Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [noun] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I 'm sounding cynical , but the sight of Diana reaching for Lady Spencer 's arm during the funeral service made me feel quite sick . |
| 2 | The Maggot dipped the starboard wing to let me take a picture of the deep water channel that dog-legged in from the west . |
| 3 | Barbara at the end of the day , at the end of the day Lance let me ask Barbara this question , at the end of the day , everyone 's been saying if th if they feel good doing it , and it gives them that much confidence and they feel great about it , whatever it looks like , why object ? |
| 4 | Some of the love passages made me cry to the astonishment of John who came in with the coals . |
| 5 | I find I can get up a rhythm with this simple notation , more irregular passes with the lace carriage make me lose count . |
| 6 | ‘ You do n't put an empty box in a safe ; there must have been something in it when it was put there and the lavender sachet makes me think it must have been something of sentimental value . ’ |
| 7 | The sense of dispossession sustained an underworld of thugs , drug pushers , and thieves ( I wanted to write about crime in Hawaii , but the godfather of the North Shore let me know that he 'd rather I did n't ) . |