Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adj] and [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I became bored and wandered back to the library . |
| 2 | I then burrowed into the cockpit to wrench the gear from its housing but in so doing I became unplugged and did not hear the pilot shouting that we were about to ditch . ’ |
| 3 | One night I got stoned and saw exactly what I 'd become — a spoiled , heartless little shit . |
| 4 | I swam hard and caught up with him round the corner of the old castle . |
| 5 | After a while I became so deep in my cups I grew surly , said I felt unwell and trotted off to bed where I could nurse my hurt as well as conceal my bad manners . |
| 6 | One evening I felt restless and walked down to the harbour . |
| 7 | Even though she was walking normally I felt worried and thought maybe she was sick or had been hurt . |
| 8 | I looked awful and felt awful most of the time . |
| 9 | ‘ Some people told me I should have told the selectors to shove it and play for my club instead , but I thought if I kept quiet and plugged away I would get my chance — but I did n't think it would come this season , ’ Andrew said . |
| 10 | At length I grew tired and went back to the joys of the tavern , both the board and the bed . |
| 11 | ‘ Possibly because the new ventilation system I 've recently supervised being installed in a factory in one of the Arab Emirates has proved so successful that I have orders for two more , or possibly because I 've just spent four weeks at full stretch in a very hot country with very little relaxation and deserve a holiday — but more probably because I own a majority stockholding in the company I bought cheap and built up to its present eminence , which gives me the position of chairman and managing director and full autonomy in deciding what I do , where I do it and with whom . ’ |
| 12 | I replaced Debonair and picked up Lovedolls . |
| 13 | If I sat still and did not do anything then nothing else could happen that I might have to cope with . |
| 14 | She never moved as I nipped hard and winkled out the offending obstruction . |
| 15 | Still , I 'm glad I stole Friday and Saturday to see the boys , and after a couple of hours ' sleep , I awoke refreshed and looking forward to the arrival of David Grindrod for lunch . |