Example sentences of "i [vb past] something [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I found something from the AIDS one the new Benetton advert , have you seen that ?
2 to get that back , that 's outlining , you know I merged something on the end that I do n't want to , it 's deleting
3 Erm , I I heard something over the weekend , that that erm , mentioned er an American drug company , that has come up with whatever drug and it 's moved from being a million pound concern , into a multi-million pound concern , because of these discoveries ,
4 Imagine that you have just come home from your hard day being an Environmental Health Officer , and your neighbour , who happens to be a builder or bookmaker or something , invites you down to the pub , and over a pint he says , ‘ I heard something on the radio about some story .
5 I knew something about the bird life of the islands , having read articles about the rare and endangered Seychelles kestrel and magpie robin , but it was a chance encounter in — of all places — the Falkland Islands , that inspired my partner in Island Holidays to seek out more information .
6 Then I saw something on the ice in front of me .
7 I saw something on the television today it 's sitting there said they 've a cause about it
8 I often walked along the shore , and one day I saw something in the sand .
9 I was very frightened as I remembered something in the Book of Remembering : ‘ In those days there were trees … ‘
10 When I said something of the sort , Dr Kepepwe explained that most of the original staff of the hospital were serving with British troops in Operation Total Tartary , in Murmansk , Usbekistan , the front in the Caucasus , and the new revolutionary area opening up round Lake Baikal .
11 I had something at the hospital . ’
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