Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] i [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only had I had three months reprieve , but there had been no confrontation over any further treatment . |
| 2 | No sooner had I completed this act of , shall we say , mercy , than a wonderful feeling of peace and calm came over me . |
| 3 | I remember terrible arguments when shopping for shoes — I wanted to have fashion shoes ( high heels , pointed toes ) like my friends , but Mum always made me have sensible shoes . |
| 4 | Only once did I get some money after a gig . |
| 5 | This bastard , with his bluff ways , merry eyes and welcoming invitations , nearly had me murdered this morning . |
| 6 | But when and how did I make this escape ? |
| 7 | The Doctrine is at best a circular re-statement of the obvious : Why did I experience those vibrations in the air as sounds ? |
| 8 | Why did I have this feeling ? |
| 9 | The first question really should be ‘ why did I buy this machine ? ’ |
| 10 | We are not Jewish , so where did I learn this word ? |
| 11 | Where did I , where did I put that piece of paper I had ? |
| 12 | Oh where did I see hot cross buns ? |
| 13 | When did I say that Lauren ? |
| 14 | Where had I heard that voice before ? |
| 15 | Doctor Tinsley , my old medical man , absolutely forbade me to lift any kind of weight , not so much as a shopping basket . ’ |
| 16 | I never felt I had enough food when I was pregnant . |