Example sentences of "i [vb past] a [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When ICL moved from Stoke to West Gorton in Manchester , I became a commuter and I did n't like it , ’ he says . |
| 2 | Then I became a vagrant and travelled far and nowhere ; now I have come back to be near Callanish again , though quite where I shall go I do n't know . |
| 3 | Sally wanted to know how I became a caddie and I filled her in on my doings since we left university . |
| 4 | I made a scarf and then set off to knit socks , but got into a mess with the difficult parts and Mother finished them off . |
| 5 | I made a promise and she needs . |
| 6 | Nutty , coming in late , heard Sam say , ‘ Look , I made a bet and I 'm going through with it . |
| 7 | Back home safely , I made a cuppa and sat for a good hour revelling in my favourite magazine . |
| 8 | So in order to impress her I made a speech and it apparently did impress her because I 'm married to her now . |
| 9 | Billy and I unearthed a strap and whipped Tony . |
| 10 | I got a brain and I got a cold |
| 11 | a lot of the people used to come in and they 'd be in in his hotel , boozing rather than being at the pub you know , he says it for me I got a bottle and everything there . |
| 12 | It 's got an electric fire and food in the cupboards , and I got a cat and a sleeping bag and all sorts . |
| 13 | Well I got a couple and I thought well I 'll wait till I go out to Tregole now , they 're probably cheaper there than anywhere |
| 14 | I got a sentence and was sent back to Styal . |
| 15 | Cos I I got a watch and it says five past twelve , but it 's more than that ! |
| 16 | I got a goal and enjoyed every minute of it . |
| 17 | Well I got a video and , like , that 's all we got a few videos and the video showed you how to use a condom , and that was it . |
| 18 | I got a lantern and commenced my examinations . |
| 19 | It took the whole of his crew to hold him ( in a table whilst I got a hacksaw and cut at least two inches off his fancy boots ; somehow he managed to get them restored . |
| 20 | The answer was : ‘ I got a gnawin' and a cravin' for it . ’ |
| 21 | I made one yesterday in a meat tin and so Lynn had a lump and I got a lump and you here . |
| 22 | It was even better when I got a hug and a kiss from the former Miss Minnesota ! |
| 23 | I and the girls , that 's , that 's all they got fifteen shillings because I was in the office I got a pound and mind you we slept in , we had all our food , you see , and we had to all sleep in . |
| 24 | And I said ‘ All right then ’ and I cracked a joke and he did go to the supervisor . |
| 25 | ‘ I used the Alembic for years , until I tried a Status and really liked that , so I 've stuck with them . |
| 26 | Then I found a hairdresser and finished off all the washing . |
| 27 | Before long , I found a Bed and Breakfast , a squalid musty place of peeling lino , connected to a sweet shop . |
| 28 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
| 29 | The little shop had been arranged as what I have seen described as a mini-hypermarket , so I found a basket and busied myself with collecting what supplies I thought I might need for the next couple of days . |
| 30 | Eventually , I found a rope and threw it to my pal and they made it fast . |