Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was delighted to be informed that I was one of the prize winners , but my delight turned to disappointment when I realised just what accepting the prize would involve . |
| 2 | Once I got home I translated the idea into a pressed flower design . |
| 3 | ‘ When I got home I called the NRA freephone pollution number and I was told it was too dark and cold for anyone to go down and somebody would be there first thing in the morning . |
| 4 | When I got halfway I heard the angry voice of the French maid saying very aggressively : ‘ You got nobody like Napoleon ! ’ |
| 5 | I walked from Holborn but as I got close I discovered the attraction of setting foot in there again had faded rather badly . ’ |
| 6 | Although during the years I worked there I had the opportunity to meet many people , mainly the farmers who were our principal customers , I can honestly say that my job was the most boring and monotonous I could possibly have had . |
| 7 | and then I never ate all mine , and the kids never ate all theirs , so I thought well I get the frozen ones and just get one out each time for Tony stick it in the oven half hour before . |
| 8 | However I forgot to mention it and when I remembered again I thought the tickets had probably all been sold . |
| 9 | As I did so I grabbed the banister to save myself . |
| 10 | well I mean we had one girl did n't know what she was going about , but , you know , women do n't have all the work to do in the house and her dad helps at weekends and I said well who made the decision in the first place to do what |
| 11 | I wrote to Eileen I said about your dad had a hundred and four and I said er , I 'd a , sent a taxi from Serve to take him up , I said then he dismissed the driver and see he walked back , and I |
| 12 | As I sat there I recalled the words the Doctor had just spoken to me and the tears came back . |