Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thing here was that all the flowers were blue — delphiniums and cornflowers and forget me nots round a sundial in the middle of a smooth green velvet lawn . |
| 2 | ‘ He wanted me to pass on a message to the police . |
| 3 | Gary wants me to find out a bit more about it cos he wants a new one , another , well he wants a new one , cos we done a deal , get my bed , if we get the bedroom done |
| 4 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
| 5 | If anyone had seen me bent over a motorbike with my ear pressed to the back of a Transit van outside the Barbican that morning , probably nobody would have looked twice . |
| 6 | Jahangir 's irritation was with the refereeing which , he reckoned , had hindered him throughout the tournament and yesterday he said it ‘ made it hard for me to catch up a couple of points ’ . |
| 7 | Jeff Richer had choreographed the salacious routine , which began with me oozing down a cat-walk in a long black velvet evening coat and sliding it off my shoulders as I turn to camera revealing the lace gown . |
| 8 | The NCT sessions encouraged everyone to ask ‘ daft ’ questions — the sort that do not seem daft if you do not know the answers — like how do I make up a nappy , how many sterilising tablets do I use for the bottles and what should we buy before the baby is born ? |
| 9 | Then , as another kind of exorcism , I made up a list of : |
| 10 | So I made up a couple of bottles for them and they said " Oh . " . |
| 11 | Half-blinded by shadow I made out a steep wall of steps and moved towards it . |
| 12 | So I made out a roster , and there were over a hundred carriage cleaners at and I made out a roster for them . |
| 13 | So I made out a roster , and there were over a hundred carriage cleaners at and I made out a roster for them . |
| 14 | I choked back a heartfelt tear . |
| 15 | I stammered out a fairly acceptable reason for declining their invitation to make a personal appearance at the songs premiere , and very shortly Mala and I were back on our ship as Posi took us off-planet , with much relief all round . |
| 16 | In an effort to combat the isolation and fear I felt at the time , I sought out a number of parents in similar situations to my own ; we had to create our own support systems . |
| 17 | ‘ Could n't I stay down a bit longer , please ? ’ |
| 18 | I make up a bath of dye to treat the sarkandas before cutting the reed to the required lengths . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd been getting records on tick from Billy for ages , ’ explains Havanna 's Tony Scott , ‘ so I said to him ‘ If I make up a record , would you square up the bill ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Dragging also depends on size , so if I pick up a bunch of stuff I get a lower dragging sound than if I pick up just one . |
| 21 | I ca n't write much this time because I 'm so near to coming home that my hand shakes every time I pick up a pen . |
| 22 | This obviously absorbing hobby is a good stress reliever , ‘ It 's pure escapism and therapeutic — if I have had a frustrating day at work , the minute I get home I pick up a piece of modelling plastic and start modelling , ’ said Rosemary . |
| 23 | I peer round a stack of Hovis loaves and see Stewpid just entering the doors with Simon right behind him , no Jonathan though , slow-footed halfwit . |
| 24 | ‘ I got out a ball gown to lend to a neighbour and found it had been cheaply dry-cleaned , ’ she said . |
| 25 | I got out a handkerchief and began to wipe it off . |
| 26 | I got out a pack of Old Favourites , lit one and fanned smoke through my nostrils . |
| 27 | I sent off my $5 and I got back a list of occupations : TV repairman , shoe salesman , musician , fireman , axe murderer . |
| 28 | I got back a two-word coded message . |
| 29 | ‘ I wrote a letter two days ago suggesting a meeting and this morning I got back a curt note suggesting a time . |
| 30 | I tumbled over a drunk lying spreadeagled in the close . |