Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the present let me put it on record that the main hold-up has been with me , in setting up the Journal for printing . |
| 2 | If it had n't been for the colonel letting me have this cottage for a peppercorn rent , God knows where I 'd be . ’ |
| 3 | For the moment let me repeat that what all this seems to point to as natural is the self-imposed exile which will allow the artist figure , whether Stephen or Joyce himself , to create a new world , with the language of the writer as his ticket , his lifeline , his rescue . |
| 4 | Only once during the dispute did I hear the woman worker 's point of view publicly debated . |
| 5 | His cruel and callous comments about the murder made me shiver . |
| 6 | Okay Suzanne , now you had to slacken off the halyard to let me tie that last knot so if you could tighten it up again that will pull the sail up to the top of the mast . |
| 7 | The baggy cut of the jacket made me look as it I 'd eaten one roast dinner too many , however the loose fit gave complete freedom of movement — particularly useful for stretching when scrambling or skiing . |
| 8 | Can I buy an off the shelf loom ; which side of the engine do I mount an alternator as I would like to raise it above the dynamo position which is too near any deep water ; is it possible to fit halogen headlamps . |
| 9 | What strange quirk of the heart made me feel so much a part of the life of this place ? |
| 10 | Anyway , love it is that seems to have smacked me one now , and I 'm standing there hugging her in that thin nightdress and the thought of those bastards with the dog makes me squeeze her till it hurts . |
| 11 | The field was laid out in strips about two feet apart and only after pushing into the crop did I realize that the plants were trained up a trellis of almost invisible wires and that I was in a hop field — a ‘ beer field ’ , as Duncan would have called it . |
| 12 | I only became aware of the truth when in July Grace wrote from the front to let me know that Charlie was being sent home following the second battle of the Marne . |
| 13 | But one incident that amused me was that I was booked for a coffee commercial and the producer phoned me up the night before the session to let me know the track we were doing , because he said he wanted to get it as close to the original as he possibly could . |
| 14 | When a sound in the darkness made me catch my breath — |
| 15 | A large black Cadillac stops in the road to let me cross before pulling in . |
| 16 | ‘ Only when it was in the net did I realise what size it was and it weighed 26 ob 8 oz , ’ added John who went on to bank five other pike , two of 8 lb 8 oz , and others of 10 lb , 11lb and 14 lb . |
| 17 | Both were smoking and the pungent smell of Gauloise tobacco so early in the morning made me feel sick . |
| 18 | This county pays for a full time union official this is extravagant , one full timer for five hundred members , that is way over the top let me tell you . |
| 19 | The angle of the lamp cord on the bar made me think I saw a hearing-aid cable extending from Fielding 's ear . |
| 20 | When we were naughty he 'd give Fred the strap but he 'd sit me on the mantelpiece to make me mind my manners . |
| 21 | Looking at the road makes me notice that old white van . |
| 22 | Seeing it on the noticeboard at the workhouse made me think … but I ca n't be sure any more . |
| 23 | One of the guys at the gate helped me give the Fiasco a push . |
| 24 | Because so many of the people who , so many people at the moment feel I think that they , they have very little real influence , and that 's why people do n't turn up , it 's why people do n't vote for local government . |