Example sentences of "[adj] i [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By political I mean those cases which arise out of controversial legislation or controversial action initiated by public authorities , or which touch important moral or social issues . |
| 2 | In 1986 I cultivated new ambitions which took me out of the British orbit and on to a higher plane . |
| 3 | The other nauseating one was when Gazza scored for england … and MR CompleteUnco/HeadlessChicken/LameHorse carlton palmer ran over to him , joined hands , and ‘ wiggled ’ his lips … sorry I mean hind quarters . |
| 4 | Intermittent tamarisk jungle grew along the banks of the Awash and in this I saw several herds of waterbuck , many warthog and an occasional bushbuck . |
| 5 | By this I mean those aspects of her I like least . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This I did three times before getting in , largely on the strength of some Moroccan paintings I had recently completed . |
| 8 | When nylon underwear first became popular I produced similar fireworks and had to earth myself to radiators when nobody was looking . |
| 9 | In Chapter 12 I give additional clarifications about my use of the word " structure " and try to explain why a structural approach is incompatible with a description of the world in terms of objects and attributes . |
| 10 | In April–May 1991 I spent 5 weeks in Japan , part of the time as a visiting teacher at Kyoto University . |
| 11 | Again , its looking like we might meet in London somewheres ( fortunate I live just 5–10mins from the M3 hehe ) , so London/southern dwellers might be OK , but eve if youre travelling from farther afield , we might all be able to meet somewhere and go in CONVOY , scarves a-fluttering out of windows and all that . |
| 12 | " I did n't realise how much I interested some men . |
| 13 | He seemed pleased when I told him how much I appreciated such poems as ‘ Cool Tombs ’ , ‘ The Hangman ’ , ‘ Kalamazoo ’ , ‘ Chicago — Hog Butcher ’ , and his later volume ‘ Good Morning , America ’ . |
| 14 | I had six I had five advertisers go in . |
| 15 | I 'm glad I bought those tights when I did . |
| 16 | You had a choice of an eight or a three I had two jacks and a king you chose the three , the two turned up that would 've given you eight and a but you picked the three so that 'll give you more in the box as well an three hit your three hit your hand as well so |
| 17 | But that includes three I think three disks were full of erm |
| 18 | Lucky I had some biscuits in So whether it was er because my period started on Friday |
| 19 | Cos I think with ivory , I think peaches and that look nice , but I think with white I like stronger colours . |
| 20 | On these I noted taxonomic details , behaviour , eating habits and life cycles . |
| 21 | In that particular instance the money may or may not have been misspent , and for all I know those wards are now full . |
| 22 | ‘ I think that certainly helped in preparing me for the jump — after all I had three years to think about it , ’ said Nigel . |
| 23 | Erm look I 'll put June on from Mansfield first of all I wanted thirty seconds worth of famous dogs cos we had er why Nottinghamshire 's dogs are too dumpy earlier on did n't we ? . |
| 24 | Amnesia is a weird thing ; it 's like I lost five days out of my life . |
| 25 | I am sure I took great pains with you , alas , but to very little purpose . |
| 26 | I made sure I had sufficient pellets in my jacket pockets , then headed out of the house for the Rabbit Grounds on the mainland , between the large branch of the creek and the town dump . |
| 27 | Ah One I 'm sure I did three tapes . |
| 28 | ‘ I always make sure I have several fittings before I 'm satisfied with my boots , that way I get to talk to Hari . |
| 29 | FIGURE 5 I add small slivers of light down the windows to show the sun coming in from the right ( when it 's out ! ) . |
| 30 | 4 I had x dollars but lost S dollars . |