Example sentences of "and i [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time , Shirnette and me had a real fight , because of what I hated most . |
| 2 | And it seems to have happened because thirty years ago everybody like Jerry and me had a repayment mortgage which meant there were very few endowment mortgages . |
| 3 | Barry and me had an almost mystical rapport when it came to stuff like this . |
| 4 | Then Michael and me did a lot of singing . |
| 5 | I must have knocked it or something and I 'd a couple of shots left and I ought to have shot the swine but I could n't , not while he was sitting there killing himself laughing . |
| 6 | And I 'd a breath of fresh air . |
| 7 | See , Mum and I looked a bit up in my book |
| 8 | Er , and I slided a wee bit . |
| 9 | Elizabeth left me and I searched every corner of the hotel — every dark doorway and staircase . |
| 10 | ‘ But I did stand in for one of your girls at Jenkinsons last week — and I sold the suit I showed . ’ |
| 11 | The offer of a glass of Calvados was politely refused and I accepted a large glass of red wine that really tasted good . |
| 12 | At that point , both Tom and I accepted the magnitude of the problem . |
| 13 | Then , my curiosity and the challenge took over and I accepted the job . ’ |
| 14 | I said , ‘ It 's a th-th-th- ’ and I whipped the 3-iron out of the bag . |
| 15 | I soaked it in hot water and antiseptic and I drank a little more whisky . |
| 16 | I envied them their sexual freedom and their self-assured dignity , and I despised the British vice squads that ran them in and were not above enjoying their charms for a consideration . |
| 17 | I did and I passed the exam ( which seemed very important at the time , although now I am not so sure ) . |
| 18 | Yes , it was nice to be warned , and I passed the rope round the animal 's body in front of the udder and pulled it tight In a slip knot . |
| 19 | To believe them , Karen and I shanghaied the shrinking Dennis on to a punt by some underhand ruse worthy of a ‘ once-aboard-the-lugger-and-the-maid-is-mine ’ melodrama . |
| 20 | Into this I placed little ‘ oily ’ pools where cancer cells were setting up their colonies and I imagined the cells themselves as amoeba or tadpole like creatures , smooth , slippery and with large eyes . |
| 21 | Of course I could n't see either of them , but I could hear them , and I imagined the rifleman peering into the ditch . |
| 22 | Reluctantly , he agreed the exchange had taken place , and I rushed the story to London . |
| 23 | Instinctively , my hand came off the bat and I knocked the ball away . |
| 24 | The examiners finished the bottle and I got a distinction . ’ |
| 25 | Max took an instant dislike to her and from then on , when she tried to speak , he would howl like a wolf and I got a dreadful fit of the giggles ! |
| 26 | It 's got an electric fire and food in the cupboards , and I got a cat and a sleeping bag and all sorts . |
| 27 | I do n't feel too bad — my legs ache and I got a sort of tight feeling in my tummy , but apart from that I 'm OK . |
| 28 | ‘ But let me add , Liza and I got a great education . |
| 29 | And I got a massive round and an encore . ’ |
| 30 | I was in a shop once , buying scented candles , and on the radio came Steve Wright with a collage of Smiths ’ songs , and I got a distinct chill , almost as though the hand of death was tapping me on the shoulder , saying : ‘ put yer candles down , it 's time to go ! ’ ’ |