Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though I beamed out telepathic bonds I batted |
| 2 | I flit from flower to flower , and I pick up different things from different flowers . ’ |
| 3 | You see how quickly I pick up English ways of talking . |
| 4 | There is other gear : another pin , from which I pick out chunky flakes with my little finger , a zero Flexible Friend behind an expanding flake which , when I leave this stance an hour later , I will rip from its placement , and a wire which rattles uselessly in a flared crack . |
| 5 | Eventually I checked out other guitar ads in the October issue . |
| 6 | We built a simple little device which could administer a mild shock to a chick held briefly in my hand — tested on my finger , the shock is no more than a brief tingle , and the chicks seemed scarcely to notice it — ; and I checked out Benowitz' finding . |
| 7 | ‘ Right , it 's an amp I got in late 1954 . |
| 8 | Eventually , after dosing Father with more rum , Mother and I sank down exhausted to sleep , leaving the animal to kick and struggle throughout the night . |
| 9 | I bounced off fat people in double-breasted pinstriped suits , and strode beside young execs and briefcase-bearing , silked women , into the World Trade Centre . |
| 10 | I warm up baked beans for the children 's |
| 11 | So I phoned around various contacts to see what it would cost me to have a tank made up by the ‘ local chap that most enthusiasts and many dealers tend to have tucked away somewhere . |
| 12 | I used to take my daughter , Emma , to children 's parties and I wandered around Central Park quite a lot . |
| 13 | I ate off tiny silver plates , with silver knives and forks . |
| 14 | I woke up late afternoon sometime with a funny taste in my mouth . |
| 15 | ( I woke up chilly in the morning . ) |
| 16 | I woke up frightened at having my knife and pill-bottles in the tent in case I should end my life during my night 's sleep . |
| 17 | I filled up cardboard boxes with its contents and took them down to the local charity shop . |
| 18 | I cut up articulated lorries , rashly overtake , and dash through traffic lights when they 're more red than amber . |
| 19 | I cut down young trees and put them in the ground , in a half-circle around the front of my tent . |
| 20 | As soon as I cut out brown bread my stomach cramps went , and all my unpleasant bowel-related symptoms went also , as well as my headaches , sore tongue and dandruff . |
| 21 | She did not look up as Clara entered the room , but said , " I put down large , and they go and send me outsize " . |
| 22 | These days I seek out radical publishers only for nostalgic reasons . |
| 23 | For the foreground , I mix up burnt umber and deep violet for the winter scene and varying shades of green for summer . |
| 24 | The blue one 's the one I wipe up small stains off the floor . |
| 25 | The pink one 's the dish cloth , the little one 's the one I wipe up small spills off the floor . |
| 26 | I waken up fine |
| 27 | In the life of a maturing Christian it is that space I give in quiet thought , reflection and meditation . |
| 28 | But my ex-husband says I 'm inclined to be intimidating and also I give out powerful signals that I 'm desperate to get another husband . |
| 29 | How do I work out average weekly earnings ? |
| 30 | How do I work out average weekly earnings ? |