Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I found him in great spirits . |
| 2 | And unfortunately , I told him in graphic detail , and thereby of course , lost a contract , because he turned out to be the most senior person in the room , and he did not enjoy being humiliated in that way . |
| 3 | I told him in great detail . |
| 4 | The journey to Liverpool Street station was just a trundle around the Northern Line from Camden to Moorgate and then a short walk , and I accomplished it in good time . |
| 5 | This time I studied it in good sunlight , because some of the colours are so dim or so dark that one can hardly see what the pattern is all about . |
| 6 | I soaked it in hot water and antiseptic and I drank a little more whisky . |
| 7 | A cream-coloured dress of mine got covered with rust and , although I soaked it in biological liquid , it did n't get rid of the stain . |
| 8 | The Forest boss said : ‘ I watched him in five-a-side training and it was as if he 'd never been away . |
| 9 | I put her in cold water till the ambulance came , but I did n't know what else to do ! ’ |
| 10 | So I knitted it in double jacquard . |
| 11 | I had it in big letters — ‘ Father ’ Arrien ( the father in inverted commas ! ) will preach on the blasphemy of the Roman Mass on such and such an evening — and the priest of the town , he went up to the council and objected to this and said that Wylie 's a trouble maker . |
| 12 | BELVILLE : I know , my dear , I left you in great anxiety but 't is an anxiety you have brought upon yourself , and I have not been easy ever since I parted from you . |
| 13 | I shot them in cold blood and I enjoyed every minute of it … |