Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like an overgrown Bisto kid I sniffed and aaahed my way to the source of the oaky-smokey smell , where I met a man whom I am very pleased to know . |
| 2 | This prompted me to look through my own collection , where I discovered a copy dated August 1931 , priced 2/ |
| 3 | I crept out of the sitting-room and into the small room next door , where I chose a book full of pictures from the bookcase . |
| 4 | I would follow the police officers escorting the prisoner or prisoners up a flight of stairs into the small but impressive court-room , where I took a chair reserved for reporters at counsel 's table . |
| 5 | I came out of the army and returned to the Bideford Gazette where I had a year of my newspaper apprenticeship still to go . |
| 6 | ‘ Eventually we got to Lagrimone , a little place between Langhirano and Monchio on the way to the passo di Lagastrello , where I know a family . |
| 7 | For me the most dangerous aspect of the job has been not so much the very real dangers in the field as the psychological vertigo of alternating for months at a time between the utter extremes of the planet ; from the film markets of California 's Hollywood Hills , where I rented an A-frame , to the remotest jungles of the East . |
| 8 | I was lucky to halve the match with her , and this flattering result was mostly due to a fortuitous birdie on the last hole , where I holed a pitch and run shot from short of the green . |
| 9 | I had reached the dizzy heights of compère at the Fiesta , one of the North 's most prestigious night clubs , where I did an hour spot and introduced acts like Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy Wilson , as well as all the top British acts . |
| 10 | 'Cause I like a statue that bleeds ; |
| 11 | But I 'll give you the chrome for £25 'cause I got a lot of them . |
| 12 | Although I had a mouthful of sour grapes I thought it was worth going so I could corner Polymers football club chairman , Stan Bates . |
| 13 | My legs went dead and , although I had a walkie-talkie , I could hardly speak because my right arm was wedged into my windpipe . |
| 14 | His feathers grew back although I had a feeling he was never quite the same — he looked , kind of , embarrassed ? |
| 15 | I did n't box , although I had a lot of fights at school . |
| 16 | As for the left-handed tremolo , well , it 's a matter of taste , although I 've a feeling that this feature might prevent the SRV overcoming its strong artist connection and becoming a popular guitar in its own right , like the Clapton Strat has . |
| 17 | I am not seriously advocating suicide right on stage , although I know a man who does . |
| 18 | Acting is not a profession where you can simply stroll on — although I know a lot of fine actors have done that . |
| 19 | I disagree with the hon. Member for Worsley ( Mr. Lewis ) that this is a lost opportunity on premium rate services — although I hear a rumour that one of the more questionable 0898 lines — the Labour party line — has been withdrawn . |
| 20 | I included it in the painting , although I anticipated a lot of problems because of the great difference in values between the model and the light . |
| 21 | I included it in the painting , although I anticipated a lot of problems because of the great difference in values between the model and the light . |
| 22 | I am not sure what the hon. Member for Worsley ( Mr. Lewis ) is trying to say , but although I made an offer to his hon. Friend the Member for Alyn and Deeside , the hon. Gentleman did not come to see me . |
| 23 | I was unfamiliar with the equipment in the room , although I knew an operating table and anaesthetic apparatus when I saw them . |
| 24 | Although I hate a lot of people there , that 's where all my friends are . |
| 25 | Although I have a brand new petrol pump and electronic ignition . |
| 26 | Top fret access is adequate , although I think a touch more contouring on the rear of the lower cutaway would make it even better . |
| 27 | I am grateful to the hon. Member for his kind personal remarks , although I enter a caveat in regard to what he said about my predecessors . |
| 28 | Well er anyway as it , as it worked out , although I did a lot of s sloshing about , erm when I actually got to erm on to the four one four and I followed that through to the M one and straight up and I was running parallel with the M twenty five , virtually |
| 29 | I was aware of the enormous distances , especially for those in the West , although I learned a lot more about this simply be being there . |
| 30 | K : ‘ I am disappointed because although I bought a freezer there is only one power point in the kitchen so we ca n't use it — an extension lead would be dangerous with Chloe toddling about . |