Example sentences of "[noun] i [verb] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know that stripy T-shirt I 've got the |
| 2 | HSMorris Bristol PS I did find the article amusing and am no less a woman because I did . |
| 3 | When I search a farmland site I always keep careful records , and looking back to my notes I started to search the areas where there had been the greatest concentration of finds . |
| 4 | At Eton I had enjoyed the Field Game but loathed cricket , and had not played soccer or rugger since my preparatory school . |
| 5 | For these reasons I prefer to use the phrase ‘ rules for changing the rules ’ ( Bateson , 1976 ) . |
| 6 | I 've only got the base I 've lost the top . |
| 7 | The proof of the pudding was in the eating , and in my case I 'd got the ingredients wrong . |
| 8 | My destinations have all been identified by linguists , in papers which have appeared in the last five years or so , as well worth a visit , and in each case I have found the excursion worthwhile . |
| 9 | On one flight from England , carrying some of our personal possessions , bells started ringing at the Customs Desk — and my carving knife was temporarily confiscated in case I attempted to hijack the plane ! |
| 10 | I alternate the direction of these strokes , imitating the direction I use to apply the pastel in the first place . |
| 11 | I alternate the direction of these strokes , imitating the direction I use to apply the pastel in the first place . |
| 12 | I did n't want his title or his money , although I must say in all honesty I did enjoy the London season . |
| 13 | Yes , well just er briefly Chairman I 've seen the television cameras being set up on Mutford Bridge , so I 'm quite certain you do n't want to prolong this meeting and er in case they go away . |
| 14 | As he ducks he has Des diving for his legs and me closing in , and this is the moment we all discover the benefits of my upbringing because like a promising cadet I 'd left the pistol 's safety on . |
| 15 | Soaking wet and with some difficulty I managed to salvage the dory , with one brand new Mercury outboard from underwater and , backed up by my crew , asked the skipper what the blazes he thought he was up to . |
| 16 | So if we could look at those things and talk to the Government to see if it 's possible , it maybe it is n't possible then that 's a different argument but we should be seen to be doing something er to let this die on it 's own will A , will deprive other people for odd jobs and in some cases I 've met the representation two guys there who used their redundancy money for Airways to purchase er a small aircraft and are running a flying school . |
| 17 | At a very tolerable volume level I managed to produce the sound of a heavily overdriven amp at full tilt , but at a volume where Granny could still hear The Archers . |
| 18 | On one level I suppose climbing the south-west face of Everest was the biggest and most complete expedition , but in spite of our being successful , one member of the team died on the second summit attempt . |
| 19 | In contrast I have chosen the following passage from Barnaby Rudge : |
| 20 | Lecturers I spoke to saw the course as chiefly concerned with the development of critical skills combined with promoting an understanding of the vocational areas on which communications has a bearing : |
| 21 | As someone who made little enough progress beyond Youll Cup school tennis and county junior teams in 20 years , I remain to be convinced but I enjoyed the three hours I spent reading the book . |
| 22 | However , on examining the notice boards around the MOPs main building I saw displayed the measures of the improvements made in areas prioritized by senior management . |
| 23 | First , I wanted to see the Castle of Zenda and in half an hour I had climbed the hill to it . |
| 24 | In Victoria I have met the girl of my dreams . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ As a writer I came to realise the obvious : the subject of the dream is the dreamer , ’ Morrison remarks , as she points out how unwaveringly the subject of whiteness — what it is and what it is n't — preoccupies the American literary imagination ( and , I suspect the European as well ) . |
| 26 | Of course I 've seen the reports ! |
| 27 | ‘ Of course I 've heard the theory that he was going to visit old Jordan . ’ |
| 28 | Central defenders have done a good job today for Leicester of course I 've put the curse on him saying that he knocks it straight out of play but er Gary Mills who 's missed half a dozen games through injury is going to come on now and he 's going to take the place of Neil Lewis . |
| 29 | Over the years with the help of several experts I 've learnt the secrets of the make-up artists : how to highlight the areas of the face that are assets and how to cover the less flattering features ! |
| 30 | So er that was a telephone call to the divisional officer , who was available at the moment and who came down and discussed it with the employer and notwithstanding that , in the afternoon I had given the management one hour to resolve the problem otherwise there was going to be a major walkout . |