Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I made up a couple of bottles for them and they said " Oh . " . |
| 2 | Then , as another kind of exorcism , I made up a list of : |
| 3 | So I made out a roster , and there were over a hundred carriage cleaners at and I made out a roster for them . |
| 4 | So I made out a roster , and there were over a hundred carriage cleaners at and I made out a roster for them . |
| 5 | In an effort to combat the isolation and fear I felt at the time , I sought out a number of parents in similar situations to my own ; we had to create our own support systems . |
| 6 | ‘ I got out a ball gown to lend to a neighbour and found it had been cheaply dry-cleaned , ’ she said . |
| 7 | I got out a pack of Old Favourites , lit one and fanned smoke through my nostrils . |
| 8 | I got out a handkerchief and began to wipe it off . |
| 9 | I sent off my $5 and I got back a list of occupations : TV repairman , shoe salesman , musician , fireman , axe murderer . |
| 10 | ‘ I found out a couple of weeks ago . |
| 11 | For a minority there was disappointment : ‘ Well , it was all very interesting , I found out a lot about what other staff think . |
| 12 | So , so , he looked , he looked round at me , he looked at the the other group waiting in front and he was , he flashed his lights at them so that , they realised what was going on by then , they moved forward a bit , I moved back a bit and he just had enough room he reversed right up close to me and then got out but he just had enough room to get out , and since then I wo n't park over the driveway up there , cos you can bet your life the one driveway along that road and you parked in front is the one that somebody wants to get into . |
| 13 | I caught up a bit during the '60s when I became the oldest teenager in town — in fact I was in my early thirties . |
| 14 | I blacked out a bit last night . |
| 15 | I took all of them , then I phoned up a couple of people I knew . |
| 16 | ‘ That was a shock , too , and I suppose I wandered about a bit about a bit aimlessly before having a quick breakfast . |
| 17 | I drew up a form with these headings and time was calibrated in fifteen minute interval boxes which , by the use of a marking code , could also show five minute intervals . |
| 18 | One night I stopped on a bit at the dance in Cotherstone and had to walk home because I could n't get a lift from anyone . |
| 19 | I woke up a couple of hours later . |
| 20 | ‘ I filled in a questionnaire giving details of my previous lender and my bank . |
| 21 | Having a bit of a rest in the winter , I was able to relax a little bit more , so I think I came over a lot fresher than I normally do for the start of the season . |
| 22 | The night shift volunteer was standing next to me getting ready to come on to the phones and as I came off a call he started to chat to me . |
| 23 | Well , I played around a bit in my time but now I 've settled down I can be quite prudish , ’ Sue confesses . |
| 24 | I played down a ball from Merv Hughes . |
| 25 | I 've been retired from playing for five years , although this season I messed about a bit just to keep in touch with what was going on , and I really do think that someone else should have the honour of captaining the team . |
| 26 | ‘ A week last Wednesday I dropped off a load of wood here on my way to Windsor races . |
| 27 | I handed over a coin : that meant I 'd only got two left , but it was the fattest and quickest-gobbled 10p I 've ever spent . |
| 28 | I handed over a plethora of retirement gifts from her colleagues and wished her a long and happy retirement . |
| 29 | I handed over a Ford transit van and its human contents to the Sussex constabulary . |
| 30 | ‘ Steve and I teamed up a while back . |