Example sentences of "i [vb past] the [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been trained in Mespot in the art of aerial survey by the Royal Engineers , which I felt was of no practical use to my squadron , thus I became the squadron photographic officer ( small p and small o ) . |
| 2 | In what I hope was a rare lapse into intolerance , I asked the reporter next to me : ‘ Does that little sod always talk like that ? ’ |
| 3 | I asked the professor last night about his nocturnal prowlings on Friday . |
| 4 | When I thought I 'd run out of things to say I asked the front two rows to move back and the whole place started buzzing . |
| 5 | I overheard the man next to me saying that he would have to use a chest harness as he had broken his ankles twice . |
| 6 | I wiped the school clean of paper threes . |
| 7 | One firm offered them forty five , four hundred and fifty thousand pounds , I said I wanted three hundred thousand , cos I done a lot of repair , a lot of renovating , and I made the bar open and I made my money through selling drink and getting in entertainment . |
| 8 | Garrett Fitzgerald wrote to Brian Flannery : ‘ As far as the offer of money from the mining companies was concerned , I made the position clear . |
| 9 | I made the mistake this morning of trying to squeeze in er before I came here to just cl try and clear another task . |
| 10 | I made the matter clear and I do not want anyone to misunderstand . |
| 11 | And then I thought oh bugger it , I 'm entitled to my opinion and I made the point that |
| 12 | As we walked along the path to the supermarket 's car park , I realised the danger susceptible adults like me were in from precocious and promiscuous children like this . |
| 13 | Well round near us they terrorized an eighty three year old lady er near us and er it was a , I met the man next door and his wife and they were the ones that got the police because he said they 'd got her furniture out on the pavement to with a doodah up there . |
| 14 | I stalked the room naked . |
| 15 | I got the clock all on the floor now ! |
| 16 | I got the yarn free and the needles went back to where I wanted them , returned the carriage and went across . |
| 17 | ‘ I got the taste fast . |
| 18 | I got the Chronicle last week and there in it |
| 19 | I got the reminder this morning . |
| 20 | In use I found the sack comfortable and stable to carry with the back just long enough for me to use the hip belt , which was functional , if a little basic . |
| 21 | A teenager myself at the time , I found the occasion awkward and somewhat embarrassing , as I suspect some of the pupils did . |
| 22 | I found the case shocking . |
| 23 | My curiosity made me open the door , and I found the corridor full of smoke . |
| 24 | I found the photograph last week in someone 's house . |
| 25 | ‘ I gave up ballet because I found the artifice irksome . |
| 26 | At first I found the car uncomfortable , but the driver 's seat and steering wheel adjustment is so good you soon find a near perfect position . |
| 27 | I found the game easier to play than the EGA version and the graphics are much better , which is hardly surprising as this game requires a VGA graphics card . |
| 28 | I found the script tedious and the performances inconsequential . |
| 29 | Initially I found the switch confusing , assuming it worked in the ( to me , obvious ) sense up for out and down for in . |
| 30 | I found the movement fascinating . ’ |