Example sentences of "and [subord] i [vb past] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They knew that I liked girls and if I had a choice , I would rather be talking to the girls than doing my homework . ’ |
| 2 | And if I smeared a copy , God help cos then there 'd be a problem . |
| 3 | ‘ And if I broke a leg I 'd have done it whether you were with me or not . |
| 4 | And because I knew a lot of people , you 'd do things for different motives . |
| 5 | With Uncle 's help we all struggled on after he died , and when I got a bit older and left school it was not possible for me to contemplate leaving home to find a job and a new life outside Baldersdale . |
| 6 | Then I saw that a D. Mus. degree required the composition of a fugue in eight parts , and when I wrote a Concerto for string orchestra I felt compelled to better this with a ten-part contrapuntal episode . |
| 7 | I had the sun in my eyes from the windows one side and when I dipped a wing , the stars shining in the other . |
| 8 | And when I appeared a bit scruffy on Jonathan Ross , she said ‘ could n't you have put a shirt on ? ’ ’ |
| 9 | We then came up against a stop , and as I said a moment ago , our choice was between that budget , as negotiated , and the Labour budget , and I 've just shown you one hole in that budget . |
| 10 | My hands were cold , gloved as they were , and though I wore a jersey , jacket and jeans , I shivered for the first ten minutes . |