Example sentences of "i [vb base] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The beauty and interesting nature of this little bird ’ , Gould wrote , ‘ naturally made me anxious to bring home living examples ; I accordingly captured about twenty fully fledged birds , and kept them alive for some time ; but the difficulties necessarily attendant upon travelling in a new country rendering it impracticable to afford them the attention they required , I regret to say the whole were lost . ’ |
| 2 | I mean to get the tissue paper |
| 3 | " I mean to buy a caravan — do they call them " Mobile Homes ' , what an awful name ! — Gigi will love it . " |
| 4 | If I mean to mind a thing I never mind it |
| 5 | Come , now , I mean to have an answer . ’ |
| 6 | I mean to make a contribution . |
| 7 | ‘ There is some mystery surrounding your birth — I just know there is ! — and one of these days I mean to discover the truth . ’ |
| 8 | I intend to analyse the sexism in such texts on a more immediate , if mundane , level . |
| 9 | Later in this paper I intend to outline the curriculum and teaching strategies I hope will be retained within the national curriculum . |
| 10 | I intend to open the inquest on Monday , the seventh . |
| 11 | With regard to what you owe me , I intend to cancel the debt . |
| 12 | But I intend to drive the strategy that is already in place and leave my successor to drive it even further . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Whatever the fact of the matter is , I intend to do the garden . ’ |
| 14 | I intend to use the report to review the present arrangements for the induction of newly qualified teachers and in-service training . |
| 15 | In fact , I intend to spend the night there . ’ |
| 16 | I intend to retell the story ( rather than talk about it ) from the perspective of the primitive church . |
| 17 | ‘ What 's more , I intend to hire a live-in nanny to give me a hand and to be there when I ca n't . |
| 18 | ‘ This is my bit of Wharfed ale , ’ each male sang , ‘ and I intend to entice a wife and raise a family — so all you other blokes , keep out . ’ |
| 19 | The course of my life during the period from the end of 1940 until the autumn of 1945 is one of which I intend to write an account ; but this is not the place for it . |
| 20 | I intend to consider the libretto as Britten 's realistic reaction to a story that was all too easy to rended as either full-blown Grand Opera or stagey High Camp . |
| 21 | ‘ Actually I intend to drop a word in your ear concerning the matter , ’ he said in a voice that now held a grim note . |
| 22 | In view of the unsatisfactory nature of the Minister 's answer to the question on the extension of VAT , I intend to raise the matter on the Adjournment . |
| 23 | I wish to give notice that , because of the Minister 's disgracefully complacent answers , I intend to raise the crisis of housing in Wales on the Adjournment . |
| 24 | My tank is 6' × 2' × 2' and I intend to keep a selection of Clownfish , Wrasse , Damsels , Tangs and Gobies . |
| 25 | On my return I intend to complete the document and get publication underway . |
| 26 | On my return I intend to complete the document and get publication underway . |
| 27 | I intend to commission a survey soon to find out more about what the public want from the citizens charter and what their expectations and priorities are in taking forward this work . |
| 28 | He rang me just before a show and said the words : ‘ Well , I intend to bring the show to New York . |
| 29 | Elrond says ‘ I fear to take the Ring to hide it . |
| 30 | I , I hate to contradict a lady but I does Mrs realise that she is voting against the construction of T five if you support my . |