Example sentences of "[subord] i [adv] [vb past] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So I just went a-front there with my milk and vinegar ; rubbed it in my palm and fingers ; and then I rubbed it inside the horses ’ nose and then round their nostrils . |
| 2 | If I ever had cause to hate anyone , it would be him , and I 'm going to tell him so , when I meet him . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If I ever saw pepper coming out of a pepper pot I would find that funny . |
| 4 | ‘ If I never played golf , ’ he says , ‘ I would be even more insane than I am . ’ |
| 5 | " And you , Acorn , you dog-eared , dung-faced disgrace to a gamekeeper 's gibbet ; if I only had time to tell you — " |
| 6 | ‘ My money problems are only temporary , I 'd learn to drive if I only had time for the lessons , and you 'd be surprised at how many gadgets I 've learned to use and even repair during the past four years . |
| 7 | For their part it was unnecessary as they only drank what had been boiled for tea or coffee , whereas I often drank water on its own or with fruit cordial . ) |
| 8 | I felt brave enough to speak to her , since I too liked reading . |
| 9 | After a mockery of a trial in London , at which he proudly denied that he was a traitor , ‘ since I never swore fealty to the English king ’ , he was hanged , drawn and quartered . |
| 10 | A rough-coated collie called Tip , he was offered to me by some relatives down the dale whilst I still had Chip . |
| 11 | Certainly er by then perhaps I forgot to mention as we went through the front door my weapon was already out of the holster and by the time we 'd got the bedroom door my weapon would already have been under er my eye level , hence literally aiming the weapon and from there the gun was out , my arm was out , whether I still had hold of P C I I ca n't recall . |
| 12 | Well I I was eleven but by the time but I had a birthday , you see , er in the summer and er er well August actually and so when I started at Stowmarket I was twelve , you see , and er and er I was at Stowmarket School and scholarship for four years and er well I do n't know whether I really liked school , did you ? |
| 13 | And before I even had time to wonder if Tony So per himself had slept between these very army blankets , I was asleep . |
| 14 | Before I ever had healing I was told that I might feel tingling or warmth , but alas , I can not truthfully say that I ever felt either , although of course , with hands laid on you , or just above you , there must be the sensation of touch . |
| 15 | When I finally received permission to travel south , we went to the two holiest cities of Shia Islam , Kerbala and Najaf. and found that the buildings there , gorgeous in their gliding and intricate mosaics , had been terribly damaged by the loyalist troops of the Iraqi army when they finally defeated the Shiite uprising in March 1991 . |
| 16 | My initial thoughts that the process of filming during the meetings and workshops might inhibit the participants from speaking their minds , was quickly dispelled when I later took part in several workshops at Highlander and discovered ( with some amazement ) , that the camera crew quickly became ‘ invisible ’ as people got their teeth into the subject matter . |
| 17 | As I rarely watched TV or read newspapers , my knowledge was scanty . |
| 18 | ‘ In so far as I ever had snake hips , they have gone since I came here . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Faith , I wish I could say as much , for I never mastered Latin , and have no Welsh . |
| 20 | I will try either Lady Jones or Lord Darnford , if they 'll permit you to take refuge with them , for I never saw sweetness and innocence like yours . |
| 21 | Nor would it have been true , for I greatly feared death , suspecting myself to be damned . |
| 22 | I did n't really look at him , though I immediately smelled alcohol on his breath , and thought , that firm is n't going to last long if it 's sending out drunken drivers to pick up clients . |