Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In my own drama teaching I rarely use games with a class that I know well , but when I 'm working with a class that I 've not met before I often begin the session with a short concentration exercise and then a simple game . |
2 | I rarely use sherry , preferring vermouth for a cleaner taste , or brandy to deglaze any juices . |
3 | ‘ I rarely shake hands with Bacchus , Joe , until the sun goes down , ’ said George . |
4 | The basic British diet is a killer — I never touch white bread , salt or sugar and I rarely eat dairy products . ’ |
5 | I rarely take equipment from one country to another , and never if there is a voltage difference as with the United States ( 110 volts ) and Europe ( 240 volts ) . |
6 | The result is that I rarely hear students chatting about science — it would simply take too long to formulate a question and answer . |
7 | As I rarely watched TV or read newspapers , my knowledge was scanty . |
8 | I rarely paint hair . |
9 | I duly enrolled Sue at another dancing school . |
10 | I duly contacted Memory Direct , who told me they could n't supply these modules , but very helpfully gave me Epson 's customer support line number . |
11 | This reply read : ‘ I duly acknowledge receipt of correspondence sent in respect of children in care and confirm that the mail has now been forwarded accordingly . ’ |
12 | ’ I think people find me obnoxious because I wo n't admit that I secretly loathe Kyle Minogue and Jason Donovan , but I really do think they 're great artists — if I did n't I 'd be the biggest hypocrite in the world . |
13 | In between Dimbleby and Paxman , I avidly follow Miriam Stoppard 's advice : ‘ Start to neglect parts of your domestic life . |
14 | These I keenly fought competitions make use of all the excellent sports facilities throughout the Academy : cricket , tennis and clay pigeon shooting in the grounds , golf , swimming in Sandhurst 's own indoor pool , and even rowing on the lakes . |
15 | It seemed there was never enough time to catch up , and I badly needed Charlie to return and take the shop off my hands . |
16 | I mostly enjoyed art and maths but I did not like P.E . |
17 | I mostly use chicks I buy frozen from a local supplier . |
18 | So I mostly chose Uncle Bill because I thought the world of him , but I was cunning enough to go to Uncle Geordie 's about every fourth week . |
19 | I mostly wear jeans and trousers and leggings , not skirts . |
20 | DRDOS seems to have drivers only for 286 and upwards machines but I eventually got EMM.SYS which was also to be found locked away in my ROM and got the machine to recognise the expanded memory . |
21 | I must have lived , oh , well over ninety-five years , but when I eventually meet God I want to ask him a question which has haunted me all my life . |
22 | I eventually found Mrs Newton 's road , off an interminable High Street that was crammed with small shops mostly with Asian names over their facades . |
23 | As one teacher said , ‘ I rather resent people coming in and criticising when they have n't been in on a regular basis ’ . |
24 | I rather gather Geoffrey , my youngest , has got a nice mare showing . |
25 | ‘ I did it because I was bored , and I rather believed Ireland should be a single country . ’ |
26 | ‘ And I rather thought Ian was a friend of young Thomas , the Bishop 's son . |
27 | I rather prefer people . ’ |
28 | In fact I rather hate paint and I seem to be constantly at war with it . |
29 | ‘ I rather like mothering you . |
30 | Though I rather wish people would n't do it . |