Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1941 I was trained as a Navigator/Radio in the RAF and was eventually sent to an OTU where I crewed up with a Canadian pilot , Bob Tidy of Toronto . |
| 2 | I developed a pretty good ear , although I started out as a complete idiot . |
| 3 | I decide to play it safe , so I tackle up with a ¼oz bullet stopped only 1½ inches from the number 4 hook . |
| 4 | I did n't want to leave the Maxteds behind because they had started out as my passengers , so I went back in a few minutes later to see if they were ready to leave . |
| 5 | There was n't much point in pressing the bell so I fooled around with a small bunch of keys I keep for occasions like this and finally felt the tumblers turn in the lock . |
| 6 | It was really too cold for the clothes I had brought , so I fell back on a recommended resource . |
| 7 | My mind was the furthest away it could be to playing singles , so I pulled out of a couple of tournaments . |
| 8 | I realised I was missing half the jokes , so I mugged up from a textbook — and here I am , ready for more ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Once I got on to a main road I would n't have any trouble getting a lift . ’ |
| 10 | Once I get on to a good thing I keep it going until I run out of luck . |
| 11 | Once I dressed up in a big , black shag wig , really tacky . |
| 12 | I thought you said there 'd be no problem if I came in on a six-month permit ? ’ |
| 13 | It 's nothing , this is the way I deal with it , if I treat this job , if I go in to a shop or ask for any service I expect , you know , the same that I give , and basically speaking then I 'm pleased . |
| 14 | you have a sweet and all that sort of thing , I mean you ca n't I ca n't resist them if I go out for a meal , I 've got to have the sweet , I 'd rather have the sweet |
| 15 | And if I come down with a sore throat now , I 'll know who to blame . |
| 16 | " I mean , what are my chances , if I stick around for a couple more months ? " |
| 17 | If I get up out a chair it 's murder . |
| 18 | If , if I walked up to a policeman in the street and gave him a little shove , the chances are he would arrest me , unless it was done in a totally friendly way . |
| 19 | Obviously there has to be ‘ give and take ’ on both sides ; for example , I would not expect to be guaranteed a space for the cycle if I turned up without a reservation . |
| 20 | Cos if I sing , when I 'm doing my homework if I sing along to a tape or something I start writing the words down . |
| 21 | ‘ All right if I drop in for a drink this evening ? ’ he said . |
| 22 | So if I started off with a half X squared and I differentiated it I would get two times a half times X |
| 23 | At first I had the strings about an inch off the fingerboard , but I slowly started filing down the nut until I ended up with a lower action . |
| 24 | no I do n't think we 'll have a pussy cat for the foreseeable future , not shut up , I say it 's different if they can go out , sharpen their claws on a bit of bark or , unless I end up with a goldfish |
| 25 | Because I came out of a society in which nobody even read books and I certainly never expected to be a writer . |
| 26 | Doris cuddled me on the way to the door but she must have let go for an instant ( perhaps I goosed her too eagerly ) because I went off on a run that would have taken me all the way downtown — further , to the Village , to Martina Twain — if the dessert trolley had n't been there to check my sprint . |
| 27 | I do have to pay into circuses unfortunately erm because I go in as a member of the public to watch the act , and when I can , I pay the money to go |
| 28 | While I go up for a bath you can take stock of the supplies I brought . ’ |
| 29 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
| 30 | I 'm going to stay there for a bit while I look round for a place . ’ |