Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [verb] i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will the Prime Minister take this opportunity to join me in expressing joy at the release of Terry Waite and Tom Sutherland from their long and terrible captivity ? |
| 2 | THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED ME WITH A WELCOME BREAK FROM THE PURELY BOTANICAL WORK TO WHICH I WAS ACCUSTOMED . |
| 3 | But another sister followed me at the Dowsons when I left to get married . |
| 4 | The striking of the half hour alerted me to the incoming tide of darkness . |
| 5 | ‘ If this is some trick to manoeuvre me into allowing anything to develop there … ’ he threatened . |
| 6 | This episode leads me to the idea that at the physical level , there is a need for a philosophy to overcome disasters and fear , and also to help that majority of people who do not fulfil all their biological needs , and who have to sublimate them . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd have gone there last year but for the shin splints ’ she added , before a note of irritation and frustration became evident as she went on to say ‘ This question haunted me for half of last year . |
| 8 | Frankly , this proposal reminded me of one of the quotations with which Taylor prefaces his chapter on ‘ Value-added Processes in Information Analysis ’ : |
| 9 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 10 | See the but er , this room drives me up the wall ! |
| 11 | ‘ Well , all this business putting me on the carpet … implying that I might leave you short . ’ |
| 12 | This demo caught me off guard . |
| 13 | This notion shook me to my roots — I 'd mess up my new safety boots , And what about the donkey jacket ? |
| 14 | The telephone rang at 8a.m. this morning to alert me to the fact that you were to be broadcasting on Radio 4 … 't was a friend of mine to whom I had mentioned your future plans … |
| 15 | Er I 'd like to i ask our presenters this morning to join me on the stage to take any questions from the floor and ask if you could er fill in your er y y your sur your sheets on the on today 's events before you leave please . |
| 16 | I like to haver this dog to protect me against gorgeous women . |
| 17 | Another woman told me about how Sylheti men returned to the village to find a bride : ‘ After years in England they suddenly decide to marry a village girl . |
| 18 | Recording this news reminded me of the valuable role played by Area Presidents in guiding their Area and representing the Areas at a variety of events and functions . |
| 19 | ‘ This creature put me in hospital . |
| 20 | At Athlone I waited in a large modern station for another train to take me to Ballinasloe . |
| 21 | This dress reminds me of my first long dress . |
| 22 | The other day , some man attacked me for using the phrase ‘ biological clock ’ . |
| 23 | I want to have this man drive me in his car all night long , for us never to arrive anywhere … but if we should then let the gates swing silently open , let there be a long gravel drive , let it be like when the young master comes home from school . |
| 24 | I said there were the that county record form and this man asked me from the museum that handled it if he could send them back to erm to Wiltshire . |
| 25 | I really did n't intend to join this regiment , in fact I was making efforts to rejoin the Yeomanry , who are out here [ his former regiment had landed in Algeria as part of the 6th Armoured Division in the First Army and had supported the 1st Guards Brigade in the battle for Tunis ] , but the C.O. of this regiment chose me by interview and I had to go , being only a very small cog in the wheels of war . |
| 26 | ‘ This house reminds me of the cottage in Hertfordshire I had before I married , ’ she explains . |
| 27 | Looking back , there have been occasions when I might have had a bit more foresight , particularly when this chap rang me from Newcastle one day raving about this brilliant young footballer he wanted me to look after . |
| 28 | This fact reminds me of a tale I was told in the States recently whereby President Clinton and his wife Hilary and Major Kay drove into a garage , quite why this was necessary the tale does not relate , as the petrol or gas attendant began to fill up the limousine , Hilary Clinton leaped out of the car and became involved in an animated conversation with the petrol attendant . |
| 29 | Regarding work with the children and the new families , my plea for a more sophisticated approach in assessing the needs of children and finding the appropriate routes to permanent placement for each child leads me to the conclusion that the nature of the social work service to each child and family must vary according to their needs and their wishes . |
| 30 | One such benefactor called me on that recent morning when the old fellow with the hooked nose drifted into his final coma . |