Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] i [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish I was wrong and I still had my pension . |
| 2 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 3 | The squash had an undertaste that I could n't identify but it was n't unpleasant and I happily drank it . |
| 4 | Well it 's just that I may be totally wrong but I just read it first when you read it first it 's like its prey in the light if you see what I mean . |
| 5 | It is exactly the sort of corkscrew I always use but the room was so dark and I so flurried that I drove it in sideways and broke the cork . |
| 6 | I think in fact it was too warm but I still thought it was cold . |
| 7 | ( Laughing ) I went to see this lot live once and like , it was all really moody and I honestly thought the singer was about to launch into some sort of mime routine , I mean , he 's such a f—ing pansy . |
| 8 | Without the wheelbarrow , more styles of walking were possible and I even tried hopping . |
| 9 | ‘ The salon was relaxing , the staff pleasant and I really loved my haircut , ’ was the verdict on Windle Hair Salon in central London . |
| 10 | Hilary particularly remembers ‘ … the mesmeric Senta , whose teaching was so brilliant that Rata Quick and I both achieved the splits for the first and last time in our lives , with no untoward effects ! ’ . |
| 11 | And the last thing was , I 'm not at all clear what was meant by the principal voluntary organized a organization for the mentally ill and I just wondered what was , what was his view in that respect . |
| 12 | Well no I did it last week and one of the references I could n't remember the name of the woman , so I just put Mrs blank and I just left it so I thought I 'd do it again cos there were a couple of bits I did wrong and a bit dodgy , so I though save me writing it I 'll just do it all over again but it looks like I 'm not gon na be able to now because we 've brought out here for a piddling stupid fire drill ! |
| 13 | I was n't used to it so it was quite hard but I really liked it . |
| 14 | Maybe he was right but I never noticed them particularly pointed in my direction ! |
| 15 | I kept an ace but I only got a pair of eights with it which was no good . |
| 16 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 17 | Well fuck when I come back up he near had the fucking front door broke trying to get it open so that they 'd come in the front and I see the kitchen door 's closed and I just walked in and I said well John the dishes or nothing 's done if you wan na go and have a look because he would n't do them . |
| 18 | I mean , it 's odd : I used to feel sometimes I wanted to talk to him to see what he was really like but I never did . |
| 19 | Yes it as I say it 's nothing grand but I just enjoyed this man 's conversation , he was so good . |
| 20 | I look dreadful and I really wanted to look beautiful for Daddy , especially tonight . ’ |
| 21 | went to put the , he , he went away again , but I , I did mention to the police , who I might say were very helpful were ninety per cent of burglars do n't get cleared up so of course it was n't important and I never expected it would be , but I did mention to the police at the time that I would like an future occasion because I 've been trying to use guns in America er to have a gun in the house but they er , but they would n't erm agree to it at all |
| 22 | India in their home country are very tough and I always thought we would have a difficult task here . |
| 23 | ‘ It used to get me so angry and I really wanted to protect my mother and help her , but I was only six at the time and there was nothing I could do . |
| 24 | give it another growing and I just thought stupid plant , and I 've left it and it 's grown into a beautiful , , did n't call it which now is supposed to before the other way round . |
| 25 | all mothers are sacred but I just had to put the boot in on her , I 'm afraid , I said stuff ! |
| 26 | And it was grossly unprofessional but I really did n't think that much of it . ’ |
| 27 | The shutters slammed shut and I even heard the catch fall . |
| 28 | They were always a little bit big and I just liked the metal a little bit better . |
| 29 | He seemed disappointed and I soon saw why when I got into the main hall . |
| 30 | It was all quite dispiriting and I subsequently found it easier to work with museum officials . |