Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for once I have the wit to realise that this is not an attempt to pull rank on me , or exercise a power-play . |
| 2 | With only me to represent the practice — ’ she shrugged . |
| 3 | From somewhere I got the idea of going to art college I 'm sure it was because I 'd read about all the rock musicians who 'd started their bands at art colleges — John Lennon and Keith Richards in particular . |
| 4 | I bear you no ill will , for well I found the tables entirely turned upon me , and that I was in far ore danger from you than you were from me for I was just upon resolving to defy all the censures of the world and to make you publicly and openly my wife . " |
| 5 | The smaller one is about 80 centimetres by 92 centimetres and the large one is about 94 centimetres by 124 centimetres. both boards are covered by a thick blanket , which is sewn into place and on both I have the Riviera blocking cloth . |
| 6 | You think to yourself , when I move from there to there I say whatever , and then when I move back to here I say the following . |
| 7 | I think I agree with the gentleman over there I think the youth of this particular town who on average spends somewhere in the region of fifteen and twenty pounds a week going to Highwire and going to pubs erm you need the attraction to the theatre . |
| 8 | I mean some people adopt the approach of trying to d do it all in about two hours just before the deadline so they do n't have time to feel self critical erm I think perhaps if you can , you know , rather than , rather than trying to do it all at once I mean the business of , of going through successive drafts of things and gradually getting them better and better , I mean the first drafts of things that I write are , are usually just scribbles on the back of a piece of paper that 's , with something else on the front |
| 9 | At once I had the impression that we were two actors with the same doubts about the director . |
| 10 | At once I liked the way he treated her , coolly , not trying to hide he was bored . |
| 11 | But at least I noted the player 's name — it was Paul Gascoigne . |
| 12 | Step inside love At least I left the light on . |
| 13 | At least I had the money , painfully scraped together with a view to eventually taking a PGCE-TEFL course to upgrade my qualifications and enable me to escape from Clive 's power . |
| 14 | But at least I had the sense to keep my mouth shut , and shortly afterwards we were able to leave the railway and get back on to the road . |
| 15 | At least I looked the same in one way . |
| 16 | all very high mucky muck stuff and they would n't trust me with anything but at least I did the copying work on it . |
| 17 | ‘ At least I have the sense to treat her with respect . ’ |
| 18 | At least I have the man 's name and have written to the Inspectorate of Constabulary at Dublin Castle and to the Sheriff of Kilkenny County . |
| 19 | The need for arousal thought well should I be absolutely calm when I 'm giving a presentation but I never am so is it right and now understanding that you need a certain level of arousal to be able to perform at all is is satisfying for me because at least I understand the situation now and able to work with it rather than against it . |
| 20 | ‘ At least I missed the blouse , ’ she muttered to herself . |
| 21 | By now I knew the identity of this Mr Proust , who cropped up in conversations as if he were a much-revered bachelor uncle . |
| 22 | By then I knew the match was saved , so I was happy , not disappointed . |