Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adv] [verb] i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A disobedient Norfolk farm boy was propelled into a lifetime of professional poaching by the combination of a harsh , flogging father , who for years ‘ never spoke to me nor owned me ’ , and an entertaining , caring grandfather who had poached himself : ‘ I 'm not shure I did not inherit some of my sporting ways from him . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm not saying I chose an affair expressly to ward off the 30th birthday blues , but my age and stage contributed more than mere chance . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not saying I did n't lift my arm and I 'm sorry for the embarrassment it has brought on the club and our supporters . |
| 4 | It 's not actually any of my business and I 'm half regretting I said anything . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I 'm certainly wishing I 'd never heard of the wretched letters , that 's for sure ! ’ she exclaimed , recovering her spirit . |
| 6 | And you just poured the water in top press a button and you get draught lager and they have now produced I believe , er it was network marketing , and I was n't involved I did n't want involved in network marketing and it now produces gin and tonic vodka lemonade . |
| 7 | Accused of being insolent , the private may say : ‘ No I was n't , sergeant , I was just saying I 'd been cleaning my boots . ’ |
| 8 | While I was always told I talked too much , Alec was quiet . |
| 9 | I was so rattled I glanced round to make sure this was n't a signal for an army of bunnies like this Dobermann of a beast to come up from behind and tear me to shreds . |
| 10 | I was so offended I asked him to leave me alone . |
| 11 | I was busting and I was there going I said and I could n't exactly say can I go to the toilet ? |
| 12 | You 're not to say I killed her . ’ |
| 13 | You 're not to think I killed her . |
| 14 | In fact , you were so engrossed I passed right by and you did n't even look up when I spoke . ’ |
| 15 | Then he kissed me , and for a moment I remembered a play we were in together , when we 'd done the same sort of kiss , starting with his hand under my chin and just our lips lightly together , and then developing into a full clinch ; but by the time we were deeply embraced I had forgotten the play and could think only that this was like coming home . |
| 16 | ‘ But it was n't work I wanted to get away from , just the kind of people I sometimes have to work for . |
| 17 | But , it , it was n't saying I 'd made , made an error |
| 18 | Although I knew it was badly sprained I did not feel it was broken . |
| 19 | When he was n't looking I poured mine on to the floor . |
| 20 | When he was not looking I came down and took the car . |