Example sentences of "i [vb past] the [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I avoided the massive guitar solo thing because it never really fitted in the songs and that 's what 's important . |
| 2 | At last some passed me with books ; I stopped them , and found the books to be Bibles : it was all clear now , they were going to a week-day preaching , and shortly after , as the road wound down a glen over a burn , I met the Free Church minister on his way to the place of meeting . |
| 3 | In theory , it takes a few seconds for the machine to recognize a new card , but in practice it worked so fast that when I inserted the Flash RAM card and typed ‘ dir A ’ , the machine responded instantly with a list of the card 's contents . |
| 4 | Late one afternoon on my way to the kennels with the dogs ' bowls I passed the lighted kitchen window and stopped because I heard his voice . |
| 5 | Even with the bustle of oil activity , Scapa was a lonely place with an aura of sadness , forever haunted by its sad history of scuttled and torpedoed ships ; each time I passed the Royal Oak buoy on our way into Scapa Pier I was reminded of this history . |
| 6 | I checked the four-wheel drive lever , eased off the brake and started forward . |
| 7 | Okay but I got some right , I got the actual question wrong on that one , just I , shall I do that one ? |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | and I got the midi hi-fi system . |
| 10 | I experienced the medical practice side , I went out for two or three assignments to get a feel for it and it 's doable . |
| 11 | and linked to that I was going to do a new information sheet , I found the old information sheet so I just bring that up to date |
| 12 | ‘ I found the rubber sheet universe really useful for understanding things better . |
| 13 | ‘ I found the green sapling strength of my youth to do it . |
| 14 | I found the main control lines and gave them to Esmerelda , showing her how to hold them , and where . |
| 15 | In at least two of the areas I visited the regional health authority and some of the first wave fundholders were wrangling over the savings accrued during the first year . |
| 16 | The same went for the man who complained in the following terms to a local government committee for ‘ Better Football ’ : ‘ I visited the New Stand lavatories . |
| 17 | I visited the official information bureau in George Square armed with paper and the names of two groups I wanted to get the telephone numbers of . |
| 18 | With all this in mind , I visited the High Street Smiths to buy Dec/Jan . |
| 19 | For example , having entered sales figures in the table shown in the screen dump , I used the new Auto Summation icon to fill in both the row totals and the column totals in a single operation . |
| 20 | I mentioned the interactive EQ system earlier : this is a comprehensive method of allowing you to quickly change the characteristics of your sound . |
| 21 | I told the whole news team yesterday , William , Paul , Lucy , Gorgeous , Abby , Alex , and you yourself , Oxford will win . |
| 22 | I cycled the spectacular coast road ( Highway 1 , but not very busy ! ) to Cheviot , an easier ride than anticipated because Ringer 's ‘ Cycle Touring in NZ ’ ( the cyclist 's bible ) mentioned a strenuous climb to 800 metres which turned out to be 800 feet ! |
| 23 | ‘ When , some time later , he and I discussed who might take over the responsibility for producing it I rejected the traditional drama types , who did the children 's serials , and said that I wanted somebody , full of vinegar , who 'd be prepared to break rules in doing the show . |
| 24 | Next day she was elected by a handsome majority , and I believed the Scottish Home Rule movement to be on its way . |
| 25 | It was only as we were doing this and grinning inanely at each other that I noticed the red Transit van turning out of the other end of the street . |
| 26 | I mounted the wide stone stairs of this block with Coleridge back in my mind . |
| 27 | My parents had moved to the outskirts of Glasgow and I joined the local pipe band and met Duncan McIntyre . |
| 28 | I joined the Associate Membership scheme in the beginning and left it last year because of what I felt was gross overcharging for a pathetic members ' service . |
| 29 | I enjoyed the Green College Seminar , although I was too exhausted to get really stuck into the debate . |
| 30 | Mindful of recent events in Wales and following publicity for the scheme in your pages , I contacted the Tactical Booking Cell four days before a planned photographic detail in Northumberland , to be conducted with a friend . |