Example sentences of "i [vb past] [verb] it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to get it last night . |
| 2 | As we spoke , a car drew up in the carport ( which incidentally was still just as I 'd built it 15 years ago ! ) and to our astonishment ( because the ownership had changed since we sold it ) the lady recognised us ( she 'd been given our Edinburgh address by a mutual friend and had actually called on us once , which we 'd totally forgotten ! ) . |
| 3 | I 'd bought it two days before and was just trying it out ! ’ |
| 4 | I 'd bought it three minutes later . |
| 5 | The hose was where I 'd left it last summer , not neatly stored but tangled in a corner , its untidy coils covering a rake , a batch of canes and a pair of long-handled shears . |
| 6 | I decided to do it this morning . |
| 7 | A year later and once more Mistral -driven , I decided to give it another try . |
| 8 | Cos I kept singing it this morning . |
| 9 | I did visit it that day . |
| 10 | In these days of concern for the environment I am unwilling to use peat ( though I did try it some years ago and found my plants made little headway anyway ) . |
| 11 | I had to do it that way did n't I ? |
| 12 | He was terrified of the Sultan , but for his own safety decided the best policy was to cling to the Tughluk 's fingertips ‘ and every time he said any encouraging word to me I kissed his hand , until I had kissed it seven times . ’ |
| 13 | I had visited it last year out of curiosity . |
| 14 | I had noticed it several times since I left the Monogram Building . |
| 15 | And then later on , oh and then she was going to see room bookings and try to find me another dining hall cos I said it 's pretty late notice , and she said oh no , it 's a week and I thought well I had booked it two months ago . |
| 16 | I wanted to do it one way , he thought I should be doing it another . |