Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] i [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever I picked up my guitar I played the same basic scalar and arpeggiated patterns . |
| 2 | With all my heart I hated the malais . |
| 3 | When I started to make it up to my horror I found the stripes did not match up front and back . |
| 4 | In the back of my mind I recognized the need to avoid attracting a lot of people . |
| 5 | And they come in , I mean he skids in the hall at night I mean it 's my fault I threw the rubber ring towards the kitchen down the hall he sort of skidded before he got there and there was a , and he must of had mud er , you know like like he had |
| 6 | I could only lie there staring , burning more pages to hold back the dark , because every time I closed my eyes I saw the same thing : the dark shadow of a manlike creature with shoulders curving up in two great arcs on either side of its head … |
| 7 | On my return I discovered the score was 1–0 to England , and later found out the goal was scored by Mark Tinkler ! |
| 8 | On my return I found the doors had been forced . |
| 9 | On the television screen in my home I watched the muscles on George Bush 's face contract , and listened to his voice , dry and unfeeling , as he informed the peoples of the world that the war on Iraq had begun : to liberate Kuwaiti people , punish aggression , and ensure that a new world order , based on peace and security , would be established for all peoples no matter how small . |
| 10 | By a miracle I found I could do it : standing upright on the pedals and pedalling with all my might I reached the road , where Nora was waiting for me . |
| 11 | As I sat there and sipped my Valdepeñas I observed the ladies in their flounced festival attire , plying elegant fans , escorted by dignified caballeros wearing black sombreros . |
| 12 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw the young man join Pavic 's queue . |
| 13 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw the Queen watching us and talking to the Director . |
| 14 | Smiling , I rose to join them , and when they both pressed their lips to my cheeks I caught the smell of whisky on Edward 's breath . |
| 15 | After my race I climbed the steps to the press interview room . |
| 16 | I hesitate to correct the hon. Gentleman 's pronunciation , but in my day I fought the constituency of Islwyn which is now represented by the Leader of the Opposition , and I can tell him that it is pronounced ’ Issloin ’ . |
| 17 | As Donne 's line rang in my head I placed the sound . |
| 18 | As I feasted on my drink I sensed the hum , the confectionery of a feminine presence . |
| 19 | In fact , of course , I did criticise them , although out of fear of my father I took the easier route and voiced that criticism upon my mother . |
| 20 | For the first time in my life I found the real Shakespeare . |
| 21 | In my mirror I saw the ford taxi moving up on me fast . |
| 22 | Stretching my feet to the end of my bed I felt the tightening of the sheets . |
| 23 | In my letter I mentioned the particular case of the Times Motoring correspondent who found that the return Brighton — Birmingham rail fare would cost him four times as much as the price of petrol for a car journey , despite driving a not especially economical car . |
| 24 | Under my hand I felt the knobs of his spine . |
| 25 | When in the course of my explanation I mentioned the word pagan , he jerked as if he were on the end of a wire . |
| 26 | Thinking it was my dresser I opened the door to find a News of the World journalist standing there . |
| 27 | After listening to my Sikh sisters ' accounts of their lives and relationships and the sensitive Izzat of their men I had the feeling that for Sikhs Izzat is not pride or honour — it is male ego , pure and simple . |
| 28 | Of Gleizes ' work he said : ‘ Standing in front of his canvases I had the very definite impression of a sobering up after an Impressionist debauch . ’ |
| 29 | I found his personality irresistibly magnetic and at the end of his speech I joined the rest of the huge crowd in tumultuous cheering . |
| 30 | So it was your petition I signed the other day , was it ? |