Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] i the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
2 | As we 're roping up , who should arrive to tie on but the lad who 'd joined me the previous day . |
3 | With horror I suddenly recognized one of them — it was the man in our village pub who had given me the two pound notes ! and strangely enough , during the journey I heard the prisoners talking about it . |
4 | But I was not sure that she had told me the whole truth . |
5 | And my elder brother , he had told me the same thing — ‘ Babi , you are not listening to us so we are not responsible for anything . ’ |
6 | ‘ An my experience at Imperial had shown me the growing need in this country to find free-standing sites on the outskirts of towns , away from parking problems and inner city violence . |
7 | At this juncture , I realized that I had driven close to the point where the boat had landed me the previous evening . |
8 | I replied that of course such decisions were entirely his prerogative , then I fell into a musing mood and sought to recall something Rosa had asked me the previous week about English social customs . |
9 | On the album I make the comment that somebody had asked me the same question and I said , ‘ Yep , my left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
10 | Elizabeth had sent me the hideous paper cover of the Italian translation of A Wreath of Roses , in shame marking it BURN . |