for hanging a wall up , a roll of wallpaper was about sixpence a roll , and that included preparing as well . |
| 26 | I have , therefore , taken advantage of your absence on academic business to give the matter more thought and I feel it might be best if I set out the various considerations involved in written form . |
| 27 | ‘ If I find even the vaguest reference to an Ark or to Jordan 's water in this abbey or any place in your possession , I shall see you stand trial at King 's Bench in London on a charge of high treason ! ’ |
| 28 | Now that 's much easier to do it on paper than if I say well the only way to find is let's get sixty pennies out , you count sixty I 'll count another sixty then we 'll see how many we 've got . |
| 29 | If I have n't the slightest idea what the hell I 'm being nagged about , how the hell can I possibly do anything about it ? |
| 30 | I says , cos I have n't the faintest idea who they are . |