Example sentences of "i [verb] [prep] the [noun] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Unless , of course , you 'd prefer me to report to the Reichsführer that we lost this man because of your stupidity . ’ |
| 2 | The idea came from the experience of pulling hair out of the bathtub ; ‘ this made me think about the things that are worthless , that we want to get rid of , the embarrassing hidden things like body hair , and the things we value and cultivate — in our culture , for instance , the head of hair is usually the first thing people register when they look at someone , a great deal of energy and money is , therefore , expended on hairdressing and styling . |
| 3 | But it made me think of the voice that sent us to the bar ; he whispered then . |
| 4 | It fulfilled none of my expectations and seemed to be merely trying to make me laugh at the fact that it had left me standing there grasping at nothing . |
| 5 | I was knitting slowly , not feeling particularly well and the machine was good enough to let me know through the handle that there was a ‘ Hiccup ’ . |
| 6 | Th they told me to default on the mortgage that I 'm paying for the property that my wife lives in , because the assessment does n't take into account that I |
| 7 | That was the one thing that was that I read in the books that it was kind of tradition for the men to wear black . |
| 8 | I will elaborate on the point that I made about the disruption that may be caused when additional tens of thousands of people are brought into the area , if the development at King 's Cross goes ahead . |
| 9 | Well t I mean to the extent that that is happening , that there is a development of trade on the sort of , you know , with the periphery of the empire and with erm areas outside the empire , and that was certainly happening in this period , I do n't see why it should have a significant impact on the peasant population because there is n't really any evidence that it 's , in a sense , trickling down and enriching the peasantry . |
| 10 | its my responses to it , that would be a very different approach , because of familiar with a , I mean with the postcard that was past around , familiar with that picture then looked at it one , I feel that about it . |
| 11 | Well he still looks young , I mean despite the fact that he 's a grandfather I think twice over |
| 12 | I mean in the periods that I 've been coming down and coming over , and it 's been a fairly regular basis , I should imagine every manager and director or university employee has put forward every conceivable way in which that particular building could be used . |
| 13 | No but I mean in the ones that they have , yes . |
| 14 | I mean in the sense that their objective is the same , then it 's the same organization . |
| 15 | Indeed , finally , David Frost asked : ’ I mean in the situation that if you find that those two moves , the tax at 50p and the National Insurance contribution raised £4.5 billion or £4.8 billion ’ — which David Frost said was more than the right hon. and learned Gentleman needed — ’ you would n't adjust what you 're going to do , downwards ? ’ |
| 16 | Thus was I blinded to the fact that he is , in fact , the quintessential heavy metal arsehole . |
| 17 | ‘ I remain of the conviction that the ordination of women to the priesthood ought to be construed as an enlargement and extension of the historic Christian ministry , ’ he said . |
| 18 | I remain of the conviction that the ordination of women to the priesthood ought to be construed as an enlargement and extension of the historic Christian ministry . |
| 19 | I agreed with the points that he made then and that is precisely what we have done . |
| 20 | Arkwright said : ‘ I checked with the foreman that the flight was clear , but then the groundsman dolled it off on his own initiative . |
| 21 | It was as I got towards the end that I began to look more towards his future . |
| 22 | The thing is , it 's a vicious circle , it 's Catch 22 really , 'cos I used to have a good self-employed business , going painting and decorating and I used to have a good clientele and that and I found over the years that , when it became harder and harder to score and the prices rocketed and all that , it got out of hand , out of proportion , that I was spending more and more time off the job than I was on the job , looking round to get the stuff and I found I was unable to carry on working without the drug , because I just felt so bad and I could n't climb ladders and I thought I was a danger to myself and anybody else that I had working with me , y'know . |
| 23 | In indee indeed I do , because if the if I say to the Inspector that erm if he feels there is a need to identify additional areas for residential development near to York in the short term , then I need to tell him that there are no overriding constraints to the development of these sites . |
| 24 | I discovered that when I reported to the House that hundreds of young people in the London borough of Newham had no jobs or YT places . |
| 25 | I disagree with the idea that someone on my salary should be asked to contribute the same as the person next door , who is probably earning only half as much . |
| 26 | ‘ I suggest to the players that they simplify the game . |
| 27 | I suggest to the Solicitor-General that a clear intellectual distinction can be drawn between evidence that relates to those who are parties to a trial and those who are not parties to a trial . |
| 28 | I feel sorry for the little girl and I suggest to the writer that she consoles her daughter by telling her that the vile custom of killing wild animals for fun is on the way out , that almost all british people feel as she does , and are determined to end such cruelty , and that she can help to bring about its end by supporting the League Against Cruel Sports and talking about the work they do to her schoolfriends . |
| 29 | ‘ If I suggest to the King that he spends Christmas at Scone and attends special Masses of Supplication for the continued well-being of his country , would you support me ? ’ |
| 30 | Despite the undoubted hardship , not only to the famous such as the hon. and learned Member for Leicester , West and other hon. Members , but to those who are known only to their families — I know from correspondence that many ordinary people suffer hardship because of what is said and done in court cases — I suggest to the House that we interfere with this at our peril , and at peril to our liberties and system of open justice . |