Example sentences of "[vb past] i [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I mean again I realized I had dug a hole for myself with the compressed funding but at the same time I was saying to myself oh yeah there is carry forward here er |
| 2 | I realized I had seen a few of these same processions on my way north through eastern Czechoslovakia , in Ovitkov and in Ostrava . |
| 3 | I realized I had made a mistake . |
| 4 | I suddenly realized I had made a serious mistake . |
| 5 | I realised I 'd made a mistake as soon as he tightened his arms around my neck . |
| 6 | ‘ The full weight of the Children 's Department came down on us for that scene and , in retrospect , I realised I had made a mistake letting that go through . |
| 7 | I later realised I had missed a major opportunity for helping change the situation . |
| 8 | I tried declaring my own sense of dissatisfaction to a few friends and found I 'd caught a tiger by the tail . |
| 9 | You then followed me to the ticket reservation counter , chatted up the girl afterwards , found I 'd booked a Business-Class seat to Brussels , did the same yourself and waited outside the final departure lounge until you saw me boarding . ’ |
| 10 | So , when I found I wanted to write a book that would reflect a little on whether we should strive to be perfect or settle for the second-best but practical , I realised I would have to have a murder that was in some way imperfect . |
| 11 | As I looked at him , it seemed I had found a brother and sisters to love and be proud of for the rest of my life . |
| 12 | I 'd , I 'd I 'd got a four year old toddler and a and a eighteen month old crawler when , when I was your age . |
| 13 | As it happened I had heard a very similar point being put to a group of Belfast managers from top insurance companies a few days previously . |
| 14 | Before it happened I had reached a point where at last I was earning enough money to make things a little bit easier , and then suddenly I found myself having to start all over again with wrecked finances , a new relationship and living in digs . |
| 15 | In the pause that followed I had to stifle a feeling of panic . |
| 16 | So I determined I got to have a go . |
| 17 | AROUND noon , I decided I 'd earned a break . |
| 18 | I thought within myself , ‘ With what eyes these poets see nature ! ’ and ever after , when I saw the sun-set stream upon the objects facing it , conceived I had made a discovery , or thanked Mr Wordsworth for having made one for me ! |
| 19 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 20 | I felt I had to push a bit harder to get to the answer in the lesson . |
| 21 | ‘ But over a couple of months of pilot programmes , I simply felt I had made a mistake by leaving . |
| 22 | I felt I had met a friend . |
| 23 | The dread excitement of D-Day came , and I longed to be at Bletchley where I felt I had had a rôle . |
| 24 | Having reconciled myself to the situation , I felt I had to make a gift to Leslie of my acceptance . |
| 25 | The other day , after a long time , I walked through Dedinje , an exclusive suburb of Belgrade , and felt I had entered a completely unknown part of the city . |
| 26 | He said of his winter sporting expedition : ‘ I felt I 'd reached a decent standard by the end of the week , although I did take a tumble or two . |
| 27 | I knew I 'd used a contraction you know . |
| 28 | ‘ Everyone started laughing and I was concerned that ‘ Jacki ’ might feel alienated but he immediately started laughing himself and I knew I 'd signed a character who 'd get on fine in Scotland . ’ |
| 29 | I knew I 'd had a letter from him then , because it was the last time we were apart before he was called up . ’ |
| 30 | It seemed a good idea to have a companion when I knew I had to face a Spanish maniac ! ’ |