Example sentences of "i [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my saviour because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid Yes , from this day forward all generations will call me blessed for the Almighty has done great things for me . |
| 2 | I asked for the usual guarantees — that the object would n't endanger my ship or anyone on it , and that carrying it would breach no SenFed laws . |
| 3 | Because I asked in the other classes , three or four American students , and I asked them the same question . |
| 4 | I applied for the occasional post that I thought might be interesting , but never heard anything back . |
| 5 | I doubled to the other side of the deck and joined the Sergeant Major and Brigadier Mills Roberts . |
| 6 | I doubled across the cobbled yard and stood in the middle of the road to watch the jeeps disappear in the distance in a cloud of dust . |
| 7 | Limply I gazed at the mortal oiliness of the water , in which no creature could prosper , and the dockside crowds of welcome floating and swimming above like tropical fish . |
| 8 | There is a perception amongst informed people in the community that there may well be a shortage of long stay beds in Leicestershire and you do need to bear in mind that the National Health Service is increasingly going down the road of not keeping people in hospitals longer than they have to because hospitals are perceived as being very , a very expensive way of providing beds and you have to take that into account because that 's a fairly clear national policy and you are likely to see an acceleration in that process from what I read in the national press . |
| 9 | I reiterate the point that I made to the hon. Member for Greenock and Port Glasgow ( Dr. Godman ) . |
| 10 | To those who point to Britain 's right , under the Maastricht Treaty on European Union , to choose not to be part of the Single Currency , I recommend a passing glance at a passage in a speech I made in the closing stages of the second reading of the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill on 21 May 1992 . |
| 11 | The comparison that I made in The Independent newspaper was based on what the Secretary of State 's own review had recommended as the number required to run the system . |
| 12 | And was that sublime trip I made around the celestial skyline embracing the deep recesses of Cwm Llan just a dream ? |
| 13 | That afternoon she and I devised in the small front room of our lodgings ( pliant landlady , audience of children ) a double act : the Carruthers Sisters . |
| 14 | Four years ago , I argued with the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Security about the Fowler review , which led to cuts in income support . |
| 15 | As I argued in the previous chapter , boxing was the first sport in which institutional arrangements permitted a black presence : almost every weight division produced black boxers of such brilliance that they were virtually without equals ( see Henderson , 1949 , 1970 ; Maher , 1968 ) . |
| 16 | After that the jug of water was empty and I was full , but the waiter was smirking in an enigmatic Eastern way , so I toyed with the final concoction , just to prove I could if I wanted to , and that any I happened to leave was just for manners . |
| 17 | I sprinted across the open square outside the station , jacket over head , dodging tramcars with split-second , if largely inadvertent , precision , skirted a large puddle , feinted between two parked cars , head-faked a lamppost and two startled elderly shoppers ( once I start running , I ca n't stop myself from pretending I 'm returning a kick-off for the Chicago Bears ; it 's a compulsion — a sort of Tourette 's syndrome of the feet ) . |
| 18 | Now when er when I was coming down er , coming from , I lived on the Green then , to go to work , we used to met er a person and we used to call her Rosie . |
| 19 | ‘ I fought in the Holy Land for the Cross , and in England for Edward against the rebels ; I have founded monasteries , supported Holy Mother Church so God would exalt my family . |
| 20 | This was the last time I met with the Harlequin Bronzewing . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Burt and I met in the early Seventies and became really good friends . |
| 22 | For many years I consulted for the American GE in Schenectady and the thing that struck me there was the way that when they wanted to attack a particular area they could mount an army of people on it , all of whom were pretty good . ’ |
| 23 | I pawed at the hairy form . |
| 24 | After a very pleasant lunch therefore , I taxied to the very end of the runway , turned into wind and took off . |
| 25 | I agreed with the thoughtful contribution by the hon. Member for Pontypridd ( Dr. Howells ) about the problem of a shortage of gas . |
| 26 | I agreed with the other hon. Member who mentioned radios in cabs — they are being introduced into all new cabs and into existing cabs . |
| 27 | It was certainly taller than the other buildings in Anani 's main street and , despite its shabby exterior , I could sense the air of warmth and welcome the moment I passed through the front door . |
| 28 | I passed over the paper-towel bundle . |
| 29 | I only realized what it was when I got to the front door . |
| 30 | As soon as I got to the other side of the bank I threw myself down and started to roll . ’ |