Example sentences of "[adj] i [vb base] [adj] [noun] " 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 | That 's right I mean this card is carried with them and looked at all every every basically everybody will look at that erm because the good quality |
| 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 | Now so what you 're going to do you work together but I would prefer you in twos and threes I think third person 's redundant . |
| 5 | Could he just make sure though that in his plans by defining community care and by by that I mean social care as opposed to health care , in a certain way . |
| 6 | I would also add to that that I think such work would help us in terms of targeting more effectively the existing resources we have in terms of service delivery . |
| 7 | But I think it may be more appropriate if I actually met with say the management committee as opposed to myself yes I 'm quite happy to do that to meet any individual or group who feel they have some concerns they wish to discuss and I give that I give that assurance this evening . |
| 8 | By this I mean those aspects of her I like least . |
| 9 | So but I think with this I mean this homework , that 's the only thing I do n't believe in because they 've got ta revise it which is brilliant , I mean , at the moment but they also give them three hours homework a night ! |
| 10 | By this I mean any process or phenomenon that involves a mapping of two or more elements . |
| 11 | ‘ We do n't want to start crowing because we 're not up there yet , but if we keep on like this I believe this side can make a challenge . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Yes , no not everyone , some I know one person who 's name 's Adam , he finishes Tuesday |
| 14 | But I 'm as long as you 're careful I mean some people |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm afraid I have bad news , ’ said Jackson in a stony voice . |
| 16 | Doctor : ‘ I 'm afraid I have bad news for you Mr Bristow . |
| 17 | He stepped forward , said in a deep , smoky voice , ‘ Miss Swift , I 'm afraid I have bad news for you . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It would be churlish of me not to say how much I welcome that statement , and how much I rejoice in the fact that to add to the four climbdowns that I announced at 4 o'clock , there is a fifth — the abandonment of the proposal announced by the Home Secretary in column 167 of Hansard on 2 July . |
| 20 | You know how much I dislike that word . |
| 21 | yeah that shop 's highly delighted I love those wedding ones coming out that church |
| 22 | But that includes three I think three disks were full of erm |
| 23 | I be lucky I get any bloke fer more'n two monfs togewer like my ol' lady I suppose an' if I get a bloke 'e 'll be aht a' work or 'e 'll set me ter the bleed'n game like 'er I would n't be surprised but if you reely want ter now jus ' fer now for this minute I wanner enjoy it . |
| 24 | Cos I think with ivory , I think peaches and that look nice , but I think with white I like stronger colours . |
| 25 | Actually her global role as described in the handout makes her sound like a sort of spy satellite , beeping her way round the globe peering over the shoulders of Random House New York , Random House Australia , and for all I know Random House Namibia . |
| 26 | In that particular instance the money may or may not have been misspent , and for all I know those wards are now full . |
| 27 | That 's all I think that place is good for , is the music . |
| 28 | And unless I 'm being stupid I think that 's really all I need this morning . |
| 29 | That 's why I put on the weight , I just stand there all day you see got a load them in and press the button that 's all I do all day , I do n't move ! |
| 30 | Erm they 're awfully difficult to cast because the art of bronze founding on that level is at least as far as I can see , almost died out , I 'm having terrible I 've terrible trouble with getting bronze cast . |