Example sentences of "i [verb] [adj] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anyway , when I found out how well-known he was , I made sure the first spot was very organised . |
| 2 | I made sure the vital information was given out as simply as possible , without any of the accepted police jargon . |
| 3 | I realised this the first time I saw her dressed up to go out — excited , nervous and yet so alive . |
| 4 | That 's why I got all the dirty work to do . |
| 5 | Cos I got this the wrong way round . |
| 6 | No , I tried that the other day . |
| 7 | ‘ I found this the other day , I really could n't resist it . ’ |
| 8 | I thought that once , when I did my first removal because the boss was away , and I went to a house wh and they had more more mirrors in that house than I s ever seen since , and because I was only learning and I had n't been taught I put all the other furniture in and worried about the mirrors and worried about the mirrors and worried about the mirrors till at the end there was so much furniture in there was n't room to put the mirrors on the floor and I had to come back a second time to actually do that because I did n't dare put them anywhere else . |
| 9 | I threw open the front door and looked into the street . |
| 10 | I admired all the melancholy grandeur round me , the reptilian sense of claustrophobia . |
| 11 | I needed all the possible length to be able to wear the fixed-position hip belt correctly . |
| 12 | Or do I mean all the same technique ? |
| 13 | ‘ I used recycled material mainly from my grandchildren 's clothes and I use all the proper stuffing . |
| 14 | I understood this the first time I read him , he wrote , in that smelly room in Hackney . |
| 15 | And when I went wrong the other time . |
| 16 | I did n't join any of them , I kept independent the whole time I was there . |
| 17 | I used to be a partner in a wine merchants , and when we sold up I took all the best stuff . |
| 18 | Now Wednesday I do all the intensive care men and |
| 19 | Yeah , I bought some the other day |
| 20 | I did all the usual stuff — I gave her some money and stuck her on a tube train to a night shelter , but while I was walking out of the tube station , I thought to myself , ‘ you complacent bitch ’ ’ you know . |
| 21 | and said oh I did all the hard bit cos she did Christmas and remember that snow ! |
| 22 | And I said this the other day that 's |
| 23 | When I looked after Father I had all the modern equipment I needed . |
| 24 | My problem , if you can call it that , at the time was that I thought I had all the natural talent in the world and did n't need to train . |
| 25 | ‘ But when you go on telly there has to be some compromise , like I swear all the f—ing time , but that does n't bother me , I do n't feel like I 'm selling my life away just to get on the telly . ’ |
| 26 | As I write this the sporting credibility of England is in turmoil . |
| 27 | Do I say that the same way twice ? |
| 28 | I pushed open the little gate and walked to the desk . |
| 29 | ‘ I hit it very hard but I remained conscious the whole time . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Will you help me put right the wicked thing I did to you ? |