Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | He needed a wife for professional reasons and I was it . |
| 2 | I 'm going through adolescent love-trauma and I cry when they play ‘ Smoke gets in your eyes ’ . ' |
| 3 | next month about that cream that I use . |
| 4 | I had doubts about that cover when I saw it because someone on seeing the flag would think it 's a political novel , whereas it 's not . |
| 5 | Did I tell you about that song that I heard just once . |
| 6 | I just worry about that song because I do n't wan na be any part of kids thinking drugs are cooler than they are , 'cos they 're not for everybody . |
| 7 | Well I was just wo wondering about that window but I pr I think I prefer just a curtain and I do n't think I could put both there because the roller . |
| 8 | You know there 's something at the back of my mind about that Datsun and I ca n't think what it is . ’ |
| 9 | That 's the only thing about that house that I do n't really like , that 's , the |
| 10 | But so far , that 's why I chitted at him this morning about that coal because I 've been using this all morning , I 've not been lighting fire till between one and three o'clock . |
| 11 | ‘ I played in the 1987 cup final win against Wasps , but I do n't remember much about that game because I got concussed in the opening 10 minutes . |
| 12 | I kept thinking about that reception as I drove blissfully home . |
| 13 | I knew nothing about that deal until I played some recent demos of the things that eventually became ‘ Workbook ’ . |
| 14 | Physical miracles may not happen for each person but I felt miracles can happen within everyone . |
| 15 | I am not particularly patient about unfinished business and I mean to see my mother happy and settled before you leave . ’ |
| 16 | There are already law faculties which offer an extended course for European languages and I do believe that the expertise is available to set up more of such centres . |
| 17 | The second point is on correspondence , I 'm absolutely certain that when a member of public writes in to any department , not necessarily highway , he expects and needs an immediate response , now I know you have , you have started the acknowledgement of our system , but I think it 's , it does n't go far enough , an acknowledgement card that simply says the thing is received and is receiving attention , needs to then indicate the individual to whom that matter has been passed for attention and that leads me to the third point and I think the general complaint on the public is that local government is seen as faceless people and I think we have to get in our mind to name people within our department , there 's not one mention about it in our promise , I think we need , unless I 've not read it , but I think , I think we , yes , but I think we need to mention people by name , senior people within the department who will respond to particular things and certainly where public comes into contact within the offices we must get around to wearing a name badge who says who that person is , people want to relate to a person and I think we can do that if we try . |
| 18 | Well they sent me , I went on a computer course two days before I went to in hospital and was away for eight weeks and I forgot totally |
| 19 | I was a member of AMMA for eight years and I understand its concerns , but I have quoted the brief which shows its support for the Bill 's underlying aims . |
| 20 | Says no that 's your money , you buy whatever you want for baby , I 'll buy she bought her one for eight quid and I says let's have a look at your one , yours are only eight quid I says , well how much were yours ? |
| 21 | I visited thirty eight constituencies during that campaign and I 'm convinced of one thing . |
| 22 | Ah but so did I and I did nothing but write during that time but I 've never known and everything I 've said about that is true , has turned out to be true . |
| 23 | I did my best , but I suppose it was during that time that I began to drink too much and that finished off my promotion chances . |
| 24 | And my Will is to be Buried in Linen in a Suit which I shall provide for that purpose And I do hereby order and direct that the Sum of Ten Pounds shall be paid to the person who shall be the last in attending me to the time of my expiring and who shall see me Inclosed and laid in my Coffin in Linen . |
| 25 | The 1976 Act , which does not apply to Scotland , is not suitable for that purpose and I am considering whether it should be disapplied for that purpose . |
| 26 | Couple of chaps at the school got booted out for that stuff and I never did get round to it . ’ |
| 27 | for that things but I suppose right enough . |
| 28 | So I said well you know , I ca n't just wind it up over the next six months , I said er what I wan na do I said is erm I got ta carry it on for that transit for that Orion till I finished anyway so it 's got ta go another year so I said well what I 'm feeling about doing I said is er just sort of keeping a finger in the pie I said , he said , if I 'd said tomorrow , if I had finished the whole the tomorrow I 've got ta buy a car I can buy it finance so I 'm gon na get no tax relief on the H P I get no depreciation no nothing like that I said so at least if I still self employed I can if I have the sort of two or three vehicles or whatever three , four , five vehicles but I said at least I can have some erm and I can then sort of they would be more utilised , where as I said at the moment we got more vehicles than we really need to keep full capacity so he said yeah , yeah fair enough then . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's nigh on two year since I 've been out that house , ’ said Bella suddenly , ‘ since the Warden took me for that X-ray after I fell over and hurt me wrist . ’ |
| 30 | It is for that reason that I include it on the shortlist for the Worst Building in the World title . |