Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] i did " in BNC.

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1 It was no problem for me to post a crew , and I did , and many of you must know I did post WAAF at the same time .
2 ‘ You must believe I did n't want this to happen . ’
3 Er , I 've had a word with Jeremy about decorating , oh Florrie I must apologise I did try to ring you , I think I managed to get everybody else , erm but you were n't there , in and then I , I left it I regret to say , erm but we thought perhaps we ought to have the kitchen re-decorated and I 've had a word with Jereminy , Jereminy , Jeremy and he says about two hundred pounds and I did get permission from some of you and I 've gone ahead and asked him to do it and he said about three weeks , but before we can have that done , in the meantime , the roof leaked again out in the kitchen Erm , so I 've had a word with Peter who was going on holiday and he should be home this week and he said he will look at it as soon as he 's home , so I 'll give him a ring , I 'll try tomorrow night , I 'm out tonight , I 'll try and give him a ring tomorrow .
4 The feeling swept over me that I had truly left Darlington Hall behind , and I must confess I did feel a slight sense of alarm — a sense aggravated by the feeling that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all , but speeding off in totally the wrong direction into a wilderness .
5 I must confess I did n't enjoy others at all .
6 He 's he 's a quick nimble defender Speedy was just hanging hanging on waiting for the ball to be played into him and I must confess I did n't really see anything afterwards I mean well if you look at that that does n't seem anything untoward does it ?
7 I must confess I did nt see much of the first 60 mins ( football training ! ) .
8 Well they must have been just well they must have I did n't see them
9 It was all motion , always moving … so I suppose that must mean I did n't stop ; not really .
10 I stammered something about not understanding cricket , totally incredulous that anyone should suppose I did understand it , or that I should regard the English side as ‘ we ’ .
11 When Paul called me back to ask whether he was serious about this , I replied , yes , although I must admit I did n't hear strings and flutes on ‘ Space Oddity ’ at the beginning but once the track was done , it was obvious that it was going to work really well .
12 And I must admit I did n't know at the time exactly what her flying weight should be .
13 I must admit I did n't remember Neil from those Yeovil days when he turned up at Taunton as our newcomer in 1986 , ’ said Robinson .
14 I must admit I did like being pregnant .
15 I 've said on the note that tea will be available , I must admit I did n't check that , but I will do that .
16 I must admit I did wonder , but — ’ A hand moved , knocking the thought away .
17 Yeah I mean that 's the same as I di I must admit I did have sort of an argument with him once over his music .
18 you know , and so I avoided her , but I would tell her , but if I saw her I would say Jenny I must admit I did see you going in The General but I did n't come out because I was so upset , but I , I wonder what she 's doing , cos she , I heard she 's got her own business , but I ca n't see that .
19 I must admit I did recognize a few outfits that me and Nicola used to wear .
20 So Ben said , Oh , I 'm terribly sorry he said , there was nobody else on the road and I I I must admit I did n't notice whether I had .
21 I must admit I did n't have any confidence in the name , we once bought a goldfish on holiday and called it ‘ Arthur ’ , and it never made the trip home … ’
22 ‘ I must say I did n't pay much attention to that , ’ Maggie confessed .
23 ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate !
24 The point I I simply wanted to make which is why I I sat through the debate , erm is the honourable member for Edinburgh Central er in his er speech er which I I must say I did expect , called for stronger regulations , er we had the argument the other week about whether there should be statutory regulations or whether we should make er the er self regulation system that we have with financial services industries work .
25 Oh I 'm sorry , but there was only that one which is all , it 's got her latest stuff on it , I 'm not really keen on anything else , it 's got those last , you know the sort of her last few records of it , on it I should say I did n't know there was any others around , when I told you I wanted the Cher one , it was the one that was out now not the old ones .
26 Oh well I 'll , I 'll look , I 'll ring I did n't actually ring
27 ‘ I 'll say I did !
28 You 'd think I did n't live here , too .
29 Wish I could say I did do something organised and worthwhile on a regular basis . ’
30 ‘ He 'd say things like ‘ who is this Michael X guy ? ’ and I 'd say I did n't know' , says Neville .
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