Example sentences of "i [vb past] [verb] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | By now it was early afternoon and Rick ( who had been catching consistently on the corn ) and I decided we were getting peckish , so , being nominated ’ chef of the week ’ I had to sort out the dinner . |
| 32 | Well , there was nothing for it , I had to lay down the law in no uncertain terms . |
| 33 | he and he were like this in the water I had to go down the bank I grabbed hold of him in the middle of his back , just turfed him out . |
| 34 | I had done all the cooking and was waiting for my husband to come home . |
| 35 | I had to force down the wave of nausea . |
| 36 | She was getting tired of the equipment — the leash and ring and creance — slowing her down , and I had to pluck up the courage to let her fly free for the first time . |
| 37 | Somehow I had picked up the idea that putting the patient in a tub of hot water sometimes had the desired effect . |
| 38 | I had sorted out the flat really nicely , and had some money put away . |
| 39 | I had to catch up the axe and hit him with the blunt end , knock him out . |
| 40 | Months before the CPRS report came to ministers , therefore , we had reviewed the options and indeed in July 1982 I had set out the Government 's position , after consultation with the Treasury . |
| 41 | And when I had laid out the clothing , I began the even more important business of transferring my personal armament . |
| 42 | As usual , once I had put down the wheelbarrow , I had stiffened up and been able to think only of aches and pains . |
| 43 | Someone has plotted to kill you ! ’ and I explained what I had heard and how I had put out the fire . |
| 44 | I had to knock up the girl in the Post Office to find out where you lived and — here I am . |
| 45 | Fenella was easily bribed with the promise of an ice-cream on the way home and Lisabeth kept her company by devouring a couple of choc ices , which meant I had to wash down the upholstery of Armstrong 's back seat that evening . |
| 46 | Erm , I , I wanted to pick up the point Mrs said , I , I do n't think this will necessarily this will be one of those allowances which people will er , claim on a regular basis . |
| 47 | ‘ I lost a fortune by closing the place down , but there was no way I wanted to carry on the business . ’ |
| 48 | Although I wanted to go down the pit because you got more money you see . |
| 49 | I wanted to see how the land lay . |
| 50 | ‘ The organiser asked me if I wanted to see how the money was spent and since then I 've been hooked . ’ |
| 51 | I wanted to top up the pond I 'd been cleaning out . |