Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [vb past] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And of course I listened to Elmore James , and all the Delta players — Tampa Red , Robert Pete Williams and Mississippi John Hurt . |
| 2 | After a reasonable second class in Part I of the mathematics Tripos I transferred to theology : my tutor , Fred Marsh , gave me a deep love and critical understanding of the Old Testament , but was realistic about my chances in the theological Tripos . |
| 3 | So , I tell you what , if , if we do end up spending Christmas at gon na give me the present I got to Di and said thank you Di for giving Stella the Christmas present . |
| 4 | It sounds strange but at Easter I went to Paris for the weekend . |
| 5 | No matter where I wander I am haunted by your name The portrait of your beauty stays the same sailing on the ocean wondering where you are if you 'll return again where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain … |
| 6 | With this in mind I travelled to Woburn for the Superstars ' Celebrity Challenge . |
| 7 | In last week 's programme I talked to Steven Medcalfe about novels , and asked him what makes a good read . |
| 8 | That talk I had to Johnny 's not done m a blind bit of good . |
| 9 | Straight after I got out of my car I went to Alain to apologise but he did n't want to accept . |
| 10 | ‘ On the new album I went to extremes , and for each song I had two or three complete lead breaks worked out for every solo , prior to actually going in to make the album . |
| 11 | Having just finished a talk to a class of candidates for the ministry in a major denomination I was ‘ verbally assaulted ’ by the principal of the theological college concerned who picked up on a brief reference I made to Creation and Evolution and proceeded to state in the strongest possible terms that many true Christians believe in the theory of evolution and reject the biblical account of a literal six day creation as recorded in Genesis . |
| 12 | Yeah because erm , poor thingy , the girl I went to school with she went on to Spring Hill when she was fifteen , see you could go on to grammar school when you were fifteen then as well as going at eleven |
| 13 | Having read the article I turned to p 110 , Report of the Disciplinary Committee , and wondered about the double standards which seem to exist in every walk of life today . |
| 14 | As a African I danced to riddims wild in Nicaragua |
| 15 | ‘ Tosca was the first score I came to grips with , and what a score ! |
| 16 | Later that evening I talked to Mrs Fairfax . |
| 17 | Each evening I reported to Anne , keeping it light for the most part . |
| 18 | We became part of GEC-Marconi Electronics and as managing director I reported to Sir Robert Telford and continued to run Hall Automation . |
| 19 | Anyhow er and when she was on the phone the other day I said to Irene oh er Muriel says I 'll bring it next time I come I 'll bring it . |
| 20 | At the time er when I was a firearms instructor er that was the job that I did every day I went to work either firearms training or firearms operations . |
| 21 | But on the day I went to Makaha I got distracted by a shapely wave and a firm offshore and met no one apart from a lifeguard in the tower and a girl on the beach . |
| 22 | The next day I returned to St Paul 's and , this time , was successful . |
| 23 | The next day I wrote to Mrs Girdlestone ; a nice letter , explaining that Mrs Ross had a daughter living in Scotland , and giving the address . |
| 24 | Late at night I drove to Germany and the next day met committees in Frankfurt , Paris , Geneva , Zegreb , Graz , Munich and Vienna . |
| 25 | Well last night I went to bed at about I went to bed early last night , I was in bed at half past eleven and I read |
| 26 | I ca n't believe they last night , not last night the night before , Friday night I went to bed early knowing I got to get up Saturday morning , . |
| 27 | After a troubled night I went to Government House next morning and said to HE that I was convinced that this would be a disastrous step and that if it was decided to take it I must resign on the spot and announce in public my reasons for doing so . |
| 28 | That night I went to sleep in a tree for the second time , and the next day I went on with my journey . |
| 29 | Last night I came to school to look for a book , and I found a musician ! … -But Tony learns very quickly . |
| 30 | This is the precise pineapple I gave to Mrs Rodriguez as a ‘ Get Well Soon ’ present . |