Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb past] [coord] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew in one case that every Saturday morning I would get a letter from a lad who was having a very trying time at an operational training unit , and he begged me week after week , I eventually relented and brought him back ; he nearly went through and completed a second Pathfinder tour . |
| 2 | I just shrugged and warned him to watch out , but he still did n't take any notice . |
| 3 | So I just went and told my sister . |
| 4 | ‘ I just sat and cried my eyes out . |
| 5 | You must be cold , ’ she said , but I just stood and warmed my hands : I did n't dare sit down . |
| 6 | But I was only a child , so I just stood and watched him out of sight and turned reluctantly to deliver his message . |
| 7 | J. decided he wanted a photograph of me , and although I did tease him a bit about this — what did he want a photograph of me for when I was there in front of him most of the time ? — at his insistence I finally went and had it done . |
| 8 | Wednesday , I 'd got Michael outside in the pushchair , coat on and I think I 'd just come down from the loo and I saw the car pull up I quickly ran and got me coat on oh I , I 'll come with you she said , so she come shopping with me . |
| 9 | Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst . |