Example sentences of "the [noun sg] and i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The more effects you use the more you lose the original signal of the guitar and I like the fact that it sounds like a guitar and it sounds really twangy . |
| 2 | It was five one pound bets that we put on between us , I put two on , my wife put three on , and all mine were place bets , and I got the winner and I got the fourth , and my wife got the second , and the other one of hers lost . |
| 3 | So I phoned them up in the afternoon and I said the bicycle that my friend Mr reported yesterday afternoon is still in the bushes . |
| 4 | Some of the boys followed and we went down into the basement and I turned the phonograph on as loud as it would play . |
| 5 | So erm if , if it was er if it was a matter of oh bankrolling him out to wherever it was or supplementing his own resources okay , but the , the experience and I mean the personal experience as well as the er the skills experience |
| 6 | There was one occasion when I was sitting in the kitchen and I heard the front door close , and then footsteps in the hall . |
| 7 | A cold draught of air was coming from the kitchen and I found the back door to be wide open — and then my horrified glance fell upon Aunt Louise . |
| 8 | Frustrated , she went towards the kitchen and I pulled the curtains apart to watch night fall . |
| 9 | Wednesday , I 'd got Michael outside in the pushchair , coat on and I think I 'd just come down from the loo and I saw the car pull up I quickly ran and got me coat on oh I , I 'll come with you she said , so she come shopping with me . |
| 10 | We shook hands on the deal and I grabbed the handles and began to push my first cock sparrow back over the bridge towards the Whitechapel Road . |
| 11 | I looked out of the window and I saw the postman delivering letters . |
| 12 | Well I think that Bruce Kent should call for a referendum on the issue and I think the Labour Party should come out in favour of that . |
| 13 | I do n't use any effects , no pedals , nothing ; I just use a guitar straight into the amp and I let the wood and the fingers do the work … ’ |
| 14 | Well nobody 's mentioned the Queen and I think the Queen 's done an excellent job ! |
| 15 | It seems to me that all of us in this chamber have at one time or another , wanted to actually spend money erm it comes programme of committees , I do n't think it 's behoved upon me at the moment to transgress on what programme committees are actually er but to predict exactly where they will want their expenditure to go but I do know is that there is a huge backlog of member generated aspirations in terms of the environmental improvements , traffic calming facilities , particulary which I suspect were actually generated mildly in excess of the figures which we have before us tonight which is why we clearly leave open that further bids against capital can be made in the course of the next three years , erm which will be assessed against the overall financial position of the council and I think the council much more than that . |
| 16 | It really is I mean I I still feel guilty and it might sound daft to you , but I still feel guilty and what would my have done about I was down in London a few weeks ago for a meeting and I was coming back on the sleeper and I got the train to Euston and erm I came out at the wrong spot , so I had to walk out of Euston Underground and then round to go to Euston Station rather than going through |
| 17 | Possibly they had all gone off looking for help but I found the child and I cradled the child round my neck with some sort of rag and headed off back to Basra . |
| 18 | Well , i i i i in that sense it 's logical that they 're the ones that do er the hunting and I guess the way it 's set up logical I think |
| 19 | Instinctively , my hand came off the bat and I knocked the ball away . |
| 20 | There 's a sensation of well tailored black uniforms rustling in the room and I get the impression from the general atmosphere and a few exchanged looks that this is a contentious point . |
| 21 | I like the job and I like the people who work here . |
| 22 | ‘ It is very rewarding , I love the place and I love the people I 'm working with . ’ |
| 23 | A week afterwards , I was out poaching very near the place and I found the body of a small lap dog . |
| 24 | When I did Nurse Ratchett in One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest up in Manchester I read the novel and found a speech in the book that was really wonderful on the character and I asked the director if I could read it for him . |
| 25 | I was putting the washing on at the back and I saw the en the bit sticking past the house . |
| 26 | I am aware that reducing costs , particularly in the area of construction and materials , has become a key goal throughout the organisation and I support the various task forces which have been set up to explore this aspect of our business . |
| 27 | Cos you see if you put your ace down , ace of clubs right on the top and I put the rest of the clubs , put it down |
| 28 | I am awaiting further analysis of the evidence and I assure the hon. Gentleman that , when I get it , I will examine the whole case again . |
| 29 | I had one leg up on the bath and I had the baby . |
| 30 | ‘ It has really played us into the game and I think the Prime Minister has made a considerable mistake . |