Example sentences of "[adv] i [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably I did hear him right saying that Labour 's spending plans were predicated on assumptions about Labour 's ability to produce economic growth . |
| 2 | This made me aware of how badly I 'd done with the domestic arrangements . |
| 3 | I could think only of how badly I wanted to make love to you again , with the sunshine on your beautiful face . ’ |
| 4 | I think that secretly I wanted to get pregnant , although I tried to kid myself I did n't . |
| 5 | The most I 'd allowed myself to see of the inside of that room during his three months at Sleet was himself half naked ruled into a margin of light . |
| 6 | ‘ Until then the most I had done was two or three costumes at a budget of £50 . |
| 7 | Slowly I began to stumble across other disaffected Irish women and I felt like a traveller finding a friendly inn after a long , cold journey . |
| 8 | Now , slowly I began to come to terms with guilt . |
| 9 | I could not forget the footprint , but I saw and heard nothing more , and slowly I began to feel happier . |
| 10 | I tried to make the noises that they made , and slowly I began to speak . |
| 11 | So at quarter past eight I said right I said go to bed said gon na turn that light out . |
| 12 | At first everyone had been smiling , thinking how right I looked holding the baby . |
| 13 | Right I had to sing erm America yeah . |
| 14 | Oh I 'd forgotten about that , right I had to go back a couple of times did n't I Bev ? |
| 15 | Luckily I managed to warm up on a few business trips ! |
| 16 | Luckily I managed to get a job with a small fit-up touring company — playing small theatres in the provinces , living in digs , away from the spotlight and very badly paid . |
| 17 | Luckily I managed to grab the abseil rope firmly enough with both hands to stop ) . |
| 18 | Luckily I had run off a faint quality copy ( like this letter ) to economise on ink cartridge use as cartridges £14 or so each . |
| 19 | Luckily I had taken them off . ’ |
| 20 | Luckily I had learnt French very well at Lowood , and had no difficulty in communicating with young Adèle , a pretty , cheerful child . |
| 21 | But Sally was so good , Luckily I 'd remembered to pack the Farley 's Rusks and she had those mixed up with boiled water the guard got for me from the restaurant car . ’ |
| 22 | Luckily I 'd thought it out before . |
| 23 | Luckily I 'd had some speed earlier : when I was on blues I could get through anything . |
| 24 | Groggily I tried to turn as the room spun round . |
| 25 | Eventually I managed to find a page torn from a local bus timetable which showed the Province of Parma . |
| 26 | ‘ It took me three attempts to land the fish but eventually I managed to bring it in to the bank and my mate Paul scooped the net under it . |
| 27 | Eventually I came to rest again in Mr Saleb 's office . |
| 28 | I was one of her props though eventually I got moved into the backs because I was so good looking ! ’ |
| 29 | She was quite happy to let me do my survey and eventually I had to make my excuses or she would have gone on chatting all day . |
| 30 | He also had difficulty remembering his lines , and eventually I had to write his lines on boards , on bottles , on door frames — anything he had to pass by or pick up . |