Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he suddenly told me to fetch the chopper from the cellar . |
| 2 | The predominantly transparent colours of the gouache gave my washes a strong tint , and so allowed me to apply the broad washed demanded by a large watercolour . |
| 3 | Not only had I gained the technical degree I 'd been chasing , but I 'd finally achieved a position in a business when I could use that expertise to its full potential . |
| 4 | She perhaps wanted me to inherit the dark old house and to marry Estella . |
| 5 | He always said I had the luck of Lucifer . ’ |
| 6 | Hardly had I uttered the word — or the phrase signifying it — than I felt within me the need to become what I had been accused of being … . |
| 7 | Only once had I feared the heat of Egypt and that had been in a waking dream . |
| 8 | Sitting in the compartment in my dark city suit , working away at the bright knitting caused a lot of second glances from passers-by , but usually ensured I kept the compartment to myself . |
| 9 | It also made me realise the risk of skyline walking . |
| 10 | The Member for Ogmore also asked me to consider the question of enforcement . |
| 11 | It also helped me retain the image of myself as someone special , set aside from the throng , this time because of superior talent . |
| 12 | He really wanted me to leave the Order earlier , but I said I had to go on helping . |
| 13 | I was hungry but had to wait while he fiddled with a saucepan and then made me endure the smell of the meat coming from it . |
| 14 | At the end of the placement , a ward sister signed my assessment form and then asked me to do the same . |
| 15 | Watching Jamila sometimes made me think the world was divided into three sorts of people : those who knew what they wanted to do ; those ( the unhappiest ) who never knew what their purpose in life was ; and those who found out later on . |
| 16 | Well there was just , it 's not , surprising it 's a very long day , when you initially said I allow the period of the plaintiff by mistake you said defendant , just for the record |
| 17 | What right had I to tarnish the reputation of an acknowledged war hero and needlessly distress his family ? |
| 18 | I remember the elocution teacher was very keen on the modern plays that were being published then — and I know we worked on Pinter which actually led me to use the part of Mick in The Caretaker for my subsequent auditions in England for a place in drama school . |
| 19 | ‘ I never believed I had the front . |
| 20 | I never felt I had the choice . |