Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At an effective level , the one at which I made it possible for Jean-Claude to work uninterruptedly , I felt both the benefits of a com-panionable relationship with someone of whom I was , in many ways , admiring , and a sense of my own worth : I was useful to him .
2 and I got them both out whole an all
3 This is fine in principle , but I found it awkward in practice .
4 Every one of them I told them all about peep hole
5 And I told him all about France and Spain and the Goyas and Albi and everything else .
6 I told him all about Marie and showed him the pictures we took in that photo booth .
7 I identified them all at Toronto station when I was allocating their sleeping quarters .
8 P. Oh , my worst day — get up , eat food , watch TV , sit in 'cause I 've got no money because I spent it all on Sunday , then off to work till 2am to earn more skating money .
9 the end of the last straw you see , so I went in the Co-Op and I felt really , really fed up , I said I oh I said I could cry I said because I 've tried so hard I said not for lending you money I said , I 'm not meant to have any sodding luck so got a couple of bits and I really could n't get me act together and on the Tuesday dad 's gone in hospital with that fit , so I was thinking of him a lot and I thought I do n't know dad , you know I 'm sure , I 'm sure that he were n't gon na come out when he went in there , I thought they were gon na bloody find something with you boy and that would be it , so I come home here and I ai n't done no work , so I started off for work , both sitting here bloody bawling cos this house looked like shit , spoke to me sister on the phone and er I felt a bit better so I thought oh I 'd start doing the tree , so I pulled it all to bits in here , got the polish and duster out , put all the bread and everything for Alan 's sandwiches , it 'd be about oh , about half past twelve and the bloody phone went it was mum , she said Lyn do you think you can come up to the hospital with me , cos I 've got no transport and so I said what 's up then mum ?
10 But when Bernard 's plan backfired I needed you alive in case you could lead me to Graham .
11 I saw them all in control of a class ( or at least presenting to a large group ) and I was well pleased with their competence .
12 I did n't like the colour on it , though , so I sprayed it gold with car spray .
13 I thought you three from Trazior were like Siamese triplets joined at the hearts , ’ the Sergeant said .
14 But I took him first to Connor 's Quay to join a sh erm ship there .
15 It is now well over a year since I sent you Offensive from Quasar 13 .
16 Oh God yeah I did it all with numbers and I did n't write any comments and it 's wr meant to be written is n't it ?
17 " You sound as if you think I did it all on purpose , " she said .
18 I was laughing and you were getting the hump with it cos I knew I had it all on tape .
19 I married me first for looks , and my God , did n't I pay for it !
20 My favourite cartoon is of a businessman standing in Wall Street selling boxes of matches and around his neck is a placard which says : ‘ I left it all to expert advice . ’
21 Were you afraid when I left you alone with Mason ? ’
22 The outside did n't match the inside and I wanted them all to kind of get together .
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