Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | And these people took them in cleaned them up put them in like a bloody sheet , and all sorts he said |
2 | Incidents such as this , and there were many more than I have recorded , could have worn me down had I not taken an almost fatalistic view . |
3 | ‘ I politely asked him not to bully me but that infuriated him . |
4 | It 's based on the two fingered symbol of peace , and although it was originally designed for lead guitars I eventually scaled it up to use on my basses ; it 's one of the features that makes them instantly recognisable . ’ |
5 | So anyway I eventually decided I still did n't know what I wanted to do , but I was aware that the beginnings and ends of lessons were a bit of a mess , so the idea was to film that . |
6 | I only got I only got |
7 | I was afraid of getting an arrow in my eyes , but I suddenly remembered I still had an old pair of reading glasses in my pocket , so I put them on and continued my work . |
8 | Yeah er attractive , anyway what was I saying , I was talking to her and she said that she 'd had a talk with Foxy and Foxy had said excuse me , and I just felt I just felt so paranoid because she was saying , talking about all the , how he 'd never been faithful to anyone and how , and I really did feel , would n't you feel awful if everyone was saying oh Sal , yeah , Sal , Sal 's making a real effort but but no she said |
9 | It was sweet of you to go ; I just thought I better get something but once these attacks start it 's a bit too late to take anything really . |
10 | I sa , I said I just went I just said to her look Hannah you do n't have to come in the car ! |
11 | They 've got to a adjust the tie backs , they have n't put the tie backs up yet because they 've got to come down a bit , I just hung them up to let them drop a bit . |
12 | I just turned it up to stop . |
13 | I just grabbed I just granted granted his wish and I |
14 | I , I just never had , I just threw it down sent the pen flying . |
15 | ‘ I 'm expecting something from an old friend and I just remembered he only has this address for me . ’ |
16 | ‘ I already told you not to waste time asking questions ! |
17 | I soon noticed myself rapidly approaching a fallen tree over the surface of the river and as I rushed towards it I clung on to it for dear life . |
18 | I always regretted I never trained . |
19 | ‘ I always said I only wanted to score goals for Manchester United . |
20 | Lacking nose-wheel steering , directional control is achieved by differential braking , but this was not difficult after a few initial experimental wiggles — although even at the end of the day I still found myself pointlessly pushing the rudder pedals on the corners . |
21 | As a matter of fact , I nearly asked you not to bring this round . |
22 | I later recorded he invariably used the idea of an ‘ escape from real work ’ to describe any research secondment ; in doing so he embodied the common institutional fear of uncontrolled social movement across a divide or boundary into another society such as academia . |
23 | ‘ I knew that there was always the danger that I could lose my sight , but I really thought it only happened later in life , ’ says Philippa . |
24 | Yeah I really missed you not coming into work with me yesterday . |
25 | My Mum was the only white person who lived in the whole house , a point not unnoticed by me since I often asked her how come she lived there with us when everyone else was black … |
26 | ‘ I completely messed myself up going to altitude . |
27 | Well I actually rang them up to say , why why are you taking my wages into consideration , I did n't break up this marriage , I met him a long time afterwards an I was told by a C S A agent or clerk or whatever , that my wedding was nonessential spending . |
28 | Maybe he was right but I never noticed them particularly pointed in my direction ! |
29 | ‘ I never said I never liked it . ’ |
30 | I never thought I never thought of putting any icing sugar in |