Example sentences of "i [be] [vb pp] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe it is for myself I mind , rather than for him ! 'T IS not so much that Richard is bound for sanctuary — as that I am denied such privilege . |
| 2 | Reliance was apparently placed — I say ‘ apparently ’ because there is nothing in the papers which indicates clearly one way or the other what the view of the justices ' clerk was on this subject — I am told that reliance was placed on section 8(3) which provides : ‘ For the purposes of this Act ‘ family proceedings ’ means any proceedings … ( b ) under the enactments mentioned in subsection ( 4 ) . ’ |
| 3 | It has been suggested that she had a secret , ironic intention , but I doubt it : she wished to give souvenirs to a number of people , and that there should be no cause for jealousy between them — though I am told that jealousy arose . |
| 4 | It has also become evident from recent literature that there was nothing like a " simultaneous " extinction of many different groups , either within the brachiopods alone or within the organic world in general , at the end of the Permian ; I am told that plant spores , at least , still show an uncannily rapid change at this level all round the world , though the big change in plant macrofossils seems to have come much later . |
| 5 | When will I be given some responsibility ? |
| 6 | Chairman I 'm , I 'm conscious that this amended recommendation will cause some disappointment among the support of the Brandon bypass , but I generally feel that some form of agreement can be reached with Norfolk County Council and Breckland District Council and indeed the Norfolk Member of Parliament , if I 'm given more time to review the situation in the light of other proposals on the A eleven , the A one three , four and in Thetford . |
| 7 | " I guess I 'm made that way , " she admitted . |
| 8 | Ten I 'm bid this time . |
| 9 | Twenty I 'm bid this time , any advance on twenty pound ? |
| 10 | I 'm bid this time . |
| 11 | Forty I 'm bid this time . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm told that flattery will get me everywhere . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm told that unit sales should normally yield about three times the building costs , and that he gets this back within three to five years . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm told this war could be all over before I even get a shot at them . ’ |
| 15 | You know , you 're sort of turning the abortion argument on it 's head , that er in an abortion you can say it 's my body , I have a right to decide , and this baby that dies is never going to be there to question that decision , but in this type of situation the baby 's going to be there and okay , you 'll get so many who will just accept their situation and wo n't question it , but you 're always going to get some , or even one who will say I want to know my origins , I want to why I was conceived this way , why I was born this way , why , I have two mothers , that maybe a surrogate mother and a natural mother ? |
| 16 | I was given some advice about you — advice which I took against my better judgement , but it seems that advice was wrong . " |
| 17 | After that , Mr Dance went away and I was given some food . |
| 18 | erm the minor awards or discretionary awards as they became and that 's erm , I was given this job and er that 's how it 's built up really over the years . |
| 19 | I got my just desserts from Dad , which made my Mom cry more than me , but all in all I was given enough love and affection to cushion me against all the hardships that were to come . |
| 20 | After another term , I was given more art , and my class-room became an unofficial art room , much to the distress of the caretaker , who accused me of having the dirtiest class-room in the school ! |
| 21 | I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom . |
| 22 | And there it was , it struck me that I had nothing to lose , I was damned either way . |
| 23 | You know , you 're sort of turning the abortion argument on it 's head , that er in an abortion you can say it 's my body , I have a right to decide , and this baby that dies is never going to be there to question that decision , but in this type of situation the baby 's going to be there and okay , you 'll get so many who will just accept their situation and wo n't question it , but you 're always going to get some , or even one who will say I want to know my origins , I want to why I was conceived this way , why I was born this way , why , I have two mothers , that maybe a surrogate mother and a natural mother ? |
| 24 | I was asked that question by Mr erm prior to the production of the first brochure with that statement in it |
| 25 | And I was asked this week if it is possible to make up your own , rather than buy one of these metal affairs on wheels . |
| 26 | On the following morning , when I was attending another committee of the Cabinet , I was handed another message that the Prime Minister wished to see me … . |
| 27 | I would talk and laugh with my companions but withdraw , lapsing into silence , when I was offered any food . |
| 28 | When I rang the consulate I was told such help would be hard to obtain on a Sunday night . |
| 29 | I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with And , but I was told that English had changed since the time of King James , In that case , I argued , why make us read the Bible ? |
| 30 | On a recent visit to a day centre , where a large number of old people had regular baths , I was told that bath time was a time for confidences and chats . |