Example sentences of "[coord] i [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Leaks were the flavour of the year in 1983 , but the trouble was that neither Ken Clarke nor I had the first idea what report this was meant to be as there were no plans , secret or otherwise , for privatization . |
2 | You 'd think no-one else had ever made a film except him and you can see him coming on all good mates with the crew so they 'll make things easier for him when he gets in front of camera , so he looks five years younger and I get the shiny nose . |
3 | I envied them their sexual freedom and their self-assured dignity , and I despised the British vice squads that ran them in and were not above enjoying their charms for a consideration . |
4 | The £200 estimate soon knocked the smile off my face , though , and I hope the guilty party is having trouble sleeping at night . |
5 | Recent decisions from Europe give clear rules as far as the union 's concerned and I hope the Labour Party . |
6 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
7 | Have a lovely Christmas , and I hope the New Year will be very happy for you both . |
8 | ‘ We remain ready for talks at any time and I hope the Chinese side will be prepared to settle quickly on the arrangements for such talks , ’ Mr Hurd said . |
9 | I do recall that visit , and I remember the great enthusiasm with which the governors , head teacher and staff were embarking on grant-maintained status . |
10 | But I remember Kielder Valley before it was flooded , when it was but a gleam in the developer 's eye ; and I remember the futile protests and the sadness of the communities who lost their homes . |
11 | And I remember the first talkie I ever heard , I walked in the elite one night , with the wife and er as we walked in we hear a chap says I 'm I am . |
12 | He stepped closer to John Russell 's roan horse and I remember the first thing he said . |
13 | And I remember the first time , I poured a whole jugful of water in . |
14 | and I remember the oblivious steps |
15 | And I remember the most corn stacks we had was twenty five . |
16 | She said , ‘ I was born in Upper Pitt Street and I remember the hard times we had . ’ |
17 | I ca n't be sure , because if lack of oxygen was affecting me , I would have blacked out at lot sooner , and I remember the whole episode ’ . |
18 | So only Neil Webb left if you discount the goalkeeper and I remember the last time we did that Forest live game up at Bolton Forest had to use their both their substitutes in that game as well quite early on . |
19 | To believe them , Karen and I shanghaied the shrinking Dennis on to a punt by some underhand ruse worthy of a ‘ once-aboard-the-lugger-and-the-maid-is-mine ’ melodrama . |
20 | * To comment on the recent debate I think you do a great job and I like the new look . |
21 | I am aware that reducing costs , particularly in the area of construction and materials , has become a key goal throughout the organisation and I support the various task forces which have been set up to explore this aspect of our business . |
22 | He said that this would be unnecessary and I got the distinct impression that I should not ask any more questions about it but be content that I had got my letter back . |
23 | ‘ I was daft enough to say his plants looked healthy and I got the Ancient Mariner treatment ; a squirt-by-puff account of how he managed it . |
24 | and I got the midi hi-fi system . |
25 | So erm if , if it was er if it was a matter of oh bankrolling him out to wherever it was or supplementing his own resources okay , but the , the experience and I mean the personal experience as well as the er the skills experience |
26 | Erm and and I mean the actual bearing when you you pick up a a a a little miniature bearing and and you can spin it on your finger and |
27 | Old friends from the village were talking quietly among themselves , and I noticed the awful Pumblechook trying to catch my eye , as he drank brandy and swallowed large pieces of cake . |
28 | There was a loud burst of laughter behind me and I heard the Belgian clergyman exclaim : ‘ That is really heretical ! positively heretical ! ’ then laugh loudly himself . |
29 | There was one occasion when I was sitting in the kitchen and I heard the front door close , and then footsteps in the hall . |
30 | But I could see with my inner eye the form of my Lord Krishna , seated before Arjuna in the chariot on the battlefield of Kurukshetra , and I heard the sublime thoughts , and this filled my eyes with tears of joy and love . ' ’ |