Example sentences of "[noun] i [vb past] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I set out to write this story I thought that it would primarily show how scientists come up with ideas , design a strategy to test them , carry out the experiments , share experiences and attempt to replicate claimed discoveries , thereby establishing new natural phenomena . |
| 2 | Of course , old Meg is not to be relied upon at all , owing to her unfortunate fondness for the bottle , and when I heard that she was the source of the story I said that it could n't possibly be the case , that she did n't know what she had seen , as usual — ’ |
| 3 | This surprised me , as I had not thought of him as someone who would favour me , and in any case I presumed that he would support Willie Whitelaw . |
| 4 | The instant I realised that we had a picture I made a steep turn to starboard and a downward movement , simultaneously I was aware of a slight tremor in the aircraft in the region of the bomb bay . |
| 5 | She asked me to a cocktail-party to which I did n't want to go , so I said I had a cold which was n't true at the time but knowing my chest I guessed that I should have a bronchial cough at any moment and so I did . |
| 6 | I mean normally I do n't bother with the tokens , I mean I Anyway I paid the cheque and I said to Peter I said oh by the way what about me tokens for me for me toy I said if I get a free one of them I can give it to give it to the grandchildren . |
| 7 | In the struggle and confusion that was going on in my heart I knew that he loved me and I loved him , but I also knew that I must leave him ! |
| 8 | But these people had been shot down some months ago and as the Feldwebel had told me that this was only a transit camp I knew that I was not likely to meet them here . |
| 9 | Of course I said that I would , and Ika arranged an appointment for me . |
| 10 | Of course I suspected where it had come from . |
| 11 | And when he was in the pulpit I felt that he was there was tension there was tension there |
| 12 | Yes she come yesterday afternoon I sat and I says I 'll have a go , I says then I had flu did n't I ? |
| 13 | When I dared to go to the scales I discovered that I had lost a further ten pounds in five days . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought it was a weakness I had but it was n't — it proved to be my strength . |
| 15 | I remember a man with a family of several young children who worked at the plant saying at one of the first local public meetings I addressed that it would certainly change his mind about nuclear power if the link with leukaemia was substantiated . |
| 16 | I had er I sent the dimensions to the firm at Oxon and er I had to go to the bank and borrow the money , because you see the money I paid if I do n't pay cash I 'd got ta have six months delivery . |
| 17 | From his signs I understood that they were going to move me . |
| 18 | When I heard about Elsie 's foot I decided that I wanted to write about her to explore how she coped with her disability . |
| 19 | I had the club already going , was dealing with mainly young people , and as you will know young people 's taste tends to vary quite considerably and very quickly , so I might well be very successful for so long and then if suddenly taste changed and I had n't got the ability to change with the times I realized that it would be rather precarious , so I needed a second string to my bow . |
| 20 | Well , when Wyn had his stethoscope in his ears I wondered if they were meant to be him . |
| 21 | As a result I knew that I had recovered everything within the detecting capabilities of my old machine and did not expect that there would be anything left to be found . |
| 22 | When I had finished and opened my eyes I noted that she had the cup in one hand and the saucer in the other . |
| 23 | I can still remember the humiliation I felt as I heard everyone laughing at me , and my brother laughing the loudest of all . |
| 24 | sandwiches , there 's a cup of tea I said and they 'll never know . |
| 25 | Without noticing its onset I found that I was crying and I went on crying until I slept . |
| 26 | And he brought this up about the units I had and he he rang me up on the Friday night is n't it ? |
| 27 | As Ted Wragg says : ‘ this list of subjects I did when I was at school in the 1950s . |
| 28 | When Pietro told us that you were going on the pay-off I felt that you should know what you were getting yourself into . ’ |
| 29 | After reading some of the criticisms from readers in the past few months I felt that it was about time I wrote in . |
| 30 | I made no comment on this at the time ( though privately I thought it a brash boast ) but when we met for the interview I asked if he had brought the pendulum with him . |