Example sentences of "i [vb base] [adv prt] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean back in the early nineteen eighties when we sold our first er system abroad we were quite surprised to find out that the French did n't have a road called Edgeware Road and an organization called B A C S on it . |
| 2 | I sit down in the grey plastic chair in the featureless room with McDunn and a man from the Welsh squad ; a big blond brindle guy in a tight grey suit ; he has a rugby player 's neck and steely eyes and huge hands that are clasped on the table , lying there like a mace of flesh and bone . |
| 3 | These issues I touch on in the latter part of the chapter . |
| 4 | She 'd seen the card I put up in a local shop , advertising the top flat . |
| 5 | ‘ My Cat ’ , it began , ‘ was in agony due to being hung upside down from our bedroom window by my brother , when I set off in the luxurious coach provided for us . |
| 6 | I know back in the 1930s Bradford City had a full back called McLuggage , but surely not even Reg believes that somewhere out there is a left back called Halfpound O'Liver . |
| 7 | ‘ But they always end up the same — I see that terrible expression on Len 's face as he fell — then I hear the thud as he hits the floor — then I wake up in a cold sweat . |
| 8 | You hate me when I turn up in the sexy German motor , you hate me when I ca n't turn up at all . |
| 9 | And although I move on in the final chapter to consider some of the policy implications of the analysis , the main aim will be to clarify rather than prescribe . |
| 10 | Q I live out in the open country and my adorable springer , Sally , is forever picking up ticks . |
| 11 | I 'm mainly on Reception with Inspector Blakelock , and sometimes I help out in the general office . |