Example sentences of "i [verb] [vb pp] [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | comment , and another time I 'd lit up a cigarette you know |
| 2 | I 'd built up a picture of you , like the one my father cut out and gave me , but it 's nothing like you , Dimitri . |
| 3 | I put brought out a list of points . |
| 4 | As you can see I have set up a set of equations which can be summarized in the following formulae : |
| 5 | I had made up a sort of flattened octopus-like creature , with electrically lit eyes , which we stretched out onto a frame and placed in a shallow trough of water so that it was only just submerged . |
| 6 | And I 'm a very keen golfer and I had built up a reputation erm by playing in open tour open tournaments and meeting professionals and |
| 7 | And so you , you , you I had stepped up a bit in , in in rank , I 'm a but erm there was being , on the social side course being next to the Sir Robert Peel , when we went down there , it was quite handy although I 'm not a drinking man , I never have been , I 'll go and socialize and I 'll have half a pint or two halves but I 'd never I 've never been one to go out drinking . |
| 8 | I had lit up a cigarette on leaving aunt 's house , without realising it . |
| 9 | I had picked up a bit of surgery from him , of course , so here I am . |
| 10 | I had picked up a box of letters and was glancing at them , when Frankenstein returned from above and caught me . |
| 11 | I had worked out a peace formula that I thought might be acceptable , but when I showed it to Wilson he scoffed at it as being altogether too legalistic and proceeded to provide me with a formula of his own . |
| 12 | Earlier , I had put down a keyboard part to a click track and so Gregg , Matt ( the Bissonette brothers , Dave Lee Roth 's erstwhile rhythm section — Ed ) and myself went and did Cryin ' . |
| 13 | I 've sent out a questionnaire at the request of the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs , to find out how English museums are structured , how they operate , their legal status , their independent rights and duties , for the new Italian Minister of Culture [ Ronchey ] who is very forward thinking , a journalist . |
| 14 | But I 've packed up a bundle of bedding — towels — things like that for you to use in the meantime . ’ |
| 15 | I 've broken down a lot more than I ever have over the last three months . |
| 16 | He smiles : ‘ I 've grown up a lot and I 'm now enjoying important fights that used to fill me with nerves . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've grown up a lot in the last two years , ’ she said quietly and I silently agreed with her . |
| 18 | ( I 've filled in a couple to get you started . ) |
| 19 | ‘ I 've built up a dossier on his drug and arms deals over the past few years . |
| 20 | I had six days — time to make myself an evening gown ( evening gowns are n't funny ) that drops to pieces ( how ? ) after I 've fallen down a flight of stairs . |
| 21 | ‘ When I 've made up a lie I can believe in , ’ came the reply . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've mapped out a route to take you round , but are you sure you do n't want me do the actual deliveries ? |
| 23 | d' ya know it 's funny , on a Wednesday when I go , when they 've gone home and I 've tidied up a bit |
| 24 | I 've worked out a way of stalling , but it wo n't hold him for ever . |
| 25 | I think I 've worked out a way of getting him away . |
| 26 | ‘ Just that I 've found out a bit more about our friend Martin 's business dealings , and , more importantly , who he 's dealing with . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've found out a lot , ’ she said , ‘ and I 'm very keen to talk it over with you . |
| 28 | But I 've come down a bit now . |
| 29 | I 've brought out a pack of cards , but when you know you 've got them only to while away the hours , they are as exciting as a stack of washing up . |
| 30 | You have n't opened a bottle of wine , you 've got one there , and I 've brought in a bottle of wine . |