Example sentences of "i [vb past] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked to pass the time until the tea cooled . |
| 2 | I applied to join the Royal Air Force and ended up in the Pay Corps , stationed initially at Devizes for three months ' square-bashing . |
| 3 | After downloading the umpteenth version of one program , loading and reloading assembling and EEPROMming software , I chanced to query the need for using the EEPROM programmer . |
| 4 | I lived to tell the tale , but my aeroplane , G-FLIX , Flyer 's own , did n't . |
| 5 | ‘ You timed it rather well , although perhaps you were in too much of a hurry to get away , because I lived to tell the tale . ’ |
| 6 | She had let the lines go when the first brutal snap had straightened the nylon , and stood glancing back at me and staring up into the sky as I fought to control the power in the skies above us . |
| 7 | ‘ Although I ceased to need the physical link some years ago , I still have the ability to use it . ’ |
| 8 | I sought to extend the body 's education , |
| 9 | ‘ The reason I agreed to do the film was because of the script and the potential that I thought was there . |
| 10 | ‘ I agreed to do the job for five years but I feel that it is taking up too much of my time , ’ he declared . |
| 11 | For the moment my boat was staying on Straker 's Cay , and she would only pass into the senator 's care if I agreed to extend the trial two weeks , cruise-cure into a full summer 's excursion . |
| 12 | I agreed to take the girls there , and for a month I wrote down French words in a little pocket book , to help me on the journey . |
| 13 | I indicated to the Bishop when I agreed to take the canonry that he did n't possess the personal qualities I require in my subordinates . |
| 14 | Dunlop said : ‘ I agreed to alter the gear box for Darren so it would be more suitable for Donington but I was riding in every race after the 125 and I physically just had n't the time to attend to it immediately . |
| 15 | I failed to see the connection . |
| 16 | For example , all the competitors had to blow into what resembled a gas meter and the capacity of the lung was recorded , I failed to see the point of this exercise , and that , with other medical experiements , only fired my resolve to upset the doctors ' wager , which I believe was for a box of cigars . |
| 17 | My confidence suffered so much that I failed to reach the 50-wicket mark in three successive County Championship campaigns with Middlesex . |
| 18 | This fascinated me so much I failed to notice the Mamba slip out of the gate beneath me . |
| 19 | The shops were opening and I browsed for a while in one that sold books as well as newspapers and magazines , but I failed to find the American edition of Rodriguez 's book . |
| 20 | But I failed to make the connection . |
| 21 | I felt such a strong love for them that I planned to spend the rest of my life among them , and to try to become more like them . |
| 22 | Oh my god , well they 've estimated mine , it 's fifty five pounds eighty , I checked to see the numbers on it and it 's a hundred eight |
| 23 | Then after I got half way along the I used to go down to that was another place where there was two more bungalows , you see , and then come out of there and go away to call on some more houses until I got to Miss the finish of the round . |
| 24 | ln the end I got to scrape the jam off with my finger . |
| 25 | ‘ I got to see the vicar . ‘ |
| 26 | I got to see the famous ‘ railway station ’ — which was a prop , a facade . |
| 27 | I got to remember the name so I do n't forget . |
| 28 | I wish I was doing more hours , though really , cos like , I got to take the whole day for it , |
| 29 | I got to know the blobs and wiggles in that rough circle that looked like a sample from an oil slick , until I could draw them blindfold , and I began to visualize them inside me . |
| 30 | When I got to know the two men well I got a visual image of these judgements — Lenin , solid and stocky , advancing at an even pace , and the slight figure of Bukharin galloping off in front , but always needing to feel Lenin 's presence . |