Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is such a diverse field and so open to personal preference that I only intend to say a few words about it . |
| 2 | ‘ I only intend to stay a few minutes . |
| 3 | Madam Deputy Speaker I only wanted to make a short intervention er er on this point and I think I will return to it from time to time because it is a perennial , annual problem of every time the minister introduces a a rule and regulation we can understand it 's extremely useful and how can one say that er regulations about fraud are not useful , it 's just the culture of our country has been besieged by these rules and regulations and I 'm surprised that anybody can actually make any profit or do any business simply because of the weight of officialdom and the weight of rules and regulations which prevents them from getting above er the the surface . |
| 4 | I only wanted to get a few comments about Froggy . |
| 5 | I only need to carry a few tubes of paint and some water in an old squash bottle , all packed into my fisherman 's box which doubles for a seat , and my paper masking-taped down to my board . |
| 6 | I only manage to squint a civil wince in return . |
| 7 | I only have to go a few quid over and I get snooty letters threatening to take it off me . |
| 8 | ‘ I just came to have a little talk to you . |
| 9 | I just remember having a great time and then feeling tired and going off and having a sleep . |
| 10 | Well , I think the thing for me is I do n't feel like I have to look brilliant , I just like to have a good time . |
| 11 | With the Hillbillies project , I enjoyed doing the record so much that I just wanted to do a little tour . |
| 12 | I just wanted to add a little light to illuminate the darkness of my soul . |
| 13 | No no no no I just wanted to try a different s |
| 14 | I know with mine it was a pound and , I renewed mine for two years , well three years I think I never drove , I just wanted to have a provisional , but now , I think like if someone said it was fifteen or seventeen |
| 15 | and then I would say well you know I just need to make a few notes |
| 16 | But , I just have to catch a few of these fawning fans on film . |
| 17 | Mr Mayor , I do feel after councillor er er er speech I just have to make a little comment erm people in my ward . |
| 18 | I just have to read a few tabloids these days to get me going . |
| 19 | I just want to say a big THANK YOU to the organisers and correspondents for keeping me up to date with the progress of THE WHITES this season . |
| 20 | I just want to spread a few good words and hopefully raise a few pounds for the three groups that I am involved with , ’ says Rosemary . |
| 21 | ‘ No , I just want to make a private call . |
| 22 | I just want to make a few pennies by selling some horseflesh . |
| 23 | Cos I just , I just want to have a quick look through it before I gave it |
| 24 | I just intended to take a quick look and then leave , but Stella 's illness seemed to complicate my departure . ’ |
| 25 | And this started a stampede amongst the rest of the herd and as I advanced down the field with them all in close pursuit I somehow managed to clear a four stranded barbed wire fence like an Olympic champion . |
| 26 | I generally ask to have a few kicks before a big game , ’ Fox said . |
| 27 | That idea I soon modified to incorporate a smaller actor , thinking it would be better if we lost the human size similarity altogether . |
| 28 | After her decision to stop working with a model , she wrote : ‘ Through the long time of working on studies , I finally have attained a certain background in technique which allows me to express what I want without a model . ’ |
| 29 | " Why , " he thought , " in this country it is uncommon to see even one elephant ; how can I ever expect to find a hundred ? " |
| 30 | I always try to eat a balanced , healthy diet |