Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As yet I have never fallen off a roof , although I have experienced the odd flutter of the heart when a ladder slips . |
| 2 | Although I have passed the allotted span I am , in my own opinion , still that same foreigner . |
| 3 | Although I have mentioned the analogous process with optical film , as far as I can discover magnetic tape was first spliced to make a BBC radio programme . |
| 4 | ‘ Now that I 've seen the finished copy I 'm delighted that I encouraged Susan to write it , ’ said Mrs Major . |
| 5 | I 've been I 've been advised chair that I 've made the same mistake as you did so . |
| 6 | ‘ Then I know that I 've got the better of them . |
| 7 | One of the most bizarre examples of convergent evolution that I know concerns the so-called periodical cicadas . |
| 8 | It is against this background that I wish to consider the contemporary Crisis of Capitalism . |
| 9 | The dogs follow the trail , so there is no problem , but it does mean that I miss seeing the sudden three metre drop that we go down to reach a frozen river . |
| 10 | " I really have n't any particular interest in the sale , except that I want to do the best that I can for this retired artist , Sam Mills , " he said . |
| 11 | I am not so green that I expect to get the sole credit on this movie . |
| 12 | There are several good word processing programs and a fair choice of simple modelling/what if … packages , some linking to statistical and plotting programs It is the area of database management that I believe provides the greatest scope for further development . |
| 13 | ‘ I certify that I have examined the above account in accordance with the Exchequer and Audit Departments Acts 1866 and 1921 and the National Audit Office auditing standards . |
| 14 | I certify that I have examined the financial statements on pages 3 to 18 in accordance with the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 and the National Audit Office auditing standards . |
| 15 | I hope that I have answered the hon. Gentleman 's question . |
| 16 | Now will I say that I have kissed the loveliest maiden in England . |
| 17 | I once went to the trouble of having a pair made in the finest white doeskin but fortunately I have now outgrown such extravagances in much the same way that I have outgrown the petty conversations and banal posturings of those who frequent literary gatherings or , worse , television studio canteens . |
| 18 | I 've had support from as far away as Boston , Massachusetts ( nowhere else , actually ) , for the retention of old Sir Wynkyn at the head of this column , but now that I have met the new fellow , commissioned at vast expense ( as the Editor has been at pains to point out ) , I feel he 's quite me . |
| 19 | I believe that I have found the perfect person . |
| 20 | Assure you , my good liege , I hold my duty as I hold my soul , Both to my God and to my gracious King ; And I do think , or else this brain of mine Hunts not the trail of policy so sure As it hath used to do , that I have found The very cause of Hamlet 's lunacy … |
| 21 | This is the world that I enjoy , and that I have spent the second half of my life so far in exploring and learning about . |
| 22 | Not that I have to make the same choices as someone I acknowledge to be more discriminating , since my differently constituted palate may react differently , but my own choice will be better informed if I heed nuances which I would have missed if he had not pointed them out . |
| 23 | I hope that I have quoted the right hon. Gentleman correctly . |
| 24 | Better said , what I think is what I have thought , or that is to say , that I continue thinking the same . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ So I 've passed the first hurdle , ’ she breathed . |
| 26 | The fact is , there was little choice but to approach the matter as I did — as I am sure you will agree once I have explained the full context of those days . |
| 27 | Once I have achieved the correct balance I have completed the compositional structure . |
| 28 | and I like to see the little ones but er concert no . |
| 29 | I like to watch the phosphorescence curling away from the hull and I like to watch the brilliant specks of light fade in the black deep water far in the ship 's wake . |
| 30 | I have in the last couple of lectures erm outlined or tried to outline erm Locke 's basic decision erm his concept of how we as individuals are related to nature , to each other and I 've emphasised the crucial importance of this notion of how we are related to God . |