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 . ’ |