Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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31 My hands are of your colour , but I shame To wear a heart so white .
32 I find it quite ghastly being at home and not working — I LONG to get a job , and meantime , YOUR FATHER and I must be careful about money as the State only gives me £40 a week for everything including local tax ( POLL TAX ) , heating , food , gas , electricity and phone and so on .
33 a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’
34 I expect to make a statement any day now .
35 I expect to make a lot of money , ’ she said coolly , sitting down to pour .
36 And , I mean , even when I say make a cup of tea
37 If what I say leads a buyer to believe he 's acquiring an original , that , I assure you , is mainly because it 's what he wishes to believe . ’
38 And they did come out more or less straight away and well I say drop a bit in
39 I propose to erect a building which friends and foes have agreed in praising .
40 ‘ Accordingly , ’ said Miller , ‘ I propose to hold a press conference this afternoon at which I 'll reveal we 're dealing with a kidnap as well as a murder . ’
41 To avoid this I propose to place a layer of mortar on the lining and lay bricks on top which will be covered by slabs .
42 Meanwhile I propose paying a visit to the offices of the Wiener Tageblatt . ’
43 Normally , the time allotted will not exceed one and a half hours , but I propose to exercise a discretion to allow one or two debates to continue for rather longer , up to a maximum of three hours .
44 ‘ So , I propose to position a cordon at the north-western corner of the boundary fence , while you an ’ Pete are tryin' to take out their Control .
45 I hesitate to enter a dispute about the rival merits of these two different establishments .
46 My Dad 's away on business again tomorrow and I want to spend a bit of time with him before he goes .
47 If I want to visit a bank for a few minutes , I park my car as near as possible as many do , to be able to rush in and out again as quickly as possible .
48 ‘ I will go to South Africa at some stage because I want to arrange a foundation or some sort of memorial to Julie and Elizabeth . ’
49 ‘ At home , I want to sleep a lot of the time .
50 ‘ Because I want to collect a bouquet from the florist .
51 ‘ If I want to miss a pauper 's grave I 'll have to go . ’
52 I want to issue a challenge to Michael Fallon : will he explain why he believes people in Darlington should earn less than £3.40 a hour when as a government minister he earned £1,000 a week . ’
53 I want to see a beach !
54 I want to see a health service at ease with itself — optimistic and confident about its essential work .
55 I want to see a prison system where grievance and disciplinary procedures work quickly and fairly .
56 You know when I want to turn a corner I 've got to stand on my toes and put my full weight on it to turn it .
57 Er so , when I want to create a directory called put off the root directory .
58 I want to create a directory called put off the root directory .
59 Now I want to allow a bit more time for questions so I 'll just end if I may with a funny story which , did n't happen to me , it happened to a colleague of mine , erm a young lady , who went to give er a talk like this to group of adults like yourselves and at the end of the meeting the treasurer went up to her and said do we owe you any fee or expenses ?
60 In one creative planting episode on Gardeners ' World I want to savour a taste of Victoriana with some formal bedding .
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