Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I moved BOTH point cam into position on the left side . |
| 2 | ‘ The way I behaved certainly gave rise to a bit of drama , from time to time . |
| 3 | And I stopped up to watch snooker and it went on until after twelve |
| 4 | I agree that I have been reinforced ( although I 'm not sure that I learnt how to make coffee by operant conditioning — I suspect I copied someone , or was told how to do it — but that is a separate issue ) . |
| 5 | The artist had fussed around while the thing was being loaded on my ship , babbling about how important it was and how delicate it was and so on , until I 'd just stopped listening . |
| 6 | I 'd just left school . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd just finished treatment for a drug problem and Paul was getting over valium addiction . |
| 8 | On that particular day I I was coming home from work and it were quarter to nine , I 'd just finished work . |
| 9 | I only stopped working frenziedly hour after hour after I met the English boy I 'd just thrown water over moments before . |
| 10 | Xanthe spread out the soft folds of her skirt and looked at them as Miranda quickly splashed water into her armpits , round her neck , on her face , muttering , ‘ I wish I 'd just had time to wash my hair . ’ |
| 11 | I 'd momentarily lost sight of what a fast worker you are . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd finally won custody of my daughter Eva and we had just moved down from Scotland to Leeds with my boyfriend Glynn . |
| 13 | But I was glad that I 'd finally had sex — it was a way of proving that my parents and Uncle Joe had n't destroyed my life . |
| 14 | I 'd also taken stock of just how deep the ravine was a yard or so to my right — on a previous visit to this rocky Brecon summit I 'd looked down on a pair of RAF Tornadoes streaking through on a high-adrenalin exercise . |
| 15 | I 'd sent tapes to Radio One and I 'd also spent time devising quizzes that I thought would be better than the ones they were doing . |
| 16 | I 'd been doing press and touring and all that lot for two years without a break , I 'd not had time to change or take anything in . ’ |
| 17 | I 'd never seen Mum dance before , but she slipped out of her sandals and danced with Auntie Jean to the Jackson Five . |
| 18 | I 'd never seen sugar nor fruit . |
| 19 | I 'd never eaten breakfast on weekdays before , and I used to be starving by lunch-time and pig out . |
| 20 | I 'd never made head or tail of it myself . |
| 21 | I 'd never met gangrene before . |
| 22 | it 's always a bit a it came home to me with great a vigour and enthusiasm when I was walking round the kitting station at R A F Innsworth with a supermarket trolley getting it filled with kit and when I got to the end they handed me my dog tags and my gun , I thought what have I let myself in for because I 'd never worn dog tags before and I 'd never had a gun with live ammunition in it that got strapped to my hip and you suddenly realise , I 'm going into a real war it was quite a nerve racking experience for a few days |
| 23 | It was how I 'd always imagined showbiz would be — far removed from the stark reality of Working Men 's Clubs . |
| 24 | Up until the age of 33 , I managed to push this turmoil to the back of my mind , although I 'd always had trouble with relationships because I was so full of self-doubt , and succeeded in destroying any relationship that seemed to be leading anywhere . |
| 25 | Ooh I think I 'd better go lock up my garage before it gets too dark . |
| 26 | I 'd better go mother |
| 27 | ‘ I think I 'd better have tomato , ’ she said dolefully , and refused to like the sound of his laughter . |
| 28 | ‘ He is n't our dog , but he lives next door to us , ’ she explained , ‘ so I suppose I 'd better take charge of him and see that he does n't do any more mischief . ’ |
| 29 | " I 'd better ask Cowslip what we 're supposed to do about taking some of this stuff back to the warren . " |
| 30 | I 'd better get lunch . ’ |