Example sentences of "i [vb base] [adj] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lay frozen for a moment , and then I called out , " Who is it ? " |
| 2 | Do you know I lay awake for a little while last night and came to the conclusion that I had no grounds for thinking him old or frumpy ? |
| 3 | It is worth noting — and I say this for the benefit of my hon. Friend the Minister if for no one else 's benefit — that there has been a great deal of hyprocrisy on the part of the Labour party in Thurrock and Basildon concerning the centralisation of casualty services at Orsett . |
| 4 | I want some for the erection at the side of the pool there . |
| 5 | There are two projects in the Library which I consider appropriate for the involvement of the Friends . |
| 6 | Before making more coffee I stand silent for a full minute , to be sure there 's nothing out there I should have heard . |
| 7 | MIs do n't use it regularly , I know that for a fact . |
| 8 | alright he 's met you for five minutes but he 's come here I said this gang of children , I said the poor bugger 's not going to know what hit him I said alright if it 's just for Sally 's three I said he 's gon na be , he 's not gon na be relaxed I said I know that for a fact I said I know what it was like when I used to go and visit your people when I was |
| 9 | If one comes to the are northeast of Flaxton , I believe that for the avoidance of coalescence , one ought in the case of a village which has a rather wide boundary conservation area , for historical reasons basically , one ought to take the coalescence distance from the edge of that conservation boundary . |
| 10 | Mr Deputy Speaker that strong sympathy expressed at the time of the last debate on these matters was approved overwhelmingly by the Labour party conference last October and I state that for the record less there be any misunderstanding about our position on the issue of voting systems . |
| 11 | ‘ You mean , I talk funny for an ex-bog-trotter slum-kid ? ’ |
| 12 | Maidstone chairman John Waugh , who bought the club just three weeks ago , said : ‘ I feel desperate for the people that have worked so hard for the club . |
| 13 | I feel sorry for the French Commando being carried by the two German soldiers . |
| 14 | I feel sorry for the little girl and I suggest to the writer that she consoles her daughter by telling her that the vile custom of killing wild animals for fun is on the way out , that almost all british people feel as she does , and are determined to end such cruelty , and that she can help to bring about its end by supporting the League Against Cruel Sports and talking about the work they do to her schoolfriends . |
| 15 | I FEEL sorry for the parents of the little boy who had his face ripped open by an alsatian . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ I feel sorry for the ref if he 's being hammered . |
| 17 | I feel sorry for the fans who have travelled all this way to see that . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I feel sorry for the supporters here because they thought Hirst was going . |
| 19 | ‘ I feel sorry for the man . |
| 20 | I feel sorry for the farmers with so many rules and changes from the Common Market laws . |
| 21 | I feel sorry for the chaps who discover the same problem in their 20s . ’ |
| 22 | I feel sorry for the poor person who has to translate it . |
| 23 | ‘ I feel sorry for the couple , ’ said Father Kipling confidentially , as he ushered her into the church . |
| 24 | And I feel sorry for the officers ' families who have to know that every time they go to work they 're in this sort of danger . |
| 25 | Mike Cotton , cross country secretary of the Cleveland Schools AAA , said : ‘ I feel sorry for the lad but there is absolutely nothing we can do about it . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I feel sorry for the fans . |
| 27 | I have very sketchy information , but I feel sorry for the player . |
| 28 | I feel sorry for the Tories , they will only be able to go for a cruise around the world once instead of two or three times a year . |
| 29 | The one time I feel sorry for the chaplain is when he falls into Madeline 's clutches , not that he minds but Trollope makes us aware that Signora Neroni is like a spider , trapping innocent people and sucking their will and life from them . |
| 30 | I feel sorry for the victims |