Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb past] to this [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Cos I went to this kit car show and they had erm |
2 | But I felt such a twit , cos I said to this man I , I do n't know about you , but I ca n't get my money . |
3 | That was too bad cos I said to this bloke . |
4 | Is the Minister aware that , before I came to this place , I served for many years on a local authority as chairman of the environmental health committee , which had a wonderful section for meat inspection ? |
5 | It just so happens that , before I came to this debate this morning , I was flicking through a pile of press cuttings when I came across one from The Journal ( Newcastle upon Tyne ) , a north-eastern regional newspaper . |
6 | I can not give over any of the powers that I , as a Member of Parliament , elected by the citizens of Aldridge-Brownhills — and each of us elected by our respective constituents — was given when I came to this Parliament . |
7 | But when I came to this country … |
8 | I had no intention of marrying early when I came to this town . |
9 | When I referred to this restaurant of his , the Skein of Geese , her ears pricked up . |
10 | Somebody said , well the Harbourmaster 's not coming , I said , right go back to work and that 's the time I , that 's the time when we had the first baby and erm , that 's the first one we lost and anyhow they put me off for a fortnight and erm I went down to , I say go up the Board of Guardians , that was like the D H S S but a little bit lower and I just start to buy this house soon as I said to this bloke , he live in the council house over here this bloke , what was interviewing me |