Example sentences of "i [vb past] the [noun] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made the mistake this morning of trying to squeeze in er before I came here to just cl try and clear another task . |
| 2 | I got the reminder this morning . |
| 3 | So our having the tape-recorder is affecting the quality of Mrs Padmore 's life — which , however , has an indirect effect on the quality of our life , given the I think not unreasonable premise that an improvement in the quality of someone else 's life offers us some kind of pleasure or satisfaction , or at any rate spares us discomfort or guilt ; though whether this is what I had in mind when I borrowed the tape-recorder this morning I think unlikely . |
| 4 | ‘ I smelled it when I opened the cupboard this morning . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ When I thanked you just now , by the way , it was because you got me out of the boat before I hit the water this time . ’ |
| 6 | At first , when all the others went away I hated being alone ; and I watched the road all day and most of the night hoping that a car , anybody , would come over the hill from either direction . |
| 7 | I lost the argument that day . |
| 8 | ‘ I saw the Minister this morning , ’ he continued . |
| 9 | I took the flu this year . |
| 10 | I LIKED the way this film had exactly the same characters in it as the first one . |
| 11 | I had the result this afternoon , but I 've known for a few weeks , really . |
| 12 | I remember the strange feeling I had when I left the square that night , a feeling of finality . |