Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I crept off down a little path through curling bracken . |
| 2 | At home , I mooched about in a pair of basketball boots mended with a bicycle repair kit , eating ketchup on bread , and staring at a wart on my finger the size and texture of a tiny cauliflower . |
| 3 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
| 4 | Of course , I fought back like a veritable lion but my sword and dagger were in the garret and who in the tavern would listen to my screams ? |
| 5 | Some of you may have heard me say before that when I was a young ordinand I met up with a marvellous Canadian bishop , Ralph Dean . |
| 6 | When we 're in the flat she says she 'll make some coffee , and I sit down on a chair with my carrier by my side . |
| 7 | Well you see I sit down on a I sit down on a fairly regular basis with now and try to give her direction and er point out , and I do make the point , about every time and , right ? |
| 8 | Well you see I sit down on a I sit down on a fairly regular basis with now and try to give her direction and er point out , and I do make the point , about every time and , right ? |
| 9 | Jamie and I sit down at a side table to wait . |
| 10 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 11 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 12 | About 9.30 I sit down with a cup of coffee to read the paper . |
| 13 | He looked at me as though he had seen me somewhere before , but I passed by with a curt nod . |
| 14 | I got up on a bench in the middle of the market and we were soon surrounded . |
| 15 | I was quite stunned , because in the beginning I was struggling with it — all those regions around top A — and in the end , in Resurrection , I got up to a D above that , without going into falsetto , which was quite a little crusade for me . |
| 16 | ‘ Once I got on to a main road I would n't have any trouble getting a lift . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I got on to a friend in Civitavecchia who seems to think that some mate of his saw Jeff this morning down at the harbour . ’ |
| 18 | I got off with a lot of things . |
| 19 | he was going round going oh my God I got off with a real dog . |
| 20 | ‘ Even when I got by on a fast straight , where the extra power of my machine was beneficial , I thought it might be part of his plan to let me go in front and force me into making a mistake . ’ |
| 21 | It was the first time , too , that I 'd been in a classroom with girls , and I got in with a bad bunch of women . |
| 22 | That 's basically when I got in with a guy in Memphis and we started Fernwood Records , and I got interested in the engineering side of it . |
| 23 | In the end , I got in through a hole in the side , but it was n't easy . |
| 24 | Doug Wimbish started playing harmonics on that funny Guild bass ( the rubber-stringed Ashbory model — Ed ) and I got down to a really quiet moment , and suddenly Phil just surprised the hell out of us with this keyboard patch ! |
| 25 | I suppose the reason I got down to an effort to be objective is that I did n't like the interpretations of my other things — so here I am with an array of alligator pears — about ten of them — calla lilies — four or six — leaves — summer green ones — ranging through yellow to the dark sombre blackish purplish red — eight or ten — horrid yellow sunflowers — two new red cannas — some white birches with yellow leaves — only two that I have no name for and I do n't know where they come from . |
| 26 | Devlin said , ‘ In forty-one , I got back on a neutral boat , a Brazilian cargo ship from Ireland that put in at Lisbon , but that 's a tricky one . |
| 27 | The bike 's many gears , light frame and thinnish tyres also make it highly suitable for cycle touring , as I found out on a weekend 's cycling trip in Normandy . |
| 28 | Klondyke Trading Co are responsible for providing a variety of straps for both the home market and the world , but as I found out on a recent visit there 's more to making one guitar strap than meets the eye , let alone producing thousands . |
| 29 | The tent is extremely stable especially in very high winds as I found out on a few wet and wild nights . |
| 30 | And when I found out after a bit of dressing-room chat what the other lads were on I had to make a point . |