Example sentences of "i [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I asked to go straight back . |
| 2 | I applied to do Voluntary Services Overseas ( VSO ) . |
| 3 | It is for these two different reasons , then , that I advocate adopting graded tests . |
| 4 | I mean got lovely places they do n't do they ? |
| 5 | And everybody that sent cards , I mean it was really great I mean get well cards are sort of things that you see in shops and you never really think about it , but when when you 're lying flat on your back in hospital and you get cards for people , I mean it really does give you a lift . |
| 6 | I mean to take drastic action in this matter , I assure you . |
| 7 | I mean did other people think that ? |
| 8 | Unless your cholesterol level is off the scale ( by which I mean approaching double figures when measured in millimoles per litre ) , the degree of change in absolute coronary risk that you can bring about by dietary measures is spitting in the wind . |
| 9 | Yes , I mean , like I mean making late payments , I 'm delegating people to fill up those late payment . |
| 10 | As well as keeping to the forefront our themes of quality and cost , this means coming forward with ideas on how things can be improved and I intend to introduce new initiatives during the coming year to help us focus on this . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I hope it sustains him on his long journey into obscurity , because I intend to make sure Michael Stein never works in the travel industry again . ’ |
| 12 | I intend doing great things tonight … great things . |
| 13 | Quite early on " I ceased to consider representative democracy as an absolute principle " , he wrote later , " and regarded it as a question of time , place , and circumstance … " |
| 14 | ‘ When I took over the club from Connelly I agreed to give old Giuseppe there a job , ’ he explained . |
| 15 | I got to tell bleeding lies cos I mean to say |
| 16 | Except I wo n't because I hate doing damn dishes in the morning . ’ |
| 17 | I hate bullying mannish men . |
| 18 | I tend to wear black suits in the evening although I must admit I 'm getting slightly bored with black now . |
| 19 | However , as a compensation , I tend to draw comic devils playing fiddles . |
| 20 | As compactness is an important design feature of cordless tools the all round efficiency of the tool is crucial , and that is why I tend to perceive cordless tools as being very much state of the art . |
| 21 | I tend to buy nice material and see what will come out of it . |
| 22 | I tend to have flat ones . |
| 23 | I cry to release huge waves of feelings which can build up , especially when I can not or dare not put feelings into words . |
| 24 | I tried to leave certain areas vague so they could use their own creativity rather than just copying my cartoon . |
| 25 | My multiple personality required multiple scripts , and from my study of graphology I tried to create individual scripts that conformed to the analyses of heavy down-strokes , ‘ pasty ’ loops and uncrossed ‘ ts ’ : I was especially interested in ‘ pasty ’ strokes , which are supposed to indicate a rich sexuality , and disconnected letters , indicative of ‘ inspiration ’ . |
| 26 | With the help of Tony Wedd and Egerton Sykes I tried to contact surviving members of the Straight Track Club . |
| 27 | There were n't many people sitting near us , so I tried to make polite conversation , but he was n't having any . |
| 28 | I expect to find rich pickings in the Ministry of Defence , with its townships , its airfields , its office blocks , its country houses , its sailors ' hostel in South Kensington and its acreage of land which would make up an English county . |
| 29 | Yes , well when I say stand still budget I mean a stand still on the basis of of saying that there will be no increase in incoming work . |
| 30 | I propose to consult local authority associations on that very point . |