Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The connection time was very tight and there were some weeks when I rarely caught the 7 o'clock bus to Ferryhill and had to wait for the 7.15am bus which takes a longer route and delayed my arrival even more . |
| 2 | To convince myself I eventually performed the ultimate in Doubting Thomas exercises , trained some chicks using the inhibitors , and got the same result . |
| 3 | As it happened , I emerged a little late and I fear I rather startled the young gentleman , who immediately pulled his attaché case away from me and clutched it to his chest with both arms . |
| 4 | I am sorry that I so rattled the Prime Minister with my question at the previous Prime Minister 's Question Time that he has not come to the House today . |
| 5 | ‘ On the last tour I basically played the same thing every night and I suddenly came to the realisation that I was n't progressing as much as I should . |
| 6 | On the last tour I basically played the same thing every night and I suddenly came to the realisation that I was n't progressing as much as I should |
| 7 | In fact I have gone further and said a " mixed " crew was , in my view , infinitely better than , any " national " crew , one of the reasons , possibly , for the high proportion of Commonwealth crews was my established policy of spreading my selection net as widely as I could in view of the poor cooperation of the Groups ; to this end I literally plagued the various HQs in London — the Aussies at Kodak House etc . |
| 8 | I inadvertently got the best vantage point on one of the most exciting holes in the world ! " |
| 9 | I 'm afraid I only got the briefest details on you , " he said by way of explanation . |
| 10 | And as I say again , I never went into a into the shops , I only saw the expensive stuff really . |
| 11 | I only saw the first page which , in case you 've forgotten the system , shows the subject 's photograph , age , length of time spent in the employ of the company , when he — or she — joined us , when he — or she — left us . |
| 12 | but I only saw the white one in front of this grey one |
| 13 | I only had the first one to worry about . |
| 14 | I only kept the little note that was with them , and the statuette , of course . ’ |
| 15 | If I only took the big parts and none of this TV crap I 'd just go away to film , and then when I was around I 'd really be around . |
| 16 | I only corrected the false impression he had of — " |
| 17 | I only wanted the four rock and roll ones . |
| 18 | I only watched the first 10mins of the FA cup game yesterday … funny how no mention was made of Pallisters hand ball in the box … or dick head schmeichal pushing Kamara in the face . |
| 19 | I only did the nude modelling because my sister did it . |
| 20 | I especially liked the two stage , visual and audio , too fast ascent warnings . |
| 21 | I suddenly hit the grey thing and it fell back against the tree . |
| 22 | I much regretted the dismissive attitude taken by my right hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup ( Mr. Heath ) , who has clearly totally forgotten that the Western European Union was revitalised , added Spain and Portugal to its ranks , and produced the Hague platform — which provided for the WEU 's nine members to defend their borders , with nuclear weapons if need be . |
| 23 | I much liked the unforced eloquence of both their slow movements , especially the Schubert-foreseeing Allegretto of the former . |
| 24 | I had a Morris 10 which went like a bird , and I thereupon conceived the wild idea of rescuing Eliot from London if the danger should seem acute — and assuming that I were still available — and settling him , however temporarily , in the village . |
| 25 | I wanted to make sure they were long enough , and I went and started at Christmas , and I , er , this is so gross , and I just felt the scummiest thing , it was sort of , it 's not exactly how you wan na feel just before you get married , and then I went and had my legs shaved er waxed . |
| 26 | I just felt the immense reserves that could be brought to bear if necessary on any situation that required them . |
| 27 | That was when I just had the one fellow . |
| 28 | I just had the bloody thing valeted . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You 're supposed to roll your eyes and assure me that I just had the low-cal , spun-out-of-air version of — whatever all that incredible stuff was . ’ |
| 30 | I just knew the horny sex would n't get a mention . |