Example sentences of "[vb base] i [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I mean I went to a church school |
| 2 | I mean I went to a boarding school before I came here that was just like that but , but it was more like , I do n't know , the guys there , I had more friends that were boys than friends with the girls , yeah |
| 3 | so I , I mean I suppose in a sense it would be good if you did actually change something but that 's not entirely necessary for me . |
| 4 | When he landed the job of Beirut bureau chief for Cable News Network , I remember I said to a colleague that if Jerry was ever taken hostage , his kidnappers would probably wind up paying CNN to take him back — and I was only half wrong . |
| 5 | ‘ Remember I talk as a woman . |
| 6 | I mean , I suppose I do in a way . |
| 7 | But suppose I look at a clock on the ground floor — through binoculars , say . |
| 8 | ‘ I think I go into a sort of visual hibernation . |
| 9 | You think I behaved like a fool ? ’ |
| 10 | They do n't actually know I 'm an artist , they think I work in a factory or something . |
| 11 | They do n't actually know I 'm an artist , they think I work in a factory or something . |
| 12 | Maggie LeMan kept her eyes riveted on the occupants of the stage for a moment , where they were bowing and making the best of the half-hearted appreciation now being shown by clapping punctuated with cat-calls ; then , slowly leaning to the side , she picked up the bird cage as she said , ‘ What do I want with a concert party ? |
| 13 | ‘ My qualifications bear scrutiny , ’ Leith answered , ‘ but what do I do for a reference ? |
| 14 | Do I look like a schoolteacher ? ’ |
| 15 | BELVILLE : Do I look like a man shackled , my fairest nun ? |
| 16 | ‘ Do I look like a widow ? ’ came the snappy response . |
| 17 | Do I look like a waif ? |
| 18 | ‘ Do I look like a half wit ? ’ he snapped , pulling his hand back hastily . |
| 19 | ‘ Do I look like a mugger or a potential rapist ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Do I look like a swimmer ? ’ he said . |
| 21 | How do I apply for a birth certificate ? |
| 22 | How do I apply for a loan ? |
| 23 | Oi , Alex , do I sound like a Ribena berry when I talk ? |
| 24 | A police graduate I met at a seminar on ‘ Research into the Police ’ , which we had both attended in a private capacity and without force blessing or financial assistance , later wrote to me : |
| 25 | After hours of brain searching work I arrived at a formula that produced some sensible — but not accurate figures . |
| 26 | Many times while going to school have I grasped at a wall or tree to recall myself from this abyss of idealism to the reality . |
| 27 | have I time for a scrub or what ? |
| 28 | Jean , we 'll go down to where 's the fifty P shop or something and buy some of those do , er cornflakes ' plates or something , say they 're gon na fill those other ones up that the man give us a mere seven , eight ones , only leaves us four ordinary , you see I know for a fact that Sally say he was caught |