Example sentences of "[adv] i [vb past] [adv] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had already run three miles , and my boots were too heavy for sprinting — besides I did not want to catch the gang in front . |
| 2 | Outside the last bar the cab was waiting remorselessly , the driver with his face averted , waiting to take me somewhere I did n't want to go . |
| 3 | I 'd have brought you some before only I did n't want to interrupt you . ’ |
| 4 | Perhaps I had not wanted to feel ? |
| 5 | Once I 'd seen the recording of the race I knew , although perhaps I did n't want to admit it straight away . ’ |
| 6 | Then they decided perhaps I did n't have to stay in that one after all , so put me into another single cell , which was equally disgusting . |
| 7 | It 's Sunday morning so I did n't want to do it . |
| 8 | So I did n't want to burden her by being awkward about it , make her feel bad about it , equally I have n't really thanked her . |
| 9 | And it made everybody was getting shifted down to , so I did n't fancy working down there , we 'd heard that much about it so that 's when I left and went to Walkers . |
| 10 | I have n't got it , you did n't give me your money this morning so I did n't bother going to the building society |
| 11 | Well I did n't go , no , cos Chris int going , so I did n't bother going but I must admit , I mean , when she gave me the papers and what have you that goes with it , I come home , I put it in the cupboard and I 've not even looked at it since . |
| 12 | The only goalie I had was Bobby ‘ Tailor 's Dummy ’ Mimms so I did n't get to see 4–1 scorelines too often . |
| 13 | erm I was reading about carrots , so I did n't get to finish it cos we only had two weeks . |
| 14 | So I did n't get to know what what they did n't have to tell |
| 15 | So I did n't get to hear what , what , I , they did n't have to tell nothing . |
| 16 | I was very pleased er when I came to put the book together to find that er most of er most of the actual walks corresponded with what was on the paper , which was nice , so I did n't have to waste much time . |
| 17 | I was still there , I was in er it was classed as a reserved occupation , so I did n't have to go to the war . |
| 18 | So I did really enjoy reading this report , a well written report , and for me well received , and I offer my congratulations for it . |
| 19 | And he got upset , so I ended up having to bring him downstairs , give him his lunch first and then I put him to sleep in his pram this is all since the weekend this |
| 20 | Well , the thing I mainly notice when last week when Paul was home , not last week , the week before last I had Paul solidly at home , he moved himself entirely in lock , stock and barrel at the weekend , he was then with me waiting for his job and he went out every day and did little bit 's of shopping for me , got him from under my feet , saved me money , cos I was only buying what I absolutely needed , and the amount of time that I had , I mean I was able to go out for the whole day with Peggy on Wednesday , I was able to get food prepared and , admittedly I did n't manage to get as much done as I thought I was going to do , but then I think that 's with most people in life , |
| 21 | So I really wanted to nail the bastard — preferably with the cooperation of my team-mates just to prove the point — but the fucking technology let me down and the gun jammed and he had me pinned , firing shot after shot at me , and finally I gave up trying to un-jam the gun and made to throw it at him though I could hardly see because there was yellow paint all over my visor , but he ducked and tripped and sat down on a trunk , holding his stomach , and the bastard was laughing his socks off because I looked like a giant dripping banana , only I 'd just realised the gun was n't jammed after all , the safety catch was on . |
| 22 | I got up , I remember like I 'd just I 'd just learnt to dive off the first one like I was running down like , yes ! |
| 23 | When Arthur was sound again , I had Countryman and Lannegan , and somehow I did n't enjoy riding him so much because every time he jumped , I was afraid he 'd be lame . |
| 24 | Subconsciously I remembered then began to hum the Robinson Crusoe theme music . |
| 25 | Thereafter I did n't dare push myself forward . |
| 26 | Hence my acceptance that yesterday I did not know prevents me from claiming knowledge today . |
| 27 | And also I did n't want to see that Mercy Newbegin . |
| 28 | Also I did n't want to get too close to him because I felt some of his rotten luck might rub off on me . |
| 29 | I 'm the proud owner of a Series III SWB Petrol Land Rover , but I wonder if you could give some advice on a really effective alarm system that I could fit myself , also I did n't want to fit the hasp and staple type of bonnet lock , but the type that I have seen fitted to some County and Ninety models , is that possible . |
| 30 | I used to live just down that lane , back lane and er that 's where they er had that last week that episode with the police was n't it , bogus police , yeah , yes that 's where I and er it was a quite nice old house really I did n't like leaving it . |