Example sentences of "i [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | How had I done as a test-pilot ? |
| 2 | Because when he told me their name was I thought of a girl I used to know called Louise , but it is n't her |
| 3 | Never before had I slept on a river . |
| 4 | Was I called as a witness ? |
| 5 | my mother always , I used to say to her was I born in a gale , cos she could never get me in if the wind was blowing |
| 6 | Many times while going to school have I grasped at a wall or tree to recall myself from this abyss of idealism to the reality . |
| 7 | Were I inclined to a sense of responsibility , this factor alone would go no small way towards vitiating it . |
| 8 | I was seven and I was I went to a neighbour 's house and as it happened I was looking through the blooming window when the funeral went past so I was no better off you know . |