Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] [pron] in the " in BNC.

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1 Yeah , I never though of that and I doubt if I get it now , all I think was well I know that I got it in the magazine rack
2 As my husband was then a consultant there , and involved in research in rheumatology , it was only natural that I joined him in the research field .
3 ‘ I was n't going to unroll the damn things , ’ continued Lydia , ‘ so I banged them in the oven , humming insouciantly the while and served them up all bubbling hot .
4 ‘ I did n't want him — I did n't want him to come near me — so I locked myself in the bathroom , with Gary-I did n't know what else to do .
5 ‘ Your tea is ruined so I threw it in the bin .
6 Once I met him in the West End and we went to the pictures . ’
7 Once I met him in the local pub , ’ Patrick Newell recalled .
8 ‘ He came round the desks and I kicked him in the back of his legs to get him to the floor and I used my shirt to put out the flames and Hazel gave him first aid . ’
9 I was out at a friend 's house , we were opening a bottle of beer , the top had jammed , and I stuck it in the heel of the door to get the top off , and it exploded , I suppose it was too shaken up with everyone handling it .
10 So I took the envelope off those tickets and I tore that up and wrote down and I stuck it in the water heater that the sitting room fire may be on , please check .
11 Cantona , who flew to Paris for the top-rated chat show Sacree Soiree after his United debut in Lisbon on Tuesday , added : ‘ I am fit and I enjoyed myself in the opener against Benfica .
12 Chairman , ye , yes it is a recurring theme of the district auditor an , and I told him in the past , that erm , where this council has a policy that they would support village schools and keep them open wherever possible , erm , that that , that , that decision had been discussed , and er , I , I have to remind that I did remind the district auditor that he does n't have to get elected every four years , as some of us do , and er , those in rural areas know very well that that is the way not to get elected , to be talking about shutting village schools .
13 My parents and I saw her in the school play and they thought she was so wonderful that they invited her to lunch — to make me see what I could be if I did it right .
14 I 've been talking to some of them about it , it 's meant to be , cos I did n't know it was going on , and I saw them in the paper , says oh !
15 Cos Michael started it , he said we 're never said anything when we set off in the car , and then he said that he 'd had this fax from me and er Andrew said , well it was n't actually from , er , from me to the , it was fetched up to me and I sent it in the office .
16 Fred Titmus bowled the right sort of ball and I smashed it in the direction of the pavilion .
17 And I shut her in the coal
18 He went out in the rain and I put 'im in the oven to dry ! ’
19 And if some , er , jus it was very thin slices of beef , topside of well I thought I 'll get some beef out , and I did it in the microwave and it cooked but it was it was quite tough .
20 The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke .
21 The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me .
22 I would n't have known him if I met him in the street .
23 I would n't cos I , I ca n't if I saw you in the street I do n't know you I could n't be , I could n't be attracted to you .
24 Then I 'd er erm a friend come in in the afternoon and er ca n't remember if I had anybody in the evening or not .
25 By the way , I 'm sorry if I dropped you in the soup just now . ’
26 I do n't know if I passed her in the street
27 Thereafter , if I passed him in the corridor or on the staircase , those eyes registered no recognition .
28 Until I met him in the flesh .
29 Then , on an impulse , I retraced my steps following the run of the old water washout pipes until I found myself in the remains of what must have been the old boilerhouse .
30 Walking out of the Ladies , I suddenly saw Mum 's face in front of me like I saw it in the dream — sinking , drowning in bubbling mud — trying to spit the oozing slime out of her lipsticked mouth but the more she spat it out the more slithered in …
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