Example sentences of "i [verb] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why I side with the scientists and the Fundamentalists of Arkansas against the fake liberals . |
| 2 | Maggie LeMan kept her eyes riveted on the occupants of the stage for a moment , where they were bowing and making the best of the half-hearted appreciation now being shown by clapping punctuated with cat-calls ; then , slowly leaning to the side , she picked up the bird cage as she said , ‘ What do I want with a concert party ? |
| 3 | The next day , I countered with a speech arguing that as far as the health service was concerned the issue had been settled and that the Government 's policy was to continue to make the service as effective as possible . |
| 4 | I countered with the Nivea , the boots , the polish . |
| 5 | And according to the erm agreement which I made with the franchisee in June eighty nine erm his rent is also due for review er this August . |
| 6 | Around that time I wrote a piece in a journal which I co-wrote with a friend . |
| 7 | When I say humanism , I mean with no belief in anything except one 's existence from , I suppose , oneself . |
| 8 | ‘ I mean with a high bird , ’ he amended . |
| 9 | I mean with a medical certificate . ’ |
| 10 | But I mean with a blade it 's only one |
| 11 | its my responses to it , that would be a very different approach , because of familiar with a , I mean with the postcard that was past around , familiar with that picture then looked at it one , I feel that about it . |
| 12 | But he was alright you know what I mean with the , I never never really knew want , there were lots of things that I wanted and never got of course but I never really , I could never say I wanted , and I never went hungry , not even at any time , you know . |
| 13 | ‘ I mean with the boy ? ’ |
| 14 | Well that 's something we would obviously have to sort of , I mean maybe it 's something where you know I mean with the |
| 15 | Well the , the risk has changed for a start I mean with the chemicals there are so many now erm chemicals and so much of it being transported by road , the risk of that and the dangers of accidents must be increased , although legislation has brought in a number of improvements , so firemen have to be very much up to date with that . |
| 16 | Ah but there 's no bins now I mean with the wheelie bins they 're the g best thing ever , stops rats , dog everything . |
| 17 | I realized with a shock the same thing could be said of me now and I 've got no hormones . |
| 18 | I realized with a shock that this was the first time I had been really unhappy since I had been taken prisoner . |
| 19 | Retracing my steps , I realized with a shock that I was no more able to find my way back to the village than I 'd been able to find the place we 'd been raking . |
| 20 | I realized with a start that the beautiful young woman who had spoken to us on the bank was his wife . |
| 21 | Someone — I realised with a start — was in The Fat Controller 's caravan . |
| 22 | Four years ago , I argued with the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Security about the Fowler review , which led to cuts in income support . |
| 23 | I toyed with the idea of committing suicide , but I knew in my heart and soul I would never take my own life . |
| 24 | I toyed with the idea of reminding you of all my triumphs , of my prediction of the ‘ 87 stock market crash , of my warnings about the ERM and the dangers of Europe , about … |
| 25 | I toyed with the idea of taking it myself , and hiding it somewhere , but it was almost too heavy for me to carry , and there was nowhere much nearer than the house itself where it could be hidden . |
| 26 | At A level , I toyed with the idea of doing physics , maths and English , and if I was just doing it for pure enjoyment I would have done it at that stage . |
| 27 | After that the jug of water was empty and I was full , but the waiter was smirking in an enigmatic Eastern way , so I toyed with the final concoction , just to prove I could if I wanted to , and that any I happened to leave was just for manners . |
| 28 | For a moment I toyed with the idea of getting back to the ship , lifting off and going a comfortingly long way away . |
| 29 | I toyed with the idea of walking the station to meet him , but , having a sore throat and an impending cold , had gone out to get cough sweets from the ‘ Paki shop ’ just before it closes at 10pm and , coming up the street , the heavens opened and a mass of snow began to fall , so I came in and stayed in , so that 's freshly home made onion soup was ready as he came up the stairs . |
| 30 | Er er do you reckon we ought to have had , you kn you know we went over to gas , I toyed with the idea of fetching that do you know , you know when this house were built we went looking at a depot where they 've got all these grates and I took th funnily enough I took the measurements of the breast and er the only one we found was just that dead on look , right across |