Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd better start at the beginning , and it 's a long story . ’ |
| 2 | And I got up and I was gon na tie her up like but and by gosh I thought I 'd better make for the door again . |
| 3 | I saw the doctor who said I 'd better go on the hospital wing , which seemed ludicrous simply because I needed to use eye drops and an asthma inhalant and asthma pills . |
| 4 | Anyway , I suppose I 'd better go to the surgery , if I must see him . ’ |
| 5 | tablets are finished , I 'd better go to the doc |
| 6 | " I think I 'd better go to the loo , " she said , then looked at him . |
| 7 | I 'd better go to the embassy to check if anything 's actually happened today . |
| 8 | . I 'd better look under the big light . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd better begin at the beginning . |
| 10 | I 'd better get over the road |
| 11 | ‘ So I 'd better deal with the problem immediately ? ’ |
| 12 | When I did eventually look in the mirror my hair was in patches , like little bits of baby hair . |
| 13 | But I did not think at the time to ask what they were , or their significance . |
| 14 | Love and attention being the rewards of infantile behaviour , it only amazes me that I did not think of the idea sooner . |
| 15 | What I did not realise at the time , but discovered later , was that Mrs Singh had no idea that transfer next September had been suggested — she expected that it would happen straight away . |
| 16 | I did not realise at the time that this species ( or form ) is strongly dimorphic in size , with the female attaining a mere 4″ or so S.L. when fully grown . |
| 17 | ‘ What I did not realise at the outset was that this overlap of business and politics was not something episodic or occasional , but something which permeated the whole system from bottom to top , the very top . |
| 18 | I lived for the six weeks almost as one of the Community except that I did not sleep at the Manor . |
| 19 | I did not recover from the wounds inflicted by the dogs for two months , but because of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and kunchok sum [ Buddha , his teachings , and the monastic community ] I recovered . |
| 20 | I did not stand for the job ’ . |
| 21 | And the last time I did not return with the van in time for evening milking you were very cross . ’ |
| 22 | My Lords , I did not speak on the second reading of this Bill , because I spoke extremely critically on in the debate on the White Paper o on er May the 26th last year , but er I would therefore like to er commence by joining with my Right Honourable Friend Lord Whitelaw because I was so critical , in welcoming the changes which the Home Secretary has now proposed . |
| 23 | ‘ But I did not go into the priory , if that is what you are asking , Clerk . |
| 24 | Both of these places are within walking distance of Docklands but I did not go to the Great British Beer Festival . |
| 25 | But I did not go to the Great British Beer Festival . |
| 26 | But I 'm afraid I did not go to the opera . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I did not ask for the job — it was offered to me , ’ Taylor said . |
| 28 | I did not ask for the job , it was offered to me . |
| 29 | I did not know at the time who had commissioned the poll , but I learned afterwards that it was the Conservative party . |
| 30 | ALTHOUGH it was pleasing to see so many people out shopping last Saturday , I did not approve of the Oxford Street poster which urged people to ‘ Shop until you drop ’ . |