Example sentences of "[prep] this [noun sg] i " in BNC.

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1 What my father felt about this conjunction I can only guess .
2 Another thing that seriously disappoints me about this life I 'm living through : the reading .
3 About this time I wrote to her :
4 About this time I had , by a certain wicked attempt — for I had a bold heart which rather put me upon courting than avoiding danger — set a hornet 's nest about my ears so I thought it better to remove myself to France and be a little more discreet in my armours .
5 At about this time I was able to discard the dread of the " chop " from Halton and a balm to my ego was a gain in my outdoor activities , particularly in cross-country and track , I felt very comfortable at the workshops , I also adored the evening sessions at school when we were lectured by such great names of the day as Churchill , Trenchard , Beaverbrook , General Smuts , a host of politicians , and near our own held , such fine names in aviation as Handley Page and others ; splendid names in their day .
6 About this time I noticed that those crews who consistently got aiming point pictures on the bomb plots issued by HQ Bomber Command after each raid were never selected for PFF .
7 And I told them about this job I 'd done here .
8 One of the things I was asked to write about this week I think was a radio , to , to write about er what I felt about radios , you know , er , erm , so anything could be thrown at you , and obviously I have my areas that I particularly interested in and I think sometimes I get a bit complacement and I 'm writing about a , I find particularly interested in and a bit lazy , so its quite good to be stretched .
9 On the prospect of facing Ballesteros , Faldo , who did not get a degree in journalism , remarked : ‘ With all the time he 's had off this afternoon I hope Carmen will have worn him out .
10 ‘ I learned it off this actor I was in jail with once .
11 Although it may hold back for reasons of cost and supply , and because the housing market is static , during this decade I believe we will see an increasing spread of relocation moves to those parts of the country which offer a better quality of life than London and the South-East . ’
12 At some point during this soliloquy I look down and notice man 's best friend humbly licking my shoe .
13 During this presentation I explained the move from input to output model , the use of functional analysis to identify possible competencies , the writing of outcomes in competence terms and the performance criteria associated with the outcomes .
14 During this procedure I remarked : ‘ I 'm supposed to play the organ in church on Sunday .
15 During this research I came across a startling discrepancy in various fishkeeper 's views on this species .
16 During this period I have given readings and seminar papers at various academic centres , including the universities of Oxford , Durham , Edinburgh , Essex , Manchester , Lancaster , Newcastle , Sussex , and East Anglia , and have written a number of unpublished papers which I have given in seminars at other similar establishments .
17 During this period I have learnt a great deal about what children like [ and dislike ] at parties and have gathered together a selection of games , songs and magic tricks which I can guarantee will make any party a day to remember , for both children and adults .
18 As coordinating primary nurse on most shifts during this period I was reasonably satisfied with having spent 40 per cent of my time delivering nursing care , but would hope to increase this by an analysis of my other activities .
19 During this period I finalised the details of how my care needs would be met .
20 During this period I worked as a computer programmer in Accra for a year .
21 And now , during this exam I deserve to fail .
22 Well during this programme I 'll be talking with a number of people who are involved in the industry who have their fingers on the pulse of what is commonly known as the tourist industry .
23 During this month I led the life for which I had always yearned hunting big game on my own in the wilds of Africa ; but now I realized that this expedition had meant more to me than just the excitement of hunting .
24 During this essay I shall try to reach a balanced judgement on the subject of military spending by showing the arguments for and against it .
25 And during this time I am on the monitor studying the whole thing so that we can make our plans and adjustments for our filming with the real orchestra .
26 During this time I tried to avoid going out .
27 During this time I revisited Braemar Mansions .
28 During this time I would stifle all feelings of guilt .
29 During this time I noticed a definite regression in his mental state .
30 During this time I had my first experience with a knitting machine .
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