Example sentences of "an [adj] [noun sg] [conj] i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He produced the paper after supper , and dictated an absurd letter that I had to write out . |
| 2 | We actually went to an indoor show and I jumped Herbie in a Novice class . |
| 3 | ‘ I used to have to get out of bed to cry every night and was in an awful way when I passed the Droppin' Well . |
| 4 | Oh they were kicking up an awful fuss and I thought to myself now a cat 's tearing one to pieces , that 's the way it , what it sounded like , or two and they were , I could n't see quite out of the window but they were making a fuss on the wall by Diane 's |
| 5 | There 's at least one track from all eight albums , and two tracks are from a live album , so I gave it to a wonderful guy called Jonathan Downs from the Fan Club , who knows an awful lot that I 'd forgotten myself , or never even knew ! |
| 6 | I was n't drinking an awful lot so I decided that even with the difficulties I was going to have Darren home for good . |
| 7 | I found a lens in an old box and I used , I got another two lenses , and I fitted them together in an a tube , I had no tubing but there was an old bicycle at the house and I cut up the frame and put one lens at the one end of the frame and the seat pillar , I used the seat pillar for focusing . |
| 8 | I was shown into an empty office where I sat waiting for a minimum of ten minutes . |
| 9 | There was an embarrassed silence when I went back into the kitchen to tidy myself up . |
| 10 | ‘ It was an exciting record but I thought it was badly made . |
| 11 | ‘ As I anticipated , ’ the Prince said , ‘ there was rather an interesting row after I said all that . |
| 12 | This is an interesting game that I discovered in the United States . |
| 13 | It was an interesting challenge and I responded with alacrity . |
| 14 | I radioed one of my men to bring along an extra trailer and I told him to tip it up when he brought it into the field to make sure it was clean |
| 15 | Carson was such an affable chap that I persuaded him to agree with me ( and Alf ) to continue along progressive lines . |
| 16 | I mean , th th there 's , I mean I think it 's an absolute disgrace as I said , really ! |
| 17 | He made it sound quite an ordinary request and I did n't like to ask why . |
| 18 | Anyway , I had an early lunch and I went out , but of course I 'd forgotten |
| 19 | As promised , one of the project workers gave me an early shake and I had time enough for a coffee before I needed to set off to meet Jenny . |
| 20 | It was an incredible shock when I saw how much . ’ |
| 21 | I thought for an incredible moment that I caught something familiar in the sound — but it could n't be . |
| 22 | For example , an electric toothbrush that I bought states categorically that it should be completely discharged at the end of each month and my portable 's manual gives the same advice . |
| 23 | It was an unusual job but I found it quite interesting . ’ |
| 24 | It was an unusual job but I found it quite interesting . |
| 25 | Well to me it was a first time and being an unmarried man that I 'd earned anything like it . |
| 26 | Fortunately we had an alternative target so I asked for a course . |
| 27 | It was through ‘ direction ’ from an Anglican monk that I learnt more about spiritual warfare and the mysteries of pain in intercession . |
| 28 | ‘ I had intended to become an Anglican priest but I saw more dark than light . |
| 29 | I remember my mother cried towards the end , opening her handbag to take out an embroidered handkerchief so I caught a whiff of ‘ Evening in Paris ’ , whose blue bottle stood on her dressing table at home , its silver trademark of the Eiffel Tower reflected in triplicate . |
| 30 | Suddenly , as my shoes and socks got soaking wet and frozen , there came an excruciating pain and I cried with the intensity of it . |