Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] i " in BNC.

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1 I did n't buy that jumper did I , Mikila , cos it 's not very
2 That bit made me think even then .
3 I do n't frighten easy , but that geezer frightened me .
4 That 's all that Christian offered me when I went up there to lay out that poor young wife of his .
5 This broad sketch helped me to explore the crayon 's versatility without using the final painting as a trial piece , it also helped keep the whole composition in mind as I concentrated on a specific detail in the finished painting .
6 That bike took me all over the place .
7 When I got down to the park , the combination of the cold and my long sleep that afternoon made me feel too restless to contemplate actually going to sleep again , so I just sat there on one of the benches , thinking .
8 no , no , well when I , when I get it , the thing that gets me going is this , that complete car cost me er six thousand , eight hundred
9 That episode made me quickly learn how to repair a puncture and from that time on I always carried a repair outfit .
10 I think the shock of that recognition drove me a little crazy myself .
11 That was my auntie and that was the l the woman who gave me that tea set I were telling you about .
12 Would you believe that the sight of her in that condition made me feel differently about her ?
13 Well I shall go because if that fella 's been from , if that fella said I did n't have a job I 'll be jumping up and down like a what d' ya call it !
14 Gees that bloody car frightened me then !
15 Sir Nicholas , 58 , whose recreations are listed in Who 's Who as ‘ loving beauty and beautifying love ’ , said : ‘ Some bounder got me . ’
16 I was selling houses and apartments on a commission basis , and I think that my English accent stood me in good stead .
17 THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED ME WITH A WELCOME BREAK FROM THE PURELY BOTANICAL WORK TO WHICH I WAS ACCUSTOMED .
18 A Wave washed ashore and within its rushing sound I heard some hope from periodical land — that most finicky home to all media junkies everywhere.Rather than offer up another fascinating glimpse of some consumable , this Wave challenged me to look into myself and wonder whether organic intelligence is what we should be seeking.This story , Inner Space Outer Space has all the trappings of a mystery thriller , except the mystery is ancient and it is us .
19 I am invited from time to time to sow the seeds of Medau , and last time Brown Owl allowed me to present each girl with a Medau leaflet .
20 You know me , Danny , I do n't go roun' askin' fer trouble but this geezer got me goin' .
21 It was a warm , sunny june day in Fontanellato and I was riding out into the country on my bicycle when another cyclist gave me the news .
22 How this deficit occurred I shall never know , but in some strange way the Medical Clerk was held responsible .
23 Nerves got the better of me and only when Les Cox stopped me to go for another take did I realise I 'd got my letters mixed up and had inadvertently said : ‘ Will you switch these sans off please ?
24 Their ugly faces and unpleasant smell made me feel quite ill .
25 But another sister followed me at the Dowsons when I left to get married .
26 The striking of the half hour alerted me to the incoming tide of darkness .
27 Both the nurses and I were impressed by the speed of action of the remedy , and this experience stimulated me to look into homoeopathy more seriously .
28 This description gave me the idea of a soldier slipping silently through the jungle .
29 Another monster gave me some fruit to eat .
30 ‘ The funny side hit me when I woke up this morning .
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