Example sentences of "in the [noun] [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But I had some left over and put a sign in the window saying I did n't want any the next morning . |
2 | After reading the letter from Audrey Haagensen in the September issue I felt I just had to write to you . |
3 | When a sound in the darkness made me catch my breath — |
4 | In the opening shot I see Garfield at a lectern reading aloud from a Shakespeare first edition , bound in unborn calf . |
5 | A large black Cadillac stops in the road to let me cross before pulling in . |
6 | In the February issue I warned you that I was going to bite the bullet and buy a real computer . |
7 | ‘ Only when it was in the net did I realise what size it was and it weighed 26 ob 8 oz , ’ added John who went on to bank five other pike , two of 8 lb 8 oz , and others of 10 lb , 11lb and 14 lb . |
8 | None of the teachers in the school asked me to do it . |
9 | Both were smoking and the pungent smell of Gauloise tobacco so early in the morning made me feel sick . |
10 | Only in the evenings did I spend some time with Mr Rochester , and I was careful not to allow him to hold me in his arms or kiss me . |
11 | As simple as can be , except that nowhere in the world have I encountered a door with such a gap between it and the floor . |