Example sentences of "[verb] and i [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it bounced and bounced and bounced and I thought it was going on for ages but it did n't . |
| 2 | A few minutes later he rose and I heard him say , ‘ Goodnight and thank you for giving me your interesting reminiscences . ’ |
| 3 | I think a medical problem different say for instance for myself I got an awful bash on the nose playing badminton and they thought it was broken , however it mended and I wished it had broken because its mended a bit , but I do not believe in spending money on cosmetic surgery because I think if you make the best of what you have and think of all the people were mutilated by disease |
| 4 | He got straight back on to the divan and lay with his eyes shut , as if I should n't have come and I felt I ought never to have come ( especially without telling C ) , and I felt as well that it really was a bit much , a pose . |
| 5 | Lisabeth 's eyes clouded and I knew I 'd done enough . |
| 6 | With the onset in the later stages of unmistakable labour pains in my lower abdomen all doubts were resolved and I knew I had to do something about it . |
| 7 | He did not change expression , but an eyebrow flickered and I knew I had him . |
| 8 | His voice was muffled and I thought he was trembling . |
| 9 | She was being strangled and I pulled him off . |
| 10 | ‘ I was passing and I thought I 'd just pop in and see how you were . ’ |
| 11 | I rushed him to hospital and the doctor asked how it was done and I said he 'd fallen over on the step . |
| 12 | yeah , well I was there the other day and erm the bell went and nobody sort of moved and I thought I think , I know , you know , so I got up and I washed me cup of tea like , you know , they looked at me as if you know oh there 's a keen , but I mean I do think it 's important to do that , because not only that it 's not fair for the |
| 13 | thumped this girl back , he says and I told him he will not be able to stay at school for dinner |
| 14 | So I said I went and lay in the in these bull rushes and I got half a brick , yes , he says , and I saw them coming and he says and I threw it and hit him this er blackleg with this half brick . |
| 15 | I put and I crossed it outside . |
| 16 | In any case — thank God — eventually my period came and I knew I was n't pregnant . |
| 17 | And as part of the deal , I had some petty cash with which to buy them all sandwiches and coffee so they could get changed or dressed while they ate and I took them to the next job if they had one , or wherever they wanted to go . |
| 18 | That 's right , made a cup of coffee and that and then , he was , just came back and she said you have n't finished , he said yes , she said I did n't hear you knocking , oh no he said , well I built it all , you know , it 's all ready made and I built it ready for the bolts and , oh I thought you would of been knocking , I 've got some knocking here you know |
| 19 | ‘ She wanted to know where we all met and I told her that it was through the vibe . |
| 20 | Paul adds , ‘ I liked Marcelle from the moment we met and I married her because she 's a really lovely person . |
| 21 | I agreed and I put him under training for Mosquito , and to the best of my knowledge ( and this is only a guess ) he did over 70 sorties , got himself at least one DFC , if not two , and became a very worthwhile member of the Pathfinder Force . |
| 22 | Yeah and bus stopped and I said it was going to cos we |
| 23 | He was getting ready to retire and I thought I 'd have lots of time with him . ’ |
| 24 | Well he , he was asking me which I 'd prefer and I said I think you ought to consider Vicki not me on the crossing . |
| 25 | We tried to persuade Tom not to go and I told him to stay well away from the horses . |
| 26 | I said I want to go and I meant it . |
| 27 | He two-putted and we hugged and I told him how proud I was . |
| 28 | So if I started off with a half X squared and I differentiated it I would get two times a half times X |
| 29 | There was no question about it — people knew who I was and if they did n't they asked and I told them . |
| 30 | We fought and I hit her … ’ |