Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I slowly munched diced meat pie stuffed with herbs .
2 I merely made encouraging noises and left quickly .
3 I only paid extra insurance .
4 I only needed minimum pressure to get a close shave . ’
5 It was important to me that I did tell them individually because on their own I felt I could get their attention and having to explain why I felt like this , but more than that , I wanted them to fully understand that all of a sudden I was n't a lesbian whose name was Carla — I was still Carla , except that I just had different feelings .
6 I just thought poor guy , I mean he was somebody who thought he 'd overcome food addiction , drink addiction , drugs addiction and he looks like a spider .
7 give it another growing and I just thought stupid plant , and I 've left it and it 's grown into a beautiful , , did n't call it which now is supposed to before the other way round .
8 I just said good night to her .
9 Yes , , I just said sub-contracting work is where you put something about size of the invoices .
10 Brian and I just discussed different techniques and what have you .
11 The Camattini had two daughters of approximately my age with whom I soon became good friends , Maria Vittoria and Renata .
12 Somehow I find a little peace of mind knowing that I 'm in the one place in the world where I once knew true happiness . ’
13 I always felt partial ownership of the business throughout the 16 years I was managing director , ’ he says .
14 Thought I 'd call it Violet — or Myrtle , I always liked nice smells "
15 Well yeah Yes I I always liked good conversation .
16 I collected Nazi memorabilia because they were the baddest guys ever and I always liked bad guys . ’
17 She understood at once about me — how I always loved bright colours , outrageous clothes , unsuitable jewellery — but she seems to prefer to be invisible .
18 Some years earlier , I had lost almost 2st ( 12.7kg ) from my heaviest weight of 10st 3lbs ( 65 kg ) , but I still had revolting hips and thighs as you will see from my ‘ before ’ photograph .
19 An amazing difference occurred ; the guitar suddenly became cleaner , clearer when played acoustically and through an amp , plus I still had full use of the tremolo unit .
20 Even though I still imagined prehistoric fish swimming through its pergolas , the whole place now seemed almost natural , like a well-planned country club .
21 I still needed extra information on clothing etc …
22 I deliberately chose bright colours to illustrate that green is not the only option .
23 I deliberately used transparent colours for their clarity as well as for their resemblance to the watercolour .
24 And there were the prizes I 'd accumulated through primary , books for Good Attendance or General Merit , in which I usually came top girl .
25 So I usually sipped spicy tea and listened to records all night .
26 I probably said good morning .
27 I also asked Grand Met what percentage of its tenants had left the trade completely since the beer orders were introduced less than two years ago .
28 I also suffered temporary blindness caused by altitude sickness .
29 I also suffered over-night hair loss … in bald patches !
30 I also saw poor people as having more sense of community and warmth — as altogether nicer and more ideologically sound !
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