Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other story I recall to mind about this time is that Cranwell in those days must have been the coldest spot south of the Arctic Circle and the ration of coal to fire the single stove in a billet of 22 erks took little account of the temporary hutment , Some genius had laid down that the ration of coal would he 1lb of coal every other day was sufficient to ward off armies of brass monkeys that descended on Cranwell in winter . |
| 2 | Our hair became longer and — in police terms — almost verged on the wild , confirming Hallpike , ( 1969 : 260 ) , who argued : ‘ the hypothesis I wish to advance in this article [ is ] that long hair is associated with being outside society and that the cutting of hair symbolizes re-entering society , or living under a particularly disciplinary regime within society … . |
| 3 | The first opportunity I got to look at this stuff is on Sunday on the library |
| 4 | That 's the only fault I have to find with these activities . |
| 5 | The stark juxtaposition of these two statements sums up the whole dilemma facing arts teachers , and consequently illustrates the central issue I want to discuss in this chapter . |
| 6 | So pressing his camera to my eye I tried to focus on this tanned , happy man , standing with one boot over the edge of a 200- or 300-foot drop , and the other on the edge of thin air . |
| 7 | The major point I wish to make in this chapter can now be stated . |
| 8 | Now , the final point I want to make in this little section , and I think Liz is going to help me make this point , and that is that one of your problems , which is not a big problem compared with some organizations , is you 've got to take what you 're doing , and repackage it in such way that it is of interest to ordinary people . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's mostly my gardener I have to thank for that ’ , said the doctor modestly , ‘ but , yes , I do take an interest . |
| 10 | Every day I have to go through some sort of treatment . |
| 11 | I organized that at Conway Hall now , in most reference books my agent 's name is listed , and my agent got a call saying the minute I began to read from that book I would die . |
| 12 | The only comment I wish to make at this stage is that the court recognised that I had no intention to act in defiance of an order of the court or to hold myself above the law . |
| 13 | Now , the last thing I want to say , because I know we , our guest is here , and so presumably has collected his thoughts and is able to leap into the breach , the last thing I want to say on this is , writing articles , writing pieces , is a game , another area where practice makes perfect . |
| 14 | No I have n't , no it 's , it 's er one thing I need to put in that one that due to wear to go in I can see those , that cream out there can you ? |
| 15 | Erm on on the point about road access , I 'd simply point out that the it it is acknowledged by the Department of Transport , and in fact there 's a study under way I believe to look at this , that the A sixty four in the York , Selby area er in the Leeds York corridor , is already subject to congestion and peak hour er delays . |