Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's just the story I told the clan ! ’ |
| 2 | Because ’ — his speech slurred a fraction — ‘ I 'm going to tell you a story I heard the other day which I could n't possibly tell you if you had a lady Archdeacon . ’ |
| 3 | As I swabbed the table with disinfectant I had the old feeling of helplessness . |
| 4 | In fact , under my contract I had no control over the cover . |
| 5 | As I opened the case I heard a groaning , splintering noise , which caused me to experience extreme pain as the bridge flew off and whacked me on the side of the head ! |
| 6 | In each case I pressed the national authorities concerned to allow me to send a UK ‘ observer ’ to their investigation and I am happy to say that our request was agreed to on each occasion . |
| 7 | A year later when I had Katie and I was married , I did n't want " to go to hospital in case I got the same treatment , but they were totally different . |
| 8 | In this case I chose a mount measuring approximately 17. 5cm ( 7in ) square , with a 7. 5-cm ( 3-in ) diameter aperture . |
| 9 | That was in case I had a ‘ hypo ’ , ’ she recalls . |
| 10 | The police have been up several times , you know that attache case I said the dustman found that time ? |
| 11 | So much so that she decided to call the police and give them my registration number , just in case I made a habit of kerb-crawling . |
| 12 | I ambled intentionally slowly , hiding my wrist-watch in my pocket , in case I damaged the leg further through impatience and hurrying . |
| 13 | ( And , in case I muddled the halves and thought the lady 's name was Mary Marks , I decided that it would be a very windy day and that , as the skirt of her wedding gown was blown by the gales , I was able to see that she was wearing suspenders . ) |
| 14 | After 24 hours of freedom I knew no one was going to lock me up again |
| 15 | Category I contained the 27% of authorities who mentioned 30 or more programmes or courses . |
| 16 | I walked this afternoon from my room to the School and in the lane I met a cat carrying a hedge sparrow . |
| 17 | For an instant I saw a different woman : not the sour , bored old creature I had grown to expect , but someone strong and humorous . |
| 18 | At that instant I learnt a lesson I have never forgotten : never , ever use a camera that you have not tested , ’ |
| 19 | At that instant I felt a pang in my heart ! |
| 20 | When we were at the park I took the down there cos |
| 21 | I heard er er der at er erm parked in the other car park I heard the hoofs go bang ! |
| 22 | This continuity has practical as well as expressive value , because it facilitates the organic style of change I mentioned a moment ago as a practical advantage . |
| 23 | ‘ I was cold and wet by this time , but after a tour of inspection I found the house was deserted . |
| 24 | Greek Chorus I hurled every cliché in |
| 25 | In addition I organized a body of prominent citizens into what we called ‘ China-Canada Incorporated ’ , and I was able to get my friend Dr Norman ‘ Larry ’ MacKenzie , President of the University of British Columbia , to serve as its Chairman . |
| 26 | With great difficulty I obtained a copy of this document and while it stated that ‘ public servants should not reveal the opinions and attitudes of colleagues as to the government business with which they have been concerned ’ , another section said quite clearly that a reasonable timescale for a public servant 's silence would be ‘ fifteen years or for the service life of the adviser , whichever is the longer ’ . |
| 27 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
| 28 | ‘ The more champagne I drank the better I understood his strong Scottish accent . |
| 29 | At club level I did a lot of long and triple jumping , making 14.25 metres at the latter . |
| 30 | My I wanted to do , is said my name is Jonathan do do , doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo do da da da da da da da money dee da my name is Jonathan ee ee ee dee doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo din din din din din din my name is Jonathan din din din and it 's mine and it 's mine oh oh oh mum mum bom bom bom bom bom , bomby om bomby om doo de doo doo doo doo dee dee dee dee doo doo doo dee doo doo dee dee dee I said my name is Jonathan come on mum I kept the cassette going . |