Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb base] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kids bring out the natural father in me and I get a crinkly mouth every time I look at an ankle snapper . |
| 2 | So then they have to fill out all the forms all over again and I get a stern warning against giving false information to police officers ! |
| 3 | The shows on that 1987 reunion tour are among the best we 've done and I remember a cracking night in the Olympia which would have been the last time we visited Dublin . |
| 4 | I 'd crumpled on to the door mat and I remember a fearful pain , but whether it was my head or my ankle , I do n't really know . |
| 5 | The anger goes , no point in being mad , and I remember a tasty bit of gum I 've got stashed in the classroom , and I fancy it . |
| 6 | There have been lots of others , of course , and I remember a lovely beast called Daisy who would have been grand . |
| 7 | And I remember a whole boat-load of these young Irish lads and lasses coming aboard you know , weeping and wailing . |
| 8 | ‘ It may be age , ’ he says , ‘ but I 'm rather drawn to adversity and I like a good wash-out ; but nothing happens here except a steady loss of money . |
| 9 | And I mean a great thrill he was to us , he cried come here and see this and here was among all his little moles , he had a white one a pure white mole . |
| 10 | And I mean a long time ! ’ |
| 11 | And I the same for , when Lindsey was a wee girl and I mean a wee girl like , I 'd pick wee things for her I 'd of loved my mummy to buy me . |
| 12 | Get 'em off your chest ; you 'll feel better for it and I 've a broad back . " |
| 13 | It does piss you off admittedly when scum are on so much , and I 've a sneaking feeling that Leeds have still not been forgiven in some parts of the press for being close enough to sneak the title when scum fucked up ( due to Fuckerson 's crap team selection ) . |
| 14 | Well I have n't said , her , heard anybody say anything about the grand old tradition of switching on the television set , and I 've a horrible feeling that er that th that the one day in the year when people want to get together with their families probably means switching off the television set . |
| 15 | Now , I 've been around for a lot of years and I know a bad girl when I see one . |
| 16 | If I get the result I wanted there is consolidation rather than extension of my committee skills , but if I do not get the result I wanted then I have learned something and I form a new hypothesis about my next interjection strengthened by this new learning . |
| 17 | Nutty raised an army of smelly Brits while I was away ( present company excepted ) and I fear a civil war . |
| 18 | He is a priest and I play a young girl called Diane who he has an affair with . |
| 19 | That 's something that I strongly support and my Party does , and I believe a vast majority of the country support . |
| 20 | I got to sit down after that , and I find a wooden crate . |
| 21 | Another five minutes ' walk and I find a slow piece of water that looks extremely chubby . |
| 22 | ‘ I want this room cleaned , and I want a warm bath got ready for Mrs Duncan . ’ |
| 23 | Here 's the literature on it , and I want a big Autumn push on this one , it 's a high profit item for us . |
| 24 | ‘ I have only one question to ask you and I want a truthful answer . ’ |
| 25 | From here , that means a short cab ride , and I phone a mini-cab firm whose card I find in one of my pockets , the Ace Express Super Silver Service . |
| 26 | An understanding of perfection fills me and I feel a deep humility . |
| 27 | The June warmth has become slightly oppressive and I feel a continuing sense of strangeness , of standing slightly outside myself . |
| 28 | She smiles at me and I feel a sudden shock , a tremor of fear . |
| 29 | ‘ My lady , the prince and I share a great fondness … ’ |
| 30 | Sir , I , and I suspect a good number of other readers , was surprised to read some of the comments in your feature on page one of the issue dated 20 September relating to the GCR Gala Weekend of 14/15 September . |