Example sentences of "i [vb past] a quick " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made a quick tourist 's calculation : that many kronor meant 50 pounds . |
| 2 | I made a quick tour of the museum but recognized no one . |
| 3 | I made a quick phone call to make sure you did n't leave before I got here , and then came straight round . |
| 4 | I got a quick squeeze and then the hand withdrew . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought a quick gallop , a guzzle of the local tincture and a few snaps to record the event for posterity . ’ |
| 6 | I took a quick peek inside : bed , drawers , small bathroom with shower . |
| 7 | I took a quick breath of relief as I heard it ; the engine of another boat , throttling down to a murmur as she crept into the bay . |
| 8 | I took a quick look at my Leeds record book last evening and was shocked to find our longest unbeaten runs in the 80 's usually consisted of about 70% draws i.e. 9 unbeaten with only 3 wins . |
| 9 | It was obviously more than a weed or even a wild flower so I did a quick turn-round and decided that it was quite pretty with its two-tone yellow tubular flowers and ferny leaves . |
| 10 | I did a quick triple-take and having made sure there was n't a ventriloquist anywhere , I said : |
| 11 | I did a quick walk-round check . |
| 12 | Well I did a quick trip to our Arthur 's cos I lent him some money today . |
| 13 | I had a quick look at her ; but she will have to wait until I have finished with our friend here . ’ |
| 14 | I try to keep quiet too , and — because I had a quick , quiet wank earlier — do n't come too quickly . |
| 15 | So I had a quick look at them . |
| 16 | Oh , well , I made a detour through the Wicklow Mountains — but the hedges were too high to see much , and I had a quick look at the site of the Battle of the Boyne . |
| 17 | I dashed past her and , stopping a safe distance away , I had a quick wash and watched her and Marcus . |
| 18 | I had a quick peek into the kitchen but it was empty . |
| 19 | Changing the subject completely , I had a quick glance through one of the soccer mags this dinnertime , and someone had written in about Leeds . |
| 20 | And that 's I I had a quick er look through last year 's sales and and laid out in fact I went through item deliveries and worked them into the months |
| 21 | But I I could n't get over you know , I say , I had a quick look the other at Marks you know , to even do the Christmas serviettes they 're doing a lot more and they said if people are n't buying as much on the clothes side erm so they they 've come down , I mean now I can get erm come over , and I said you 've never looked at Marks I said you never buy clothes , I said have a look in Marks , I said they do some really lovely |
| 22 | Well I had a quick look at them . |
| 23 | I di last night when I was up there and he said to me what was that noise , I went through all the piles and I had a quick look in the bureau but , I did n't find that , I do n't know what I 've done with that |
| 24 | I had a quick look round yesterday but I ai n't got a clue ! |
| 25 | I stole a quick sidelong glance , and saw him turn his head at the same instant to look at me and give a faint smile . |