Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] i [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was therefore with a quickening of the blood that I read of a builder in Birmingham who has torn down his house in order to erect something bigger , and inadvertently left his neighbour 's previously attached semi teetering sideways . |
| 2 | But we lived in a middle-class neighbourhood and I met with a lot of disapproval . |
| 3 | For a few seconds the sheer force of the wind supported my weight before I stumbled into a lull between squalls . |
| 4 | I like to understand the meanings of words and always refer to a dictionary when I come on a new word . |
| 5 | This broad sketch helped me to explore the crayon 's versatility without using the final painting as a trial piece , it also helped keep the whole composition in mind as I concentrated on a specific detail in the finished painting . |
| 6 | Wondering what would happen I tried pulling up on the boom as I went into a turn . |
| 7 | you 're always having a fag when I pull into a petrol station |
| 8 | Imagine my disappointment when I staggered down a hill in murky twilight after its purchase to find that not only had it been lying in the back seat of the car for the duration of my climb , but that it had failed to come up and get me when the daylight failed . |
| 9 | Do you con will you continue that story that I listened to a week before cos I was n't here last week |
| 10 | Amaury de Craon wrote to Edward II from Sablé in November 1323 telling him that the ‘ great uneasiness of heart that I feel as a result of the dispute between you and your brother the king of France , our lord , and a desire to find ways , according to my humble ability , to prevent it , has emboldened me to write the following things ’ . |
| 11 | His interest and concern calmed me and sitting in his study at the back of the church I felt more at peace than I had in a long time . |
| 12 | As I have two young children , I fit my working time around school and sleep times so I am lucky to have a small room at home that I use as a studio . |
| 13 | When my mother separated from my father in April 1981 I wanted to afford my father the security of a home so I entered into a verbal agreement to allow him to stay in the house during his lifetime and described this as a life tenancy on form ‘ Stamps L(A)451 ’ . |
| 14 | Er I 'm a thirty four year old accountant work and I work for a a pi |
| 15 | And I walk down a corridor and I go in a door , and they 're there . ’ |
| 16 | Finances were riding along the crest of a slump and I lived in a one-room penthouse in Bakers Arms , Leyton ( on top of the opticians ) . |
| 17 | I do think the discussion so far and the contribution from Mr and Mr is unfairly er at this stage erm prejudicing a proper assessment of er er er a for a new settlement all the way round Greater York including the Southwest and I return to a comment I made before the break , that dualling for example of the outer bypass of the York ring road which is programmed and is , will dramatically change may well dramatically change the perception erm erm of people to the to the west of the Greater York area in respect of the area to the north east . |
| 18 | If you get the limited edition of Let's Knife , you too can Singalongaknife with the free karaoke CD : I am a sweet little cat/ and I dance on a flying saucer … |
| 19 | But sometimes I get cut up by another vehicle as I go for a space — and it 's always a man . ’ |
| 20 | But er I did go with Con when I went for a perm she said oh would you like to , would you like to go and see Valerie |
| 21 | Always used to draw my truncheon if I went into a place where I thought there was a burglar but never actually used it to hit them . |
| 22 | I rose this morning after a few days of calm without mystical experience and I walked through a steep valley in a golden light of dawn that was like a rich but transparent garment covering all things . |
| 23 | I wish that the Minister would respond to a point that I made in a debate last week when I spoke of the tragedy that the employment advisory service — available to prisoners both before and after their release — had been withdrawn by the Government . |
| 24 | It was about how to deal with a road accident and I arranged for a smashed-up car to be towed into the studio , and for actors to sprawl around , made-up to look as if they had appalling injuries . |
| 25 | Yeah cos I went in that shop and I put on a size ten skirt and it was hanging . |
| 26 | ‘ It was during the post-punk kind of period and I went through a series of bands , but I must admit I found working for other people really difficult . |
| 27 | ‘ During my last pregnancy my husband and I went through a really tough time — in fact it has not ended yet and we are undecided as to whether we are going to separate or not . |
| 28 | I , you know I do n't mind , I enjoy handicraft but I find I 'm out Monday playing darts , I 'm out Tuesday doing handicraft and I look after a little boy who 's got Cerebral Palsy four mornings a week and comes three in the afternoon and it 's quite a lot . |
| 29 | My father did well in his business and I went to a good school . |
| 30 | After which , I decided to get into the leather producing industry rather than the purely merchanting business and I joined as a director of the main board . |