Example sentences of "i [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First to tell me wins a signed photo of Jon Newsome : - ) |
| 2 | But before I do this , let me make a philosophical point . |
| 3 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 4 | Erm let me make a few announcements erm firstly Longmans the publishers are producing a large and they hope definitive dictionary of the English language and in aid of this they have asked various universities to produce examples , recorded examples of academic monologue and we 've agreed to cooperate and that is what this little piece of electronic wizardry is in aid of in case you were wondering . |
| 5 | Having endorsed this as a learning technique , let me make a few recommendations and observations of my own and list my personal ‘ top ten ’ . |
| 6 | President Bush defended his administration 's cautious response , saying he had seen no facts since Tuesday which ‘ would have made me make a different decision ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ You have also invited me to wear a British hat , ’ Mark continued . |
| 8 | For example , if the figure was a line diagram of a room with four windows set at different heights , the programme would ask me whether a line of sight from the far corner of the room would enable me to see a particular point outside the window nearest to me , a point that shifted on the screen at speed . |
| 9 | I 'm eight and a half years old and disgusted that my mother has to come with me to see A Hard Day 's Night when usually she just sees me to the edge of the estate and across the main road . |
| 10 | I tried to convince him there must be jugs at the grade and he fell for it , allowing me to breathe a great sigh of relief . |
| 11 | He 's certainly made me laugh a few times ! |
| 12 | Leslie was disturbed to hear of this latest small trauma : ‘ It distresses me , ’ he wrote , ‘ to think of you being chivvied about in the way you are ; after all , the army supports me , and when it moves me thinks a wee bit about me . |
| 13 | In answer to my office colleagues who saw me manhandling a hopper-shaped device into my car boot the other week : no , I was not setting up a home distillery , merely preparing to field-test a pond filter . |
| 14 | Let me describe a possible scenario . |
| 15 | ‘ Anyone who can beat me has a good chance of knocking out Holyfield , ’ he said . |
| 16 | [ Finally as we have mentioned before it is now necessary for me to obtain a Corporate Finance Engagement Letter and we enclose two copies of our standard letter . |
| 17 | Now the Times has never asked me to write a leading article announcing that I have some doubts about the quantum theory |
| 18 | Help me to know a new start and a new strength as I seek to repair the wrong I 've done . |
| 19 | After the election , I became a frequent visitor to Downing Street . |
| 20 | My mother got it wrong when I was six , but her mistake did serve to galvanise me in later years and I became a successful businesswoman , outwardly independent and self-sufficient . |
| 21 | I needed to earn a bit of extra money when I went on the tour and so I became a professional wrestler in my spare time . |
| 22 | I became a professional relic-seller . |
| 23 | My work was primarily with women in the manufacturing industries and I worked in Eagle International before I became a full-time organizer . |
| 24 | Before I became a full-time politician , I was assistant director of social services in a large authority . |
| 25 | I I became a great friend of hers actually , er she looked out of place on the bench . |
| 26 | I became a good golfer , a one-handicapper , at the municipal course in Southport . |
| 27 | I became a total bird addict . |
| 28 | She was still in that office when , in January 1954 , I became a secondary-school teacher . |
| 29 | ‘ When Boon began , I felt guilty about earning a lot of money so I became a soft touch for begging letters and charity appeals , ’ he said . |
| 30 | I became a high-ranking officer under the chief archangel , Vauban . ’ |