Example sentences of "i [verb] [vb pp] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I became engaged in a violent battle , first on behalf of the profession and subsequently as a mediator , when Mrs Barbara Castle — then the Secretary of State for Health and Social Security — pursued an honourable , but in my view misguided , determination to eradicate private practice from this country . |
| 2 | ‘ It was in Kabul that I got caught in a safe house , ’ another term he 'll always think of differently , ‘ by the secret police and I was put in prison . |
| 3 | So I was particularly pleased to find at one point , when I 'd indulged in a lengthy photo session , that the rest of the party had gone over the brow and out of sight and I was left for a while with the world to myself . |
| 4 | By the age of 23 , I 'd starred in a one-man show on Broadway and when the play closed I confronted the truth that if I was n't the star of a play I could n't feed myself . |
| 5 | In 1984 I had run in a makeshift team against the projected Olympic foursome . |
| 6 | By the time I had replaced the telephone in its cradle I had realized in a sudden , terrifying swoop of misery that I was in genuine danger . |
| 7 | Already I had put in a formal application to Gladstone Murray for a producer 's post with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , and Ernie Bushnell suggested I submit a programme script for consideration . |
| 8 | I 've played in a certain town that makes linoleum where the audience did not laugh once . |
| 9 | Nicest bars I 've seen in a long time . ’ |
| 10 | The teaming up of Land 's End Ltd with Rowland Edwards , who seems to have his own unique version of reality , produced one of the choicer pieces of double-speak I 've seen in a long time : a press release announcing a campaign to add fixed anchors and gear to the crags in the interests of the environment and safety . |
| 11 | ‘ All this , with the bonus of an organic approach , makes it one of the most original books on gardening that I 've seen in a long time , ’ says our kitchen garden correspondent , Adam Pasco . |
| 12 | Elland Road was the emptiest I 've seen in a long time , 23,000 of which 4000 were Crewe fans . |
| 13 | It was a hell of a match , one of the best I 've seen in a long while ( live that is ) . |
| 14 | Hell of a good film though , it 's the best film I 've seen in a long time . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's the most charming man I 've met in a long time . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You are the most frustrating piece of womanhood I 've met in a long time , ’ he rasped . |
| 17 | ‘ This is one of the best evenings I 've had in a long time , ’ Sam said , sipping his coffee . |
| 18 | ‘ It was as hard as I 've practised in a long time , ’ said the Ryder Cup player . |
| 19 | For those bogwarts who 're still stuck , I 've thrown in a few tips this month . |
| 20 | is the stuff that I 've got in a little bag , got little bag full |
| 21 | In my case , and I am sure I am not alone in this , I can picture in my mind 's eye every summit I have reached in a long life without confusion of identity . |
| 22 | In the past I have lived in a large Victorian house and a 1930s semi-detached . |
| 23 | Like in confession when I tell Father McCormack that I have sinned in a personal manner — I do n't tell him I 'm having it off , do I ? |
| 24 | This is the highest quality educational package I have seen in a long time and is well worth registering . |
| 25 | Henry Fonda was apparently heard to say of his son , ‘ That little bastard … he and some other punks have produced a movie out of nothing and have made more money from that piece of crap than I have made in a whole lifetime in Hollywood . ’ |
| 26 | Sir : Your leading article ( 4 October ) is without doubt the most vitriolic piece of anti-trade union bigotry I have read in a serious newspaper for some considerable time . |
| 27 | erm as many people here know and like them I have worked in a voluntary capacity and one way or another in this theatre for many years and we ca n't do without it we do n't want to see it close or any of those drastic things . |
| 28 | I have slept in a full set of thermal underwear , but the cold gets to me as soon as I leave the bag . |