Example sentences of "i [vb past] the old [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I met the old lady as I was walking down a steep path out of the village . |
| 2 | When the workers took a ballot , went on strike and refused to accept a peace plan ( which by then included a wage freeze and a cut in certain benefits ) , he says he was left with no choice : ‘ I dismissed the old workforce and hired a new one . |
| 3 | We went to Emmerdale Farm , we went down to the pub you know and er I saw the old vicar and er , who else did we see ? |
| 4 | Software has improved dramatically in the six years since I bought the old computer and this one is faster and easier to use . |
| 5 | I cocked the old gun and squeezed the trigger , and it just went forward too slowly to fire a round . |