Example sentences of "i [vb past] [conj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realised that once the tour of the assembly area was over and the lunch began my chances of nosing around would be minimal . |
| 2 | Another agreed : ‘ I found that when the canvassers come to the door , and this is true of all parties I think , on the whole they feel embarrassed if a disabled person goes to the door and they always ask for my husband . ’ |
| 3 | I assumed that since the author was not black , the appearance of Africanist characters or narrative or idiom in a work could never be about anything other than the ‘ normal ’ , unracialised , illusory white world that provided the fictional backdrop . |
| 4 | Suddenly I noticed that although the prisoner opposite me had thrown back his head and was snoring loudly , he was not asleep . |
| 5 | As I stepped out of the boat and walked up the beach , I noticed that although the sun had been very hot , the air suddenly seemed cooler . |
| 6 | I noticed that when the camera |
| 7 | And I reckoned that if a star got stopped at the edge , I 'd be safe , what with my rocket and all . ’ |
| 8 | I admit to feeling a little dubious regarding the adequacy of these small filtration units and this was well-founded in some respects as I discovered that although the two models are described as 35 and 55 gallon capacity no mention is made in the advertising that this refers to US gallons not Imperial . |
| 9 | On telephoning the surgery , I discovered that before a cremation can take place the death certificate has to be signed by two doctors — one of whom must come from outside the area . |
| 10 | I discovered that if the ribber is on half pitch , the transfer needle does n't move at all . |
| 11 | As time went by , I knew I had to do something , that there was no way I could simply forget you , so I decided that once the final Grand Prix was over I 'd get in touch and suggest we meet . ’ |
| 12 | That was what caused the hysteria and enthusiasm and so , I felt that if the band on stage was at least so close to his sense of humour that he felt comfortable with them , if the crew and all the support system was so strong that he could relax enough to enjoy the crowd , only then would it get magnetic and spontaneous . |
| 13 | ‘ I felt that if the game had gone on for just five more minutes , then we could even have won it . |
| 14 | ‘ I felt that if the implant could be made up from a range of different sized components , surgeons would be able to produce a much better fit . ’ |
| 15 | Sometimes I felt as though the whole world had been bidden to a feast , except me . |
| 16 | But then the feet began to stretch wider and wider apart , and I knew that when the feet were as far apart as I was long , I 'd fall through to the heaving belly beneath . |
| 17 | I knew that if the handle moved faster it would sound better , so I really exerted every ounce of my miserable muscle power and the handle jerked forward with such force that I was lifted clean off the ground . |
| 18 | I thought that since the recital is to start at 7.30 you might all like something a little substantial before we set out . |
| 19 | In fact technically I ought to have someone else here as well , but I thought that as the sergeant knew the facts of the enquiry ( in fact he was instrumental in getting the information we 'd like to question you about ) , it would keep it in the family so to speak if he acted as my amanuensis , that 's the word , is n't it , Sergeant Pascoe ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Well — I thought that as the moon is almost full — ’ Matt began . |
| 21 | Further to your item on trade name registration ( see ACCOUNTANCY , November , p 79 ) I understood that if the trade name consisted of common or garden words then another company using the same name could not object . |
| 22 | I said that once the process of privatisation had been completed we would publish the figure for the total proceeds , and also that I would reconsider the possibility of publishing individual sale proceeds . |
| 23 | I said that if the point of a problem is completely missed the result may be catastrophe . |
| 24 | I said and and the lady said , ooh you 're round here , I says , . |
| 25 | But getting back to The Case is Altered : I supposed that if the people got browned off , as we call it , they 'd have a settin' in . |
| 26 | At that time I explained that although the Board 's weekly rate on these homes was low , due to our policy of not charging any element for capital in the rate we calculate , the Department of Social Security made available to elderly people in residential care in the community an allowance in that year of forty pounds and in this present year of fifty five pounds per week below the cost of such care in any of our homes where the cost is already artificially depressed . |