Example sentences of "[coord] i [vb past] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | At the end of my reading , the lecturer asked the newcomer his name , and I heard his voice for the first time — a soft , warm American accent , with the rich , furry tone the English find so attractive . |
| 32 | Then he raised a hand and I heard his whisper . |
| 33 | He pounded along the passage and I heard his shouts in the Kitchen " Tristan ! |
| 34 | ‘ I beg your pardon for intruding , ’ she said , ‘ but I came looking for someone to serve me with petrol and I heard your voices and then what you said about Brownies . ’ |
| 35 | ‘ I looked everywhere and could n't find anyone and we saw the trucks come here and I saw the lights on and I thought the humans were still here and I came in and I heard your voices and you 've got to come because it 's Dorcas ! ’ |
| 36 | He then went downstairs , and I heard my mother join him . |
| 37 | At the hospital I got changed and was in the admittance room and I heard my dad outside saying , " Do you want me to sign for anything ? " |
| 38 | He spoke to her in very precise Greek , and I heard my own name and the name of the school . |
| 39 | And I cursed my weakness , dashing the back of my hand over my traitorous eyes , for I saw the American woman look at me . |
| 40 | I could n't have gone to a better place because they 'd got most parts of the country and one thing and another and I fitted their bill to a tee . |
| 41 | Many tour groups do and I timed their sightseeing . |
| 42 | Though he did not make me as starry-eyed as Daisy Yates , he was the best-looking man of any age I had ever seen , and I adored his old-fashioned manners . |
| 43 | I wondered — and I judged her age at about thirty . |
| 44 | Far as I remember he called me a nasty name and I slapped his wrist . ’ |
| 45 | With a final burst of furious rain , the sky cleared and I dragged my bag along the road in blinding sunshine . |
| 46 | At breakfast Lili for some reason spoke of fidelity , and I noted my mother as she went in and out with bread and boiling water , looking at her , not with the disapproval she reserved for me but with half-amused incredulity . |
| 47 | Lights began to go on in the dark houses , and I relished my melancholy to the last drop . |
| 48 | Now we did not have to sit on the edge of the bed — a much wider bed — because there were two chairs , and I had my own shower and facilities for making coffee and snacks . |
| 49 | I had at my command a whole hour and a quarter , and I had my voice ; but the words … |
| 50 | I was about fifteen ; I made my first record and I started playing in nightclubs and I had my first drink . |
| 51 | I used to model for a hairdresser — Herberts in Liverpool — and I had my hair dyed blonde and red , it looked great — honest , but as it started to grow out I neglected it . |
| 52 | When we were seated facing each other again she gave me a ball of pink wool and a pair of knitting needles and I had my first lesson in how to knit properly without dropping stitches . |
| 53 | I was awful , in those days I was into acid green sleeks and I had my hair cut in a triangle When I saw Auntie Muriel I thought , if that 's the way you end up , working on a farm , I 'll stay at home and become an underresourced juvenile But it was n't up to me . |
| 54 | Anyway , whatever its name , it put up a noble fight before it was gaffed and brought on board , and I had my photograph taken with the catch after we landed back on the beach . |
| 55 | I was stiff and shaking and I had my face in my hands , crying unrestrainedly . |
| 56 | I was reading and no doubt seeing myself as Chopin , and I had my new book on birds beside me . |
| 57 | He was quite near , jostling among the spectators , and I had my first close look at the wild-eyed little goblin who had plagued me . |
| 58 | Sean gave me a birthday card from my wife Susan and I had my photograph taken to prove that I did wear my ‘ Now you 're 40 ’ badges and socks ! |
| 59 | When I reached the pit bottom , there was approximately three feet of water at the pit bottom and I had my first experience of water in the mines . |
| 60 | Luckily , old habits die hard , and I had my tape-memory stowed in the car , together with a stack of other junk . |