Example sentences of "i [vb past] read the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I got to read the Bible , ’ he said miserably . |
| 2 | I did n't read much , but I tried to read the Bible in Bullwood Hall . |
| 3 | When I came to read the letter , I was even more surprised . |
| 4 | I felt so enthusiastic when I found this out and I began to read the stories , that I thought I saw the River of the Leprechauns , which is the crystal road to their kingdom ‘ Undersea . ’ |
| 5 | I enjoyed reading the book , and feel that the author 's original approach makes the book a valuable addition to those already published on the subject . |
| 6 | For my own part , I enjoyed reading the old Punch and writing for the new one . |
| 7 | I enjoyed reading the review by James Hall of Piero Manzoni , Catalogue Raisonné ( The Art Newspaper , No. 20 , July-September , p.16 ) , not just as publisher of the catalogue and of the first monograph on the artist ( Milan , 1967 ) , but also as a friend of Piero Manzoni , in his private and his public life together we did Tavole di accertamento ( 1958–60 ) , published in 1962 . |
| 8 | As someone who made little enough progress beyond Youll Cup school tennis and county junior teams in 20 years , I remain to be convinced but I enjoyed the three hours I spent reading the book . |
| 9 | During one of these rest periods , I decided to read the instructions some more . |
| 10 | Copying Janina 's parents , I started to read the Sunday Times instead of the Sunday press . |
| 11 | I remembered reading the old nursery classic , Herbert Wells 's The Time Machine , but Wells 's time-traveller had gone ahead in time . |
| 12 | I learned to read the galley proofs and familiarised myself with printers ' hieroglyphics . |
| 13 | Perhaps I was a bit hasty , but I did read the lease , you know . |
| 14 | I had read the pamphlets and knew of relaxation , meditation , imaging , healing and counselling but they meant little to me . |
| 15 | I had read the literature , listened to the tape and examined the glossy brochure . |
| 16 | On the other hand , I had read the paper since I was 11 and had about half a dozen good jokes about The Cure that I was keen to share with the nation . |
| 17 | I telephoned him as soon as I had read the article , and told him that he is facing a very heavy fine for talking to the Press without my permission . |
| 18 | ‘ I had to read the result with a straight face , ’ he said . |
| 19 | When I paused to read the memorial to Jose Rizal , hero of the revolution , I turned round to find about 50 little children in a semicircle watching me open-mouthed . |
| 20 | Much as I wanted to read the good news on my walk home from the newspaper shop , I was forced to concentrate on my footing on broken and delapidated pavements , strewn with take-away food rubbish , wrappings of all kinds , and collections of weeds , heaps of dog dirt and drinks cans . |