Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is chilling to go among strangers , ’ he had written a few days earlier , ‘ & I leave a lovely country . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Well — if you 'll excuse me I 'll go to my room , where I have a good book . |
| 3 | There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year … |
| 4 | Where I have a little concern and that 's only 'cos I do n't know the of all of it , is that you are picking up , yes very minor non-conformances but in practice fairly large numbers in a fairly short time scale what I would be concerned about is when you get your B S I audit that these other areas that you have n't looked at have got equally this lack of attention to detail , that you end up with not only major break down in your system , but sufficient minor breakdowns in your system , to cause them to say that they wo n't give you registration . |
| 5 | Sometimes I continue yesterday 's painting or I start a new work , often it is an idea I have thought about from the studio , or I might spend some time looking through sketch books . |
| 6 | Like racing cars , except I detect a missing element of boldness . |
| 7 | And , although I imagine a certain amount of tampering has gone on here ( I do n't recall the vocal being quite so clear , but we all like to be tampered with once in a while ) this is still a bloody mess . |
| 8 | It is not for me to say what the states should do although I have a personal view . |
| 9 | I ca n't feel enthusiastic about the government training course I 'm on and although I have a nice boyfriend , I 'm trying to finish the relationship . |
| 10 | Although I have a soft spot for him after his super-game Hennessy win , he does not appeal greatly as 7-2 favourite . |
| 11 | Although I read a great deal , and wrote a great deal , meal-times were still what kept me going . |
| 12 | When filling small cracks , I 've found that I get a smooth finish , which requires little or no sanding , of I roll over the crack with a paint roller a few times , while the filler is still damp . , . |
| 13 | May I , through the pages of your fine Journal , categorically state that I remain a fervent supporter of English rugby and am particularly proud of the superb performance by the Stevens Team , who have just become World champions . |
| 14 | You must understand , however , that I take a great interest in poor Hyde . |
| 15 | For the moment , suffice it to say that I take a skeptical view of the structural analyses offered . |
| 16 | ‘ I have said that I require a second opinion . ’ |
| 17 | I mean in terms of population I think I somebody did er Strathclyde regional council used to be a client of mine when I was with Three M er well you know a client of my rep up here but er and they told me some time that I think a huge percentage of the whole of Scotland 's population |
| 18 | I am sure that I perform a better audit for those clients where I and others know that others among my colleagues are advising my client on regulation , taxation and organisation issues . |
| 19 | McClennan added : ‘ I have told Saints that I want a complete break from coaching and I will return home to Auckland at the end of the season . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I originally got them down first to 100 , then to 80 , but finance dictated that I select a smaller number . |
| 21 | Now , the only reason I rang — the chief reason — was that I need a little help , as you can see . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't know if it is coincidence that I own a red Escort van , have canoed the Fairy Glen on numerous occasions and have had words with the café owner about car parking . |
| 23 | That I find a little bit hard to believe . |
| 24 | If , for example , I call my mother' brother 's son by the same term that I apply to my mother 's brother , the implication is that I share a common relationship with both . |
| 25 | The guys at ADM Computing suggested at the first meeting that I save a few quid by opting for a Phillips Brilliance monitor instead of the NEC I 've coveted for a year . |
| 26 | Hmmmm , at the risk of seeming boring and conservative , I have to say that I have a certain amount of sympathy with Wilko over this one . |
| 27 | Now it seemed to me that one thousand six hundred was initially as a result of survey work or shall we say investigation into the housing waiting list carried out by the York housing department , and I have to say that I have a certain respect for the York housing department , and they have a certain reasonable and good reputation within the region as a housing department , and so there seems to me that there is a gr a there is a potential to underestimate er the the affordable requirement that 's been put to you , another point erm I 'd just like perhaps to seek a little clarification from Mr Curtis , was was unfortunately I was looking something else up or my attention was diverted when he gave some figures for Ryedale and Selby , I think he said , and I 'll happily stand corrected on this , that if you take away the York requirement figure from his ten thousand four hundred for Greater York , then the remainder he would apportion to Selby and Ryedale , so that Selby got four thousand two hundred , sorry , so that Ryedale got four thousand two hundred and Selby got one thousand seven hundred , erm that does n't add up to ten thousand four hundred and I I I in total , and I I wondered where the rest was coming from , if I the point correctly . |
| 28 | Not much to report this week on the home front , except that I have a sneaking feeling I may have broken a bone in my right hand . |
| 29 | The only difference between now and the World Cup is that I have a better suntan . |
| 30 | He is also aware that I have a deep regard for Joan de Warenne — and in that I fear he is not alone ! ’ |