Example sentences of "[vb past] i [vb mod] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She really believed I would put up with anything she threw at me just so I could possess her . |
| 2 | I would n't have omitted him three hours before , but now it seemed I must face up to the situation as it was without him . |
| 3 | I decided I must go up to Addis Ababa and try to get permission to start again , but I had little hope of succeeding . |
| 4 | I felt I ought to call out to Malpass or maybe go and see if he was okay . |
| 5 | Well , you roused my interest of course ; but also I panicked , felt I must follow on from you . |
| 6 | In the Cathedral and afterwards on a quiet walk outside , I knew I must go back to the hospital . |
| 7 | I knew I should go back to the stockade now , but an idea came to me and I sat down to wait for darkness . |
| 8 | I knew I 'd give in under whatever duresses Goreng had up his sleeve for me , so what was the point of resisting ? |
| 9 | You knew I 'd move in with you — perhaps you already felt our child kick inside your belly — ; you saw us wave it off to school . |
| 10 | In fact it 's the best offer I 've ever had , and in any case I always knew I could go back to Wakefield if it did not work out . |
| 11 | I thought I might catch up on a few chores instead . |
| 12 | Thought I might pop down to Grafton again this spring — see if our Peg is still alive and kicking . |
| 13 | I thought I would go on in that job — hairdressing . |
| 14 | " I 'm afraid I 'm in something of a hurry but I was just passing and thought I would call in on the off-chance . |
| 15 | ‘ I never thought I 'd end up outside the ground propositioning people , ’ he said . |
| 16 | I thought I 'd walk down to the Club and see you and Antony there , Daddy , but there were so many people , I could hardly move . |
| 17 | I dreaded seeing him , and thought I 'd go out for the evening , but then I realized there was no point in that , it was only putting off the inevitable . |
| 18 | I thought I 'd go back to Ireland for a bit and go to Clonmacnoise . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll give you a hand until the rush dies down and then I thought I 'd get on with the account orders for tomorrow , ’ she said casually , but the girl gave her a strange look , and Folly had a nasty feeling that her voice was n't as fully under control as she had thought . |
| 20 | never thought I 'd get down to this level . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought I 'd turn in for the night . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't mind waiting , ’ she told him politely and pleasantly , though she could n't resist adding , ‘ Rosemary and I are friends ; I have n't seen her for ages , so I thought I 'd ring up for a chat . ’ |
| 23 | Ages is n't it I thought I 'd tidy up in his desk and I was just going through the mound of papers , and I said here you are here 's your licence , finish it off , fill it in , and I 'll give you the cheque . |
| 24 | So I thought I 'd put in for that , it was a lateral move you know , but still it was getting back to my depot and nearer my home . |
| 25 | ‘ I thought I 'd come round with you , Sir Bryan , ’ Richie said . |
| 26 | I was starving so I thought I 'd come down to the kitchen . |
| 27 | I thought I 'd wait up for the early morning newscast on the radio . ’ |
| 28 | I thought I 'd pop up with some . |
| 29 | When I thought I 'd run out of things to say I asked the front two rows to move back and the whole place started buzzing . |
| 30 | ‘ After taking off from Bermuda , I thought I could catch up on some sleep . |