Example sentences of "and [conj] i [vb past] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But later , finding myself sharing a sofa with her at a friend 's dinner-party , I mentioned the film and that I understood she had approved of it . |
| 2 | I kept my eyes open over the next few days and although I saw her sitting in the window she never appeared outside . |
| 3 | I was the prime suspect this time because of the Golden Syrup job , and although I knew she did n't have any proof , nothing I said made any difference . |
| 4 | Well he , he , they were on their way to Norwich but they stopped off at Ipswich for a lunch , you see , and er I had , I looked after them , so , so that it should n't interrupt the other girls behind the counter or , or the waiter who was looking after his regular customers in the dining room , you see , er and so I used to erm and once I had I remember there was six black doctors came in and er and I was glad because it was nice to move about and instead of sticking in the office typing and then going out all alone , you see , while the Manager was on the district , you see , I liked it and er anyway that was a long time ago . |
| 5 | And if I insisted he came with me , he 'd likely cause trouble , just as he said . |
| 6 | And if I had anything left at Monday , she used to borrow it , forget to give it me back and . |
| 7 | And if I had she 'd be wearing it . |
| 8 | The truth was that I did n't know how to effect such an aim , and if I found myself eating any more than the minimum — that is , enough for me to remain undetected by the authorities-I considered myself guilty of backsliding , and had to punish myself by eating even less the next day or at the next meal . |
| 9 | If they have got something cooking , and if I found I did n't like it when it came , I 'd tell them to get stuffed . |
| 10 | And and I said he 's got , you know she 'd have nothing to leave . |
| 11 | She menaced me with the extinguisher 's nozzle and , because I knew Ellen did not make idle threats , and because I knew she despised all displays of macho violence , I obediently stepped backwards and watched as she transferred the extinguisher 's aim to Sweetman . |
| 12 | I needed your help , Claudia , and when I realised you 'd disappeared I knew you 'd try to leave without seeing me again . |
| 13 | and when I looked they did n't have it threaded up right at the top at all I had to re-thread the machine . |
| 14 | And when I got I says to here , I 'm sick of having to out all them cigarettes . |
| 15 | And when I had it customized , I could boast I was wearing something that was made-to-measure — twice . |
| 16 | Running behind him just seemed effortless and when I kicked he did n't go with me and he gradually dropped back as I kept the pace up . ’ |
| 17 | Well , while we were having this conversation , there was a lady in the office who used to work for Fred Astaire and when I left she rang him up . |
| 18 | Mrs Webster was very understanding about my wanting to team up with Wendy , which was how I put it to her ; and when I left she gave me a Victorian glass inkwell and a brown ironstone plate , because I ‘ liked old things ’ . |
| 19 | His body was hairy , muscled , well-shaped , and when I saw him strip for bed he reminded me of a gorilla about to pounce upon its prey . |
| 20 | I felt like going for a ride and when I saw you take horse I followed , seeking companionship . |
| 21 | And when I decided I did , I noticed you did n't like me . " |
| 22 | His hand was still gripping the man 's arm , holding him there , and when I nodded he said , ‘ Give it to him . |
| 23 | And when I did I behaved like a damned fool . |
| 24 | Then I had no excuse not to audition for plays , and when I did I found that I enjoyed it . |
| 25 | And when I did I found I could n't concentrate on my work at all . |
| 26 | And when I arrived I wouldn't 've been surprised if my name had n't been on the list but it was there . |
| 27 | The walk was scheduled to depart from Green Park Tube , and when I arrived I found a group of thirty or so walkers already tapping their feet . |
| 28 | Erm I would like to formally second Mr because I followed a situation where the previous minister had baptised anyone and when I arrived I discussed with the session what our policy on baptism was and we concurred that we should follow the nineteen sixty three law but apply it under grace and with the spirit of God in mind and we had some very difficult situations when people said to me no I have no time for God in my life but I want you to baptise my baby . |
| 29 | And as I said he gets blacklisted and he left Derbyshire and come down to Nottingham to work . |
| 30 | My posting came through and I was posted to Swordstone this side of Norwich , so I was still quids in , I could get home once a week , twenty four hour pass and then erm after a while erm , having served at Regiment , I was posted up to , as the Sergeant Artillery Clerk with the Brigade , an ack-ack brigade up at Coventry , just outside Coventry and then of course the A T S were coming in , were coming in in quite large numbers then and they were replacing male personnel and then I was posted abroad and I went to Egypt where I was there again , fortunate enough , I suppose , to go into the echelon , the second echelon which was the Records Office of all the forces or the armoured personnel in the Middle East and I worked there until I was actually demobbed from there but I was out in Egypt there for two , just over two years , came back to Northampton where I was finally demobbed and allowed to come home and as I said I came home one week and I was back at work the next . |