Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb past] out " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it was an immediate retreat to Fort William for celebratory pakora and a chicken breast curry , where I changed out of my walking gear into some jeans to look like a local . |
| 2 | I was shocked , angry and frightened and , although I walked out of that courtroom with my life in pieces , there was nobody there to help me . |
| 3 | I developed a pretty good ear , although I started out as a complete idiot . |
| 4 | In fact in some ways I feel I almost got more out of appraising Kevin and Bill than I did out of Alan appraising |
| 5 | But I was anxious to see Mr Rochester , who had been away on business , so I ran out of the quiet house to meet him on the road . |
| 6 | My diary records such incidents as , ‘ Had to eat another roll at breakfast , much to my disgust ’ , or ‘ M. insisted that I eat another piece of toast , so I walked out in disgust . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ So I went out . ’ |
| 8 | It went on and on until I was nearly frantic , so I went out for the evening several times in one week to release the tension . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , she said he needs some new pyjamas — his old ones are so worn through they 're hardly decent — so I went out and bought him a pair . ’ |
| 10 | I thought it was n't worth just sitting around waiting for something to happen and I had already arranged to go to my friend 's house so I went out . |
| 11 | ‘ As I told you , I spent some time writing letters and when I 'd finished I thought it would be pleasant to get some fresh air so I went out and posted them — in the box outside the main post office — ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You had n't arrived when first I came , ’ he went on , ‘ so I went out and had a coffee , and when I came back your assistant told me you were with Naylor . ’ |
| 13 | Pat rung up and wanted me to fetch the dressing table on Tuesday night I said yeah alright I 'll do Wednes but I forgot I was going out with the girls Wednesday so I went out Tuesday and she would n't let me have it , cos Tuesdays they 're not working in the kitchen |
| 14 | Lost everything , so I came out here . |
| 15 | ‘ No , but I have n't told Ma yet , so I came out as if I were going too school . ’ |
| 16 | I thought it might help if I took the flowers off him , so I reached out and lifted them carefully , holding the stem ends away from me . |
| 17 | I was only the caddie , so I sneaked out . |
| 18 | The eyes of the Modigliani seemed to glare at me severely , so I sneaked out under the colonnade , where a minute later Conchis joined me . |
| 19 | ‘ He suggested it could have died another way , ’ Small recalls , ‘ so I took out a knife , skinned it on his desk , and showed him where the fox 's teeth had punctured the flesh . ’ |
| 20 | I had worked as an assistant in Mothercare for quite a few years , so I took out a discount card with them when I was pregnant and I bought everything there at 20 per cent discount . |
| 21 | About 5,000 feet , when over St. Paul 's Bay , the engine cut ; the vapour and smoke had now increased , so I baled out . |
| 22 | Again you just looked at me , and I knew I had to do as you had done , so I stretched out my right hand and touched the bones , which were slightly sticky . |
| 23 | I felt that the design for this holiday picture should be a natural and less structured design than normal , so I laid out the pressed stems of eucalyptus which naturally fell into a fan shape and used that as the basis of my design . |
| 24 | About eighty villagers followed me inside , and waited expectantly … so I struck out for the hinterlands . |
| 25 | But I was determined to land a fly over that trout 's nose , so I waded out , regardless of the freezing water , soaked to the knees . |
| 26 | My mind was the furthest away it could be to playing singles , so I pulled out of a couple of tournaments . |
| 27 | One came right up to my face , so I pulled out my sword and cut open his stomach . |
| 28 | I had my trumpet case on my knee and half a carriage to myself , so I pulled out a paperback of Gore Vidal 's latest Essays and read the one where he thinks he gets confused with Anthony Burgess . |
| 29 | He said he needed space , so I moved out of my flat . ’ |
| 30 | I was still terrified , but even more frightened of my aunt , so I worked out something to say in advance and blurted it out . |