Example sentences of "i [verb] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.

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1 After that Nellie and I became close friends and so did her Mum and my Dad .
2 I asked innumerable friends and acquaintances which was their favourite house in England ; almost invariably their choice was built between these dates .
3 He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict .
4 I applied full power and attempted to lift the aircraft off the ground and over the dyke .
5 I felt she desperately needed my help , and I made frequent visits and tried innumerable remedies I consulted my colleague Siegfried on the problem and he suggested a diet of charcoal biscuits .
6 On that , I think it is generally known , that we , that Telford was n't anywhere near the top of the list , and it had been taken purely on the question of the er , needs of the various areas , it 's unlikely that Telford would have succeeded , even with its reduced geographical area , but I made discrete enquiries and was told that the factor which tipped er , the Commission in favour of Telford , and this has an important bearing on what we 're going to discuss later , was the fact that Telford has been very good in taking up schemes and providing their section , and not just the Wreakin District Council , other area , other bodies in Telford , of getting good innovative schemes off the ground and providing the cash , they did n't , as some areas did , get the status , and then hardly do anything about it .
7 Then dad and I made some cakes and I put notices about the sale through the neighbours ' doors in Swadlincote in Derbyshire , where we live .
8 I made some toast and a cup of tea .
9 I made some bets and they came good .
10 I made some comment and he bit my head off .
11 It 's that stuff I made last year and
12 ‘ If I 'd been educated proper , I expect I 'd be able to talk more , ’ said Dolly , ‘ specially if I 'ad good looks and not just a sort of orphanage face .
13 Those of us who witnessed the touch-and-go progress of an ultimately triumphant War and Peace — recorded by Philips for release early next year — feared for the future of the rest , but as Gergiev puts it ‘ that which makes me incredibly proud is that I announced these things and they happened ’ — and , one might add , that inspiration was to hand for rather more performances than the fiercely self-critical Gergiev might admit .
14 Tim 's coming up to move the bath back and all that you see , this old bath and erm , do some pipe work , but until that 's all done , erm , er , until this woman is sorted out , because if I find in the end we 've got to insulate again , then I know how I feel , I mean that tongue and groove going up polystyrene in the lounge and yesterday I think he 's got a new organ
15 Depends on how long you 've known each other I mean fifteen years and you 've only just !
16 I mean poor dogs and this , I mean we 've said it all before it 's not viable , four dogs and a semi that you do n't exercise , four dogs that er appear particularly one of them to be housed in the same little area , day in day out with a curtain on the door , so that there 's not even light going in there
17 Do you mind if I eat some cheese and biscuits ? ’
18 Here I review these data and their implications for a temperate climate .
19 When nylon underwear first became popular I produced similar fireworks and had to earth myself to radiators when nobody was looking .
20 My right hon. and learned Friend and I met several delegations and held discussions with a number of our right hon. and hon. Friends .
21 So I was waling through the bus station one day and I met this girl and er Ooh , she said , I 'm glad I 've seen you , she said .
22 I met this man and I thought he was wonderful — so nice to me and everything when I first met him .
23 I met this guy and made a grand , so I thought , ‘ Right , this is it .
24 So he 's got all his bricks up virtually I think he said , but I ai n't worried about it cos I 'll get rid of them somewhere and I helped him out , I sold this car and , and told him what I was doing and he come I 've just the thing for you , just cos was having bricks like your dad 's , the sand grain sort of brick , you know .
25 I remember that we sat opposite each other — the arrangement I most preferred — so that I could observe evéry modification of his countenance ; and I have to say that never in all our acquaintance had I witnessed such patience and sheer kindness .
26 I make Total Recall and I 'm grilled for the violence .
27 I do n't know about you but once I pick these Mills and Boone books up I ca n't stop reading the flipping things .
28 It was so wonderful every time she kicked although towards the end I got terrible backache and I was so tired all the time .
29 Well I got six trailers and four bush ones
30 I got five CSEs and grade 2s .
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