Example sentences of "[verb] i [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recalled sexual longings would at least make me feel we had not wasted our store of human essence needlessly . |
| 2 | He asked me to keep you amused . ’ |
| 3 | For the parent , the same phrase means the inverse : I have not given birth to the monster which my upbringing and socialisation led me to believe I 'd had , but to a normal member of the human species as I now define it . |
| 4 | But what made me decide I 'd had enough was when one night about 11pm I was about to climb into bed when the bell rang from the drawing room so I had to slip some clothes on and go and answer it . |
| 5 | Then I picked up my things at the stationer 's and walked home , ignoring the distressing tugs of the magnetic field , which made me feel I 'd wasted my morning by not doing the thing I 'd set out to do . |
| 6 | You made me feel I had , but I have n't . |
| 7 | Steve made me laugh he said we 'll have some mushrooms so me showing off I said erm , how much , how much did I , a kilo , a kilo of mushrooms when I come back I got |
| 8 | The angle of the lamp cord on the bar made me think I saw a hearing-aid cable extending from Fielding 's ear . |
| 9 | It was n't a sound I ever remembered him having made , but certain things about it made me think it came from Quigley . |
| 10 | This made me remember what had happened before and ever since I have been treating both water and canoes with a good degree of caution and respect . |
| 11 | ‘ You almost make me wish I had enrolled on your course , ’ said Melissa , with a certain lack of sincerity . |
| 12 | I mean , where did he think I thought he got his new car and his loft extension and his fridge-freezer ? |
| 13 | We did not we think I think we thought it would be seen merely as a gesture . |
| 14 | I mean I assumed he wanted me to know Poindexter 's name was Beethoven … it did n't just slip out . |
| 15 | I mean I went I called to him and I thought where 's |
| 16 | You know , I mean I know he said that the best thing , decision we ever made was not to go to erm Raynes Park because the wicket really has deteriorated on that , but he has a lot of contacts and things . |
| 17 | I mean I know I told you this |
| 18 | But when you loved it , did n't you I mean I know I did when I was a young person first drinking erm I definitely had the feeling that if I was drinking to excess I was n't doing the right thing , whereas the impression we give in Oxford that drinking to the excess is perfectly acceptable behaviour . |
| 19 | If she 's , well I mean I knew she 'd sort of had a relationship and |
| 20 | What did you think , we actually got on very well , I mean I thought we worked quite well together as a team . |
| 21 | I mean I thought she 'd had something but she 's , do n't want anything . |
| 22 | I mean I thought you felt uncomfortable Mike . |
| 23 | She 'd So I thought well I 'd I Well he 'd I did n't say what he 'd done I did n't ask about that , I mean I had I had enough trouble without asking questions like that you see . |
| 24 | You know , you normally go in and rant and rave , we did n't , we did n't today because we said like , I mean I think everybody sensed that , even at three nothing first half . |
| 25 | I mean I think we arrived at the bottom about six o'clock |
| 26 | I mean I think I mentioned like friends , family er brothers , sisters |
| 27 | So I mean I think it 'd great Guide Friday you run around little flag in the air , I 've seen them in London and you can do that and and and people get so fit . |
| 28 | well I think Dawn is quite happy now , I mean I think she felt as though she 'd been rushed at first , but I mean |
| 29 | I mean I notice you picked one of the matters of expenditure which is not the certainly in the higher range of of expenditure and pick out this one example . |
| 30 | I reckon he 'd taught I reckon he 'd taught her do n't you ? |