Example sentences of "i [vb base] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I jerk a reluctant Rainbow to her feet , cause her to blurt appropriate remarks about the lateness of the hour , and steer her out of this snakes ' nest of baby ben Issachars . |
| 2 | You propose a new wheeze to help farmers ; I cite a specific nonsense that will result . |
| 3 | I cite the twentieth century in his defence . |
| 4 | This theme will be taken up in Chapter 6 when I introduce the structuralist account of the relation between signification and social process . |
| 5 | I commend the annual report from the health authority chief executive , which shows that Sheffield is a centre of excellence for health . |
| 6 | I commend the hon. Gentleman for his work on the link between Pittsburgh and Newry . |
| 7 | I commend the Christian doctrine of costly service . |
| 8 | MAYBE SO , BUT I 'LL NOT REST UNTIL , ONCE , I TASTE THE BUTTOCK-CLENCHING THRILL OF BEING CAUGHT IN Flagrante Delicto BY MELVYN BRAGG … |
| 9 | For most of my stillwater legering , except for carp , I favour a fixed paternoster rig . |
| 10 | A : In all honesty , I favour a total ban on Rottweilers , because they 're much too powerful for ordinary people to handle . |
| 11 | Instead , he offered a pair of trust-mes : ‘ I favour a strong exchange rate … |
| 12 | This combination of specimens could be recognized either by grouping them into a single genus or into a tribe , and on present evidence I favour the latter alternative and suggest the Afropithecini as a suitable name . |
| 13 | As such , the best cross section of Charlie Parker here is ‘ The Charlie Parker Story ’ , all of whose takes are from the 26/11/45 session , and for which I award the extra half star . |
| 14 | I despise the theological problem posed by the removal of ‘ Guernica ’ , the sanctification of ‘ Guernica ’ , the violent controversy surrounding ‘ Guernica ’ , the Last Supper status accorded to ‘ Guernica ’ . |
| 15 | I despise the sinister bacchanalia that marked ‘ Guernica ’ 's last night in the annexe to the Prado , the orgy of explosions , the slow cavalcade , the deployment of the military to escort ‘ Guernica ’ 's coffin from its mausoleum of the Prado annexe , the Casón del Buen Retiro , to the fish tank of the Reina Sofía [ MNCARS ] . |
| 16 | Animals , I advocate a conservation policy . |
| 17 | A statement such as As for animals , I advocate a conservation policy , implies that animals are being contrasted with something else for which the speaker perhaps does not advocate a conservation policy . |
| 18 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 19 | I regret the hon. Gentleman 's remarks about the British library , because it will be a great new building . |
| 20 | To that extent , I declare a vested interest . |
| 21 | I declare the said person duly elected to Parliament . |
| 22 | Very good , very , very good , no I think as I say the only thing I said to Mr I told him that I 'm very upset because I 've always been treated ever so fair by him I mean they 've really been good to us , you ca n't say they 're not , I mean no other Council I do n't think is as good as Harlow Council , well I say that because I know by my friends who live away they 're not er , they do n't get half the benefits that they get here , I mean we are looked after are n't we ? |
| 23 | And I the same for , when Lindsey was a wee girl and I mean a wee girl like , I 'd pick wee things for her I 'd of loved my mummy to buy me . |
| 24 | I , I think that 's again going to be part of it because that is certainly I mean a major reason why er a lot of peasant societies have large families , but we 'd still have to try and explain why it was that in this period , presumably so very much more of those children were surviving than had been the case earlier . |
| 25 | We see an awful lot of people have got a tremendous investment in traditional character cell terminals and by a character cell terminal I mean a dumb terminal of twenty four lines of eighty characters . |
| 26 | Everyone , I 'm sure , has a ‘ little black dress ’ type of pattern , by which I mean a perennial favourite that gets made up in different yarns and colours over the years for various celebrations , parties and so on . |
| 27 | I mean a simple thing is erm , if you , if you spin something like that for example . |
| 28 | And I mean a long time ! ’ |
| 29 | I am saying Mr Major , as Prime Minister , if someone in my position is saying I believe , I believe , there is the best opportunity here for lasting peace , by which I mean a total cessation of violence , the least I expect is that you should listen to what I have to say . |
| 30 | I mean a brilliant idea really . |