Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i did [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I admired Lewis and his friends immensely , ’ Wain reported years later in an autobiography ; but ‘ already it was clear that I did not share their basic attitudes , ’ which were Christian , conservative and anti-modern . |
| 2 | I 'm sure he 's going to be fine , but I think I 'll have to make it clear that I did actually have a life before he came along , and I do n't particularly want to do everything with him ! |
| 3 | The room , and the view , and the two people , seemed so calm that I did not want to disturb them . |
| 4 | It would be wrong if I did not correct the inaccuracies that are contained within the letter . |
| 5 | He was about six months old and I did n't know what was wrong with me . |
| 6 | I was so young and foolish and I did not know what I was doing . ’ |
| 7 | Nigel became despondent but I did n't . |
| 8 | I said Ben was wet but I did n't , his bed was n't , so god knows |
| 9 | Quite right and proper but I did n't fancy trying to scrounge a lift from a back-bencher . ’ |
| 10 | " I had to be careful lest I did n't say to myself " I 've served God and done something for Him , now perhaps here is a relationship that will offer me happiness and marriage " . |
| 11 | ‘ Personally , ’ I said , trying to be funny when I did n't feel very funny , ‘ I think she 's had a lucky escape . ’ |
| 12 | I 'm just sorry that I did n't give it to you sooner . |
| 13 | It is unbelievable that I did not . |
| 14 | This Pool who is not Poole can not be worse than the last idiot I saw from the same backward profession : he was extremely fortunate that I did not send the details of his impertinences to the Medical Association or whatever it is called . |
| 15 | It was disloyal that I was able to divert myself , but appalling that I did so with Otto . |
| 16 | He did n't seem convinced so I did n't tell him that I would n't give odds on his wheels being there in the morning . |
| 17 | It was still early so I did n't expect many customers , but I did expect more than one — me . |
| 18 | I did n't like Mike , ’ she says , ‘ I strolled in and he did n't like me , he was at that age when he did n't like people if they did n't look cool so I hated him because he used to be really sarcastic and I did n't know him well enough to realise that he was only messing . |
| 19 | ‘ But I did feel a bit funny afterwards because it was so early and I did n't remember seeing the man around the house before . |
| 20 | ‘ I could almost think she were real if I did n't know better , but unfortunately for you and your tales my detective is an expert . |
| 21 | I 'd be bored if I did n't have it to do . |
| 22 | I was a bit nervous because I did n't have a partner . |
| 23 | I was nervous because I did not have any friends and I was worried that I would be on my own . |
| 24 | And then I came here which was quite amazing because I did n't want to come here I wanted to be er like James Herriott and go somewhere really rural |
| 25 | Most difficult of all , admits , is setting foreign language puzzles : ‘ I translated some puzzles into Russian once , which was not easy since I did not even know the Cyrillic alphabet ! ’ |
| 26 | There were seventy- five paintings in the exhibition and by the time I left , which was quite early as I did not stay for dinner , most of the pictures had a little red sold label . |
| 27 | It would only be possible if I did n't love you , but I do . ’ |
| 28 | Not a bloody cos I did n't hear him ! |
| 29 | I 'm sorry if I did wrong . ’ |
| 30 | Sorry if I did n't sound too keen at first . |