Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] i " in BNC.
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1 | If the bottom is too weedy for this I continually re-bait and cast . |
2 | No I 've made , it 's made an awful lot of difference to me the New Town I mean we 've got and the Council are very , very good to us , I mean we ca n't say they 're not , they 've had a , I 've had the gas central heating put in , I 've had a shower put in since I 've been here and I mean they do they look after us well , the only thing I 'm upset about that I 've put off the ambulance to go to Leah Manning on a Wednesday because they want me to go on a Tuesday and I can not go on a Tuesday because I have my friend come down which does all odd jobs for me you know , on a Tuesday dear and I just can not so I had to see Mr is it ? |
3 | I suppose it 's something to be grateful for that I can do anything useful for you , so stop worrying . |
4 | The industry which we are part of is in excuse me , is in er sorry about this I 've dashed across here |
5 | Thank you chairman , I , I second er 's motion , erm trying to be not political about this I got some figures from the er county council which indicate that from the first of April ninety-two to the thirty-first of December ninety-two eighty-six members attended committee meetings of which they were not members . |
6 | I 've written a great many books for children and some for adults about children ( several from both categories have caused a wave of national commotion ) , broadcasted , televised , been translated into every language including some I had n't realised existed — and what about a bizarre unidentifiable Japanese edition that is put out as one of my books , that for all I know is a codebook for terrorists or drug-runners ! |
7 | It could be northerly for all I know . |
8 | He could have been scared rigid for all I know . ’ |
9 | ‘ How can you treat me like this after all I have sacrificed for you ? ’ |
10 | There seemed nothing I could usefully add to whatever Henniker might be doing , and as it was getting on for half past twelve I decided to find a pub and a sandwich . |
11 | At half past eight I have a final walk in Buron 's Court , opposite the Royal Hospital Chelsea , and then I go to bed about eleven — hoping it 's a breakfast day tomorrow . |
12 | From seven to half past eight I work in my garden ; from breakfast till 12 I read & compose ; then work again — feed the pigs , poultry & c , till two o'clock — after dinner work again till Tea-from Tea till supper review . |
13 | About half past eight I would feed my horse and then have my breakfast . |
14 | When Maria knocked on the door at half past five I woke as if I had a hangover . |
15 | And er the half hour was er erm we had nine and a half five days , that was er from eight till half past five I do n't know but it was fifty-two and a half hours , from eight till half-past twelve on a Saturday and er |
16 | And er but it was only about half past five I did n't I never stopped till the I just kept going now tha well about half past four , I started to pack up and I realized my sandwiches were still in my snack box so I I 'd I 'd had one one earlier on whilst I was still working but yes the lady there she made us a couple of cups in the morning , er cu cup of coffee , I think about what yeah about half ten time but the time I painted a little bit and I thought oh I 'll stop and have a fag , with my coffee and I had a cup of tea later on in the afternoon but er I did n't stop , I kept going , you know and then course by time I got to my drink , it was cold it was cool , so you drink it straight down |
17 | Er , probably for about let's see half past five I would think , half past five , quarter to six . |
18 | Well half past two I usually erm |
19 | Half past two I thought bloody clock 's stopped . |
20 | Half past two I think . |
21 | It 's been there since before half past one I think . |
22 | At about half past eleven I had a telephone call — I was in bed but I have an extension in my room for emergencies . |
23 | and then Sa Saturday , well , I went , well this morning I went through some , I got up at half past six I did some |
24 | Then you start at half past four I 'll go round and give them a bit of tea , all of them , you see , see if they 've eat , those that 's eat up horses eat up , give them a bit of tea and then the lads start on them and they dress them over till they sa well , well say , we give them till six o'clock wa to do two horses . |
25 | and then er , so by half past four I just about had enough like , so five o'clock I said well for Christ sake come on open your stocking now like and waking Arthur up and he saying well I ai n't , and I said come on it 's five o'clock , alright , and by six o'clock we 're downstairs , half past six the door |
26 | And it was one of those such nights that at half past seven I 'd just got most of the fires set and ready to er er just on and going and I 'd half an hour to get everything straightened and ready for eight o'clock opening , and the door at the back went , which was where the office used to be . |
27 | We used to have a lunch break at around about half past ten I think ti was , we used to go out for a quarter of an hour into the school yard to play and have your lunch . |
28 | ‘ She came in the morning , about half past ten I suppose . |
29 | But I did n't go to town till half past ten I was going to me mother 's at half past eleven , so there was n't a lot of time . |
30 | It was called erm tt it was about half past ten I think last night , somewhere |