Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] i [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over and over I told my mum I wanted a bike . |
| 2 | AROUND my neck I wear a gold and ruby necklace from Pailin , a near-derelict town on Cambodia 's mountainous border with Thailand . |
| 3 | To my disbelief I felt a resistance for a second or so and the rod sprung back over my shoulder . |
| 4 | In my talk I mentioned a number of specific things that Scott had brought about for Scotland as the result of his friendship with George IV . |
| 5 | On my return I developed a pain in my chest and rang my GP . |
| 6 | Was that my husband I caught a glimpse of through the open casement taking his ease on a sun lounger with a little pile of twigs by his side ? |
| 7 | Since I lost my husband I have a lot of free time and hospital radio is just one of the many ways in which I fill it . |
| 8 | From the bottom of my pocket I produced a silver ta'wiz , the Sufi charm Zakir had suggested I purchase as a gift for Chaman . |
| 9 | Irene said : ‘ For my dissertation I wrote a computer fitness assessment based on information gained at Dounreay . |
| 10 | Erm , well my particular case was cut and dry , no medical miracles , as I say , could help me because I had lost a baby at six months during the labour and erm in order to save to my life I had a hysterectomy so there was no possibility of I V F , etcetera , etcetera . |
| 11 | For the first time in my life I had a weight problem . |
| 12 | For the first time in my life I had a lover who was a companion . |
| 13 | I 've hardly got any in cos when I left my nursery I got them all to do me one and when I left my school I got a load of them to do me one I did n't get many at the day nursery , but I got a handful . |
| 14 | For waste collection in my workshop I use a Hoover Wet/Dry Powervac Super , fitted with a pleated paper drum filter and connected to my tools and machines with flexible hoses . |
| 15 | Alone with my mother I had a sense of impropriety . |
| 16 | In my laboratory I made a body . |
| 17 | ‘ Then how come when we pulled her from her suit I found a folder full of Alex Bannen 's notes stashed away inside the sleeve ? ’ |
| 18 | I did n't fancy my plaice so I give her mine I had a bit of beef . |
| 19 | As I approached her kennel I paused a moment . |
| 20 | But when I met her and shook her hand I had a feeling which is hard to explain — other people have had the same experience when meeting this lady . |
| 21 | ‘ But in her hand I found a piece of dirty paper . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Steve Entwistle speaks very highly of you as well , and he 's a man whose opinion I respect a lot . |
| 23 | Even though I knew what was going through his mind I asked a supplemental , ‘ The software does support Grey Scales does n't it ? ’ . |
| 24 | He was obviously a sad man , but in his soundlessness I detected a stillness that neither his wife nor his son achieved . |
| 25 | When he left to powder his nose I noticed a change of mood on the street : the club across the road had suddenly gone dark , and into the brightness of our window fitted uniformed police escorting angry ladies into vans . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's about your Mum I wanted a word with you . |
| 27 | — Only that between you and your husband I see a conspiracy to force me to forfeit Artai 's favour . ’ |
| 28 | This is my file and if I look up er , in a way this is a collection of files , is n't it ? but one file I 've got is called ten C S , computer studies , and each record is headed with your name and as well as your name I keep a record of your form or tutor group . |
| 29 | Under a pillow on our bed I found a cache of fat neatly rolled marijuana joints . |
| 30 | For your information I enclose a copy of the completed Council Tax structure . |