Example sentences of "[coord] i [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw a Mummy examined that had been embalmed for 2,000 years ; the embalmer had taken out all the Viscera of the head , Thorax and Abdomen and cut all the flesh off the bones , and the cavities of the Thorax & Abdomen were filled up with Tar , Pitch & c and the form of the leg , Thigh & c were altogether made up of linen Rags dipp 'd in Tar , Pitch , & c so that I have an Opinion that they were allow 'd to carry the dead Body home by pretending to embalm it to preserve the Flesh & c , but you see they either buried or burnt the Flesh : this art always ‘ till lately appeared to me ridiculous as I know how soon putrefaction took place after Death ; since that time I have often thought it would be pleasing if we could fall upon a method of preserving dead Bodies & I thought that mankind in general would wish to have the Bodies of their Friends & c Preserved . |
| 2 | Julia , Ruth & I did this between us , but none of us had had any experience running the projectors , sound or lighting equipment beforehand . |
| 3 | Or I fall asleep . |
| 4 | We accept what they say , but if we talk about our homes — my mum said this or I cooked this — they hardly understand what we are saying . |
| 5 | But they should know that anyway , or I made that point yesterday , so er th the point they quoted was that erm erm rang up the team and got told no you 've got ta put it on a fax , find it hard to believe that that was if that was the manager on the phone but it 's just important that the people on the team know who the senior managers are . |
| 6 | Seven hours in the twenty-four , or I function less than my best . " |
| 7 | I either come out on top or I get unstuck and get caught . |
| 8 | ‘ It was n't because I saw some guy and said , ‘ Hey , he gets a lot of girls , ’ or I saw some guy and said , ‘ Man , I want to be that guy , ’ because there 's no-one on earth I want to be . |
| 9 | He really became able to deal with whatever insecurities he had as an artiste or I hope that 's what it was . ’ |
| 10 | However — and it seemed to happen , or I became aware of it , quite suddenly — fatigue was setting in . |
| 11 | Would you agree with that or I find that hard to believe . |
| 12 | In my business , either I cut my costs or I find new business . |
| 13 | Well , the statistics that you gave earlier for example , that erm was it forty two per cent of students perceive themselves to have been sexually harassed , or I think fifty per cent of students perceive themselves to have been sexually harassed , that is students who answered the questionnaire . |
| 14 | What I 'm looking for is feedback from the clients which say , yeah , these reports are alright as far as they go but really I do n't want all that information or I want this information . |
| 15 | ‘ Or I have supreme confidence in myself that she will return to me , ’ he told her smoothly . |
| 16 | Or I have some vodka in the fridge . |
| 17 | ‘ Neither my brothers or sister or I have any children , ’ said Pakeezah when her mother had finished telling the story . |
| 18 | Wilkinson , who has cajoled and bullied to knock Cantona into shape , joked that the language barrier is still there because ‘ If I 'm saying nice things about him he seems to understand — if I suggest he works harder or I say nasty things , he finds that harder to comprehend . ’ |
| 19 | Was that when we did it , cos I did that with you did n't I in the afternoon , or I did some with somebody |
| 20 | So you 're talking about thirty or I suppose that Three hours each way I suppose . |
| 21 | And weirdest of all , this is the exact same haunting sound — like , a lavish , moody synth swell with ghostly piano tones , Diane — that we hear whenever Sheriff Truman or I discover another lead . |
| 22 | And weirdest of all , this is the exact same haunting sound — like , a lavish , moody synth swell with ghostly piano tones , Diane — that we hear whenever Sheriff Truman or I discover another lead . |
| 23 | ‘ Vel [ Miletich ] was keen on the programme , but neither he nor I got any psychological support from Parnelli . ’ |
| 24 | Neither John nor I have any objection to use of his history , especially if the information is of benefit to someone else . |
| 25 | Neither you nor I have any claim on this house , and you know it . |
| 26 | ‘ As you well know , Polly , neither Lord Byron nor I have any sense of humour , being British , ’ said Shelley . |
| 27 | Neither my right hon. Friend nor I have any plan to meet a delegation of members of the campaign for Clydeside against pollution . |
| 28 | Neither he nor I found this satisfactory . |
| 29 | So If I do this , ten and I halve it and I get five , what number have I divided by ? |
| 30 | ‘ And I get paranoid , ’ she says , ‘ about giving even a flash . ’ |