Example sentences of "i [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , he was telling me only the other week , about the the number of criminals that he knows , they 're serving their they 're serving sentences , and they 're only one thing they 're longing and hoping for , it is get out , so they can knock another old lady down , |
| 2 | ‘ Ancient person , ’ [ began Gooseneck ] , ‘ for whom I All the flattering youth defy , Long be it ere thou grow old , Aching , shaking , crazy , cold ; But still continue as thou art , Ancient person of my heart . |
| 3 | Er , I just the main point . |
| 4 | His absolute conviction at that time , reinforced by an extraordinary personal charm and magnetism gave me just the right insight and guidance that I needed . |
| 5 | I still wanted to see more of the world , and as he was offering to give me double the usual pay , I managed to persuade my wife to let me go . |
| 6 | The man turns and trots away from me up the right-hand staircase from the mezzanine to the station platform . |
| 7 | A girlfriend rang me up the other day . |
| 8 | Can I just say that er Ray phoned me up the other day and he said er , would you be prepared to take part in probationers ' , er regional probationary sort of training day er which is at coming up er in a few months time , to give erm presentation skills er I part of what we were doing , erm but just those O H Ps that we did on that part . |
| 9 | ‘ Hand me up the other bottle . ’ |
| 10 | The oil lamp beside his bed had been extinguished , and when I saw my father glance disapprovingly at the lamp I had brought to guide me up the rickety staircase , I quickly lowered the wick . |
| 11 | ‘ Turn me up the right way , chief . |
| 12 | He led me up the cobbled yard and opened the door of one of the houses . |
| 13 | At least , this human being loyally follows me around the place , keeps tabs on me and rings me up the whole time . |
| 14 | I had not at that time met any Americans but the sight of them prowling through what was now my favourite town , talking in their unfamiliar accents to anyone who would listen , rubbed me up the wrong way . |
| 15 | ‘ Even though Father always manages to rub me up the wrong way . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , he rubs me up the wrong way . |
| 17 | When I said to you earlier erm there 's several ways in which you can help me now the main way you can help me is erm is er the way I do , the way I prefer to do business is by personal recommendations and you 've seen the service that I can give you , you 've seen , we 've been through your , your personal situation , your financial situation , have you found that of benefit ? |
| 18 | He sent me there the other day to pick up his reading glasses . |
| 19 | ‘ It has surprised me how the British scene has kept up . |
| 20 | Can anybody tell me why the black powder 's not powerful enough . |
| 21 | He showed me where the little oil level was . |
| 22 | Maxine came to see me again the following week and we began the follow-up treatment , along the lines of those which you will find detailed in the ‘ case histories ’ sections of this book . |