Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb base] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So often in my life , where I 've made a mistake , it has been by taking the soft option . |
| 2 | " Where I 've got a job . |
| 3 | They say no , 'cause I 've got a police house . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's a real feisty northern woman and that was nice for me because although I 've done a lot of different work , because of my television work , I tend to be thought of as the rather middle-class , bouncy , girl next door type . |
| 5 | I could n't believe that anyone could love me and a lady equally , although I 've had a lot of experiences since and I 've known a lot of men and a lot of women since who have loved both sexes . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's a ‘ 59 Stratocaster , although I 've got a different neck on it now , because I 'd worn the original one to the point where every time I re-fretted it , I had to fill in the holes ! |
| 7 | Nowadays few people can detect this very slight disability although I tend to limp a bit if I get tired . |
| 8 | Although I have has a lot of support , I feel heartbroken about Henri 's future . |
| 9 | Hollies are not difficult to grow , although I have found a tendency for them to die back badly at maturity in places with cool , wet summers . |
| 10 | The predominance of white , middle-class characters , is disappointing , although I do recall a ballet story with black dancers — strangely enough around the time of the tv series ‘ Fame ’ ! |
| 11 | " You have to try to go with one thing-so although I do have a large variety of plants , there 's always a certain harmony . " |
| 12 | He played Lord Fancourt at Windsor Rep for one week in 1952 but says : ‘ I ca n't remember one thing about it although I do have a photograph of me looking extremely young and lovely . ’ |
| 13 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 14 | More than I have wanted a woman for a very long time … ’ |
| 15 | ‘ My strength is to win the ball and give it , so I like to have a talented player around me , ’ he said . |
| 16 | ‘ I think it was a threatened abortion , so I 've sent a sample for pregnancy test , and given her a shot of analgesic . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ So I 've had a run of bad luck . |
| 18 | He did n't interfere here , Uncle saw to that , so I 've had a free hand in the shop and although I say it myself I 've made a go of it . ’ |
| 19 | I thought the the restaurant was quite expensive so I 've bought a sandwich in the shop instead . |
| 20 | All right , so I 've got a bottle of Scotch which costs about 50 quid and if the studio does n't pay for it I 'll never work for them again , and a big pile of this flimsy hotel notepaper . |
| 21 | ‘ OK , so I 've got a lively social life ! |
| 22 | At the moment , I 'm working on our Autumn brochure so I 've got a lot of work to do with our theatre manager , Brian Goddard . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , I paid far too much for it the first time , so I 've put a really low reserve on it now . |
| 24 | There 's already a school for boys in Morton , and now I want to open one for girls , so I 've rented a building for it , with a small cottage for the schoolteacher . |
| 25 | I want it to wipe in , though , and not just appear , so I 've chosen a growing rectangle to do the job . |
| 26 | I like to look smart so I tend to wear a lot of jackets with trousers or skirts . |
| 27 | ‘ So I plan to do a couple of hours ’ writing in the morning then go off and have a swim in the afternoon . |
| 28 | ‘ I have become interested in astronomy , so I want to buy a telescope . |
| 29 | No , it 's permed and is prone to being dry and frizzy so I have to use a lot of conditioner on it . |
| 30 | This , as he writes about the brevity of human life , he is moved to exclaim , ‘ So I have seen a rose newly sprung from the clefts of its hood , and at first it was fair as the morning and full with the dew of heaven as a lamb 's fleece ’ , and he continues to describe its life until ‘ it bowed the head and broke its stalk and at night having lost some of its leaves , and all its beauty , it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces ’ . |