Example sentences of "i [verb] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I did get a bit depressed at times … and I got through a few pairs of shoes . ’ |
| 2 | It has n't been a disastrous trip for me , but I got in a few times without going on to a really big score . ’ |
| 3 | And I knelt for a few moments , head buried in my hands . |
| 4 | In the next article , I will describe the details of the job , and in another the solutions I found to the many problems encountered on the way . |
| 5 | FIGURE 3 I put in a few plants growing outside the window . |
| 6 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
| 7 | pBLcat2 and wild type oligo I constructs from the same experiments are shown for direct comparison . |
| 8 | When I had done that , I touched over the same areas again to strengthen a colour or restate an edge or detail as I felt necessary . |
| 9 | I know of no such shackles . |
| 10 | I used to work with them before I finished at the same YTS scheme . |
| 11 | I escaped with a few scars and I have no doubt that my greatest support was the knowledge that I was n't economically dependent on my family . |
| 12 | I know it 's my fault she 's here , I suppose in a few years time I 'll wish I 'd been here , but now I want to be out enjoying myself . |
| 13 | I meditated for a few seconds , concentrating on my breathing , immediately aware of how shallow it was . |
| 14 | ‘ As I told you , I did n't go out much when I worked in London , but I 've got a silk dress which I wore on the few times I went to the opera . |
| 15 | It was just a fantasy I nurtured for a few years as I puffed and panted my way through the ten-foots and alleyways of downtown Hull . |
| 16 | As I looked at the few stones that remained of the castle , I learned from the magazine that the Irish-built castle of the local kings , the O'Rourkes , had once towered over the local countryside . |
| 17 | so I managed for a few weeks and then I went to lodge with my sister at Trimley |
| 18 | I thought after a few times she 'll stop and she 'll accept it . |
| 19 | ‘ I went to a few shops , including Iceland , and to the George pub on Bondgate . |
| 20 | And maybe because I went to an all girls ' school , it 's not so obvious , you do n't see girls and boys walking hand in hand in the playground . |
| 21 | He was like as close as that and he was really staring and he was n't staring at the road cos as I went on a few feet he stared at the car again . |
| 22 | With a sigh I went on a few steps further to George 's office and found him as I 'd expected , fully dressed , lightly napping , with worked-on forms pushed to one side beside an empty coffee cup . |
| 23 | Patiently , I went through the same arguments that I 'd used with Mazzin himself , emphasizing that we did n't want any trouble but would n't tolerate abuse , and that we felt Islamic Jihad did n't want to cause us unnecessary distress . |
| 24 | But I think in the few months that this administration has er , has been in office , it is encouraging to see that the county council is operating inside the budget , er , which I believe was actually set by the previous administration , erm , er over which we had no influence whatsoever . |
| 25 | And I learned after a few weeks that how he got this was There was no weather forecast as we know them now you know on the television . |
| 26 | We stop the jeep for a few words with the Marines , some I recognise from a few weeks ago when they were on their way to take up positions on the coast , on the left of 1st Commando Brigade . |
| 27 | However , Brian insists , ‘ I play against the same guys every week and we 're always striking crazy bets . |
| 28 | I rowed on a few yards and anchored for the sixth time . |
| 29 | So I went back to alight indicator , pulled down only a few inches , which was enough to allow the bream to suck the bait to their lips , and then I paused for a few seconds while I watched the line from the rod-tip tightening in the water . |
| 30 | When I married , I left behind the few friends of my childhood , and made no lasting friends in London . |