Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb past] [adv] [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman put her in a car and drove away and I did n't see Shelly again . |
| 2 | I closed the curtains , went to bed , pulled the blanket high over my head and slept peacefully until I heard through layers of consciousness that unforgettable sound , the voice of the wind . |
| 3 | It was a rather rickety affair that creaked embarrassingly when I sat down in it and ever after when I moved . |
| 4 | I learnt an enormous amount and felt then as I do now that there really is n't enough training . |
| 5 | Mrs Singh had seemed mystified by the advice , as she believed the school should be responsible for progress in English and mathematics and shrugged helplessly when I suggested that parents also had an important role . |
| 6 | Only the young Swede and the attendant took a sympathetic interest and pointed helpfully as I gathered up the meatballs and deposited them in the ashtray . |