Example sentences of "[coord] i [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaks were the flavour of the year in 1983 , but the trouble was that neither Ken Clarke nor I had the first idea what report this was meant to be as there were no plans , secret or otherwise , for privatization . |
| 2 | Er , and I slided a wee bit . |
| 3 | The offer of a glass of Calvados was politely refused and I accepted a large glass of red wine that really tasted good . |
| 4 | I envied them their sexual freedom and their self-assured dignity , and I despised the British vice squads that ran them in and were not above enjoying their charms for a consideration . |
| 5 | and I got a greater kinship because they 're a small group . |
| 6 | There was a spring in my step and when Craig Brewster played a nice through ball into the box , my old legs managed to carry me there and I got a second goal that I did n't expect . ’ |
| 7 | I was in a shop once , buying scented candles , and on the radio came Steve Wright with a collage of Smiths ’ songs , and I got a distinct chill , almost as though the hand of death was tapping me on the shoulder , saying : ‘ put yer candles down , it 's time to go ! ’ ’ |
| 8 | The father moved in and I got a full-time job in another engineering company . |
| 9 | ‘ But let me add , Liza and I got a great education . |
| 10 | When I first went in for forensic medicine he used me a lot and I got a great deal of experience I would n't otherwise have had because he was never too proud to ask for a specialist opinion . |
| 11 | That disgusting hood you were wearing slipped , and I got a good look at the back of your head . |
| 12 | The Emperor Napoleon got a good deal because France would have had to give it up sooner or later anyway , and I got a good deal because Louisiana gave me a lovely companion for life with all the legendary charms of your people . " |
| 13 | We were n't enclosed long enough for it to become worrying and I got a real adrenaline rush when at one point one side of the passage was replaced by empty space leading to a huge open chamber . |
| 14 | And I got a separate receipt for Andrew for his hundred and twenty so we 're up wi the receipts . |
| 15 | Well I got twenty three and I got a yellow ticket . |
| 16 | I closed my eyes and I got a different feeling |
| 17 | And I got a massive round and an encore . ’ |
| 18 | Max took an instant dislike to her and from then on , when she tried to speak , he would howl like a wolf and I got a dreadful fit of the giggles ! |
| 19 | I was out in front of the Hatch & Hodges office at the time , directly across the street , and I got a clear look at the girl even with all the people around . |
| 20 | There was a Lot of chanting , and after , wards we went to a posh hotel and I got a free hat . |
| 21 | He said that this would be unnecessary and I got the distinct impression that I should not ask any more questions about it but be content that I had got my letter back . |
| 22 | ‘ I was daft enough to say his plants looked healthy and I got the Ancient Mariner treatment ; a squirt-by-puff account of how he managed it . |
| 23 | and I got the midi hi-fi system . |
| 24 | The place was cold , as usual , but now the odours were all stale , and I noticed a pervading disorder . |
| 25 | Old friends from the village were talking quietly among themselves , and I noticed the awful Pumblechook trying to catch my eye , as he drank brandy and swallowed large pieces of cake . |
| 26 | She died recently and I wrote a long letter to her husband , Wolfgang Schneiderhan . |
| 27 | Suddenly my heart stopped beating , and I heard a distant voice cry , ‘ Jane ! |
| 28 | There was a loud burst of laughter behind me and I heard the Belgian clergyman exclaim : ‘ That is really heretical ! positively heretical ! ’ then laugh loudly himself . |
| 29 | There was one occasion when I was sitting in the kitchen and I heard the front door close , and then footsteps in the hall . |
| 30 | The rest of the squad fell to one knee , and I heard the smart click of rifle bolts … |