Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] did i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only once during the dispute did I hear the woman worker 's point of view publicly debated . |
| 2 | Only after a time did I force my attention to the other problem — Gharr 's demand for the phetam in return for Mala . |
| 3 | But only when I reached the washed sky of the Thames did I dare to pull over and negotiate my fear . |
| 4 | Not for a moment did I realise that we would be gone for almost three months , return home for nine months , and then spend one more month to finally finish in Australia ! |
| 5 | The field was laid out in strips about two feet apart and only after pushing into the crop did I realize that the plants were trained up a trellis of almost invisible wires and that I was in a hop field — a ‘ beer field ’ , as Duncan would have called it . |
| 6 | ‘ Only when it was in the net did I realise what size it was and it weighed 26 ob 8 oz , ’ added John who went on to bank five other pike , two of 8 lb 8 oz , and others of 10 lb , 11lb and 14 lb . |
| 7 | Only in the evenings did I spend some time with Mr Rochester , and I was careful not to allow him to hold me in his arms or kiss me . |
| 8 | In no way did I wish to diminish the importance of these services or the importance of the people who worked in them . |
| 9 | ‘ In no case did I make a formal approach to the top management of any of the firms to get approval or support for the research . |
| 10 | At no stage did I say that , nor do we believe it . |
| 11 | At no time did I supply money for arms . ’ |
| 12 | Strangely enough , at no time did I have real doubts that I would be elected , and this determined my public attitude during the three successive ballots that were necessary . |
| 13 | It also brought up the art quote of the year , from one Ziff Fistrunk ( no , I do not make up the name ) , director of the Southside Chicago Sports Council , who organised the protest : ‘ I have trained players in Little League and semi-pro baseball , and at no time did I train them naked . ’ |