Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I give you my word that I wo n't attempt to get away if you let me know when the police are called in . ’ |
| 2 | Let me know how the seeds you planted get on . |
| 3 | In Chapter 14 I sketch out the fundamentals of a structuralist theory of truth . |
| 4 | So 38×84″ was my conclusion and I made up the stretchers . |
| 5 | I made only the semi-finals of the Olympic Trials . |
| 6 | I choked back the tears and mumbled that I was glad I 'd had cancer . |
| 7 | I mean probably the members did n't realize what was going on . |
| 8 | I do n't mean goggles I mean just the glasses with the side pieces . |
| 9 | I mean even the trusts . |
| 10 | I mean even the drums for us mate . |
| 11 | and erm it was really remarkable because er , I mean presumably the Germans were told about it and erm kept U-boats and and the from shipping out the er |
| 12 | And I mean over the years you can sort of pick a sample out and say ‘ It 's pretty close , this one ’ ; or , y'know , ‘ Do something about it ’ , there and then , if you think there is anything that can be done . |
| 13 | I mean perhaps the forces of change that were normal were not inherent in the Chinese |
| 14 | You know we were asked , Do you want your own bank account really and we decided er democratically that we 'd have the one bank account really for make sure the D H S S did n't start snooping really and you know er that 's worked very well I mean certainly the men very much tell us everything that 's going on and erm well you know I do n't think there 's any conflict of erm I do n't know you know it 's it 's difficult I suppose it 's amazing really the way it does work you know and that er you know but it 's quite loose really because it 's er that 's in a way the way one of it 's successes probably you know that 's it 's not a very structured I mean probably the lodge is more structured I mean men are used to their lodge meetings are n't they you know ? |
| 15 | I bring up the others , cooling all the while , before we flounder over to the descent rake and back to the house . |
| 16 | I pick up the cards and deal a circle for Clock Patience . |
| 17 | I pick up the scissors because I 'm alone in the shop and if he touches me again he 'll leave without something he came in with , when the bell goes on the door and this other boy in a city suit comes in , boring yuppie sort . |
| 18 | Mum furious that day when , aged seven , I emptied out the contents of her bag and arranged them on the table in descending order of size . |
| 19 | ‘ I checked out the problems before accepting this job , but the virtues seemed to balance them , which is usually the way anywhere . ’ |
| 20 | I zipped up the flaps , not daring to show my anger . |
| 21 | When I found out the times I would be working things started to look better . |
| 22 | The reason I single out the engineers rather than the commentators or the producers is that they ensured the best pictures of the University Boat Race ever seen , as well as the usual smooth coverage of the Grand National . |
| 23 | It was but er the market was so low that he decided not to well I do n't think he could get a buyer actually , it 's just stood there so he he he let it out rather than have it stood there with the option for us to buy it but I say now the prices are lower he 's not keen on selling it at that price . |
| 24 | I phoned up the bobbies , told them about it , and the bobbies the is n't a lot much they could do . |
| 25 | Then I phoned up the police — I phoned them up two or three times — and told them I 'd done it , but they would n't believe me . |
| 26 | I got home , I phoned up the police , and they say , ‘ Oh , no , we do n't know anything about any road blocks . ’ |
| 27 | I weighed up the pros and cons of doing it , and there were no other pros other than it might be fun . ’ |
| 28 | I drew back the curtains and stood looking out . |
| 29 | Erm in cases of infirmity pensions , erm ill health retirements I mentioned previously the increases apply there from the very start so irrespective of the age in infirmity case the erm the increase does apply . |
| 30 | Neither do I know how the things get into baths so frequently . |