Example sentences of "i [vb past] there was [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I realized there was a secret at Thornfield , which nobody wanted to tell me . |
| 2 | When I got my hands under the protruding portion I realized there was no point in heaving . |
| 3 | I dreaded seeing him , and thought I 'd go out for the evening , but then I realized there was no point in that , it was only putting off the inevitable . |
| 4 | In mid-leap I realised there was a fox curled up asleep under the bank . |
| 5 | If I found there was no coffee in the house I 'd shout and swear at her and I must have been an absolute pain to live with . |
| 6 | But I could n't — when I arrived there was no door , the boards were still on the windows , there was no electricity and no cooking facilities , only cold black floors and dog shit . |
| 7 | And er they drew their truncheons , that I 'd never seen before , policemen with truncheons , er and they started to run and everybody else started to run , and I forgot there was a puppy dog , this puppy dog it it chased it chased towards the er p policemen , and started er barking and d and carrying on , and one of the policemen did no more than thump it straight across the top of the head with a with a truncheon , and er and that was the end of the puppy . |
| 8 | I heard there was a West Midlands League and when I contacted them , they said if I could get a team together we could join . |
| 9 | ‘ I heard there was a bit of an emergency . |
| 10 | Then I heard there was a book about this lesbianism . |
| 11 | I had a great time with her , we were chatting away and I fancied there was a twinkle in her eye because I was quite a catch then . |
| 12 | In an interview with Fred Emery on BBC 's Panorama on 13 January , for example , he put the point in no fewer than three ways : ‘ I resigned on my judgement of a breakdown of constitutional procedures ’ ; ‘ I believe there was an affront to the Constitution ’ ; ‘ I decided there was a setting-aside of the Constitution and I resigned . ’ |
| 13 | The ash tray was getting crowded when I decided there was no percentage in doing any more worrying for a while . |
| 14 | I thought , if you knew you 'd been abandoned , it might make you feel insecure , and I felt there was no need for you to know that . ’ |
| 15 | It was against my will but I felt there was no use fighting it , because the social worker had many things against me , like my not going to see the baby , and my being in prison — there were many things against me . |
| 16 | I felt there was no point in just trying to occupy the crease . |
| 17 | ‘ If I felt there was a part that he could play and he felt he could play it — and if it was reasonable to ask him — I would bear that in mind . |
| 18 | Professionally , if I felt there was a risk I should want to know that I was clear so I was certain there was no danger of me passing anything on to a patient or a future partner . |
| 19 | The movement of this reminds me of er stage set and the figures on the bench could almost be actors and actresses and with the figure at the bottom here , the male at the bottom , well its not quite at bottom , tucked away at the side there , he , he , he looks like erm , like a harlequin figure , maybe a mischief maker , er I , I felt there was a lot of fun in this painting and a lot of erm , er gravado and , and stage specs , that kind of thing , so this poem is called for obvious reasons People Of The Nile , and I 'll read it twice , probably be the best way Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing Chinese whispers , so I , I , I quite wanted to give that er a , a contemporary updated feel , erm , I read that again for the people who may of just seen the picture at the back People Of The Nile , Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing chinese whispers , erm , the next one , we 'll have to put you on wheels I think |
| 20 | Later , I felt there was a need to lay some foundations of understanding as to the doctrine of the church and for several months expounded Ephesians under the title : ‘ Build your church , Lord . ’ |
| 21 | Before we had we bought a house and so I really had to come back to work because we needed my wages and erm the creche was just being brought out so I knew there was a chance of coming back . |
| 22 | I knew there was a water leak there but if it had n't with rain that it definitely was a water leak . |
| 23 | ‘ I knew there was a number 32 bus at seven o'clock , so I decided I would walk down Leith Walk , ’ he said . |
| 24 | ‘ Next thing I knew there was a police van outside . ’ |
| 25 | Ah I knew there was a catch . |
| 26 | I knew there was a shoemakers there . |
| 27 | Then : ‘ I knew there was a gun . |
| 28 | ‘ But I knew there was a book in me somewhere and so I decided to put my personal experiences of the war down on paper . ’ |
| 29 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
| 30 | ‘ I knew there was a snag in it , ’ Hoomey hooked round in his crisp bag for the last crumbs . |