Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I want to spend a few minutes on again this is something we 'll test tomorrow , right so I 'm giving you , training 's all about doing what do you think ? |
| 2 | Now I want to lose a few pounds , ’ he says . |
| 3 | But before leaving this matter of persistence I want to mention a few special cases of persistence on a finer scale . |
| 4 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the problems with our present laws , especially in relation to welfare . |
| 5 | Finally , I want to say a few words about the assumption of " slowly varying currents " in connection with the last example . |
| 6 | Second I want to say a few words about the efforts that have been made in the last twelve months to increase the G M B's role in the building and civil engineering industries and third I want to say something about the present serious situation in the building industry pay talks . |
| 7 | And I want to keep a few things to remind me of Billy . |
| 8 | Well , let's look for a few moments this morning at one such incident when Jesus did do it and it 's in er , Mark chapter four , I want to read a few verses from there , Mark chapter four . |
| 9 | I want to make a few suggestions to my right hon. and learned Friend the Chief Secretary about small businesses . |
| 10 | Well I agree with that but I want to make a few points first of all , because poll tax was tangled up with this . |
| 11 | ‘ I want to have a few words with you , John . |
| 12 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman and I manage to spend a little time in Lancashire together , and that he will come to Bath . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sorry to keep you waiting , ’ he went on , ‘ but those of you who have been here before will know that I like to say a few words to break the ice before we get down to the real business of the weekend . |
| 14 | I like to have a few action songs in a party , either as part of a show or as an alternative to games . |
| 15 | I mean I remember reading a few bits in English but , you know , |
| 16 | I do carry a few prizes if I have requests but I prefer to have people involved and enjoying games for the fun of joining in and having a good time , rather than to win a reward . |
| 17 | now if I was to go there and back that 's eighty pence , I mean I could get , for , for that e extra eighty pence I could get a few things in there that are dearer but I mean I like going down the town anyway and just wander and go back but I do get a few more bits in there now than I did . |
| 18 | Of course , I do have a few problems , but I have good caring doctors who have prescribed medication . |
| 19 | However , I do have a few reservations about the display of the pack . |
| 20 | A third says : ‘ I love to read a few words of the Gospel , so that I can see Christ and listen to what He is saying to me . ’ |
| 21 | But beauty is n't , the say beauty is only skin deep , but what about the million people who live in this country who are dealing with siriasis , for whom , that they 'll , they 'll live their life with no cure , no prospect of cure and er those are people who we only wish , I 'm one of them , er , I also run a self help group in Ayrshire and there are a great many of us who would like to , I think extend a more , more of an understanding to the general public , because its not how we regard ourselves |
| 22 | On the contrary , he informed her , ‘ I 've run a few checks on you , and I like what I 've heard . |
| 23 | Well I 've said a few words about the Soviet Union but I would like to add that our programme of assistance to the Soviet Union and to other countries in central and Eastern Europe , while it 's had to grow rapidly in response to the urgent needs of reg region , it does not it has not grown and will not grow in any way er which will undermine our commitment to the developing world and er perhaps on that note I might turn to Africa . |
| 24 | I 'm afraid I 've lost a few friends and challenged a few others . |
| 25 | but I 've lost a few pounds since last week . |
| 26 | I know I 've fallen a few rungs on the ladder , but at least I 've been there and done it . ’ |
| 27 | Cos I 've asked a few folk |
| 28 | I 've made some big scores against some big sides and I 've scored a few hundreds . |
| 29 | ‘ When I 've played a few games for Lazio , when I 'm ready and the boss says I am fit to return , I will bring the whole family to Wembley to watch me again . |
| 30 | Actually , I 've kept a few : I enjoy nostalgia . |