Example sentences of "strikes i [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Noise/horror strikes me as a limited form of self-destruction , that can only yield diminishing returns .
2 Senior officers on the Russian submarines are paid a supplement in US dollars these days — $7 a day while they are at sea , which strikes me as an astonishing fact .
3 That sense of ‘ bitter-sweet ’ ( the title , perhaps not incidentally , of one of Coward 's greatest stage successes ) strikes me as a crucial component of the structure of feeling I am interested in here .
4 It strikes me as a decidedly short-term scheme . ’
5 I do , however , have some minor reservations about their approach to individual movements ( the Finale of Op. 51 No. 1 strikes me as a little lacking in urgency , for example ) and the recordings tend to emphasise a rather compressed dynamic range .
6 But suddenly the sheer numbers of people quietly bedding down in doorways strikes me as an augury of Labour defeat .
7 Of course , I 'm never really shocked — being ladylike at work just strikes me as a valuable power tool . ’
8 The man wrote to the young man 's parents that their son ‘ strikes me as someone who stands in his own light ’ .
9 ‘ Suggesting we do n't ride on them strikes me as a whole lot better , yes , ’ said Angalo .
10 As her brother Earl Spencer , told me : ‘ She strikes me as an immensely Christian figure and she has the strength which I think true Christians have and the direction in her life which others can envy ; that sureness of her purpose and the strength of her character and position to do an enormous amount of good .
11 It strikes me as a great idea , and it 's hard to see how they can lose when you consider that 2000AD magazine sells 300,000 copies a week .
12 Besides , the only people who live beyond here are that Elizabeth and the farmer , and neither of them strikes me as the riotous type . ’
13 " It would depend on nervous strain or other excitement , of course , but from the look of things this strikes me as a fairly cool job .
14 This strikes me as the best way of getting a real working knowledge of computers .
15 That strikes me as an unduly negative approach .
16 I will first state how the matter strikes me as a matter of impression .
17 The way Batty was handled strikes me as a sign that the management are not thinking along winning the championship this year but are prepared to bide their time .
18 Now advertising strikes me as an area that I I feel I can put make some input into .
19 Then Guido said , ‘ But somehting strikes me as not quite right .
20 He strikes me as a man who meantime has ceased to enjoy his lot .
21 It is much easier and it 's much safer and it strikes me to be making the case for a western relief road to provide the relief north to the A one , has already been achieved on the six five eight .
22 Er , it strikes me with the , with the comedy , he 's trying to be so funny that he shoots off at all these angles and not having
23 What strikes me about it is not only the great repertory you 've covered and the astonishing sales figures that must now be in the region of a hundred million , but the creative way you 've used the medium in conjunction with your years of work with the Berlin Philharmonic .
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