Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] i [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't want John thinking that I said he would get her one . |
| 2 | He said it with such heartfelt force that I believed him . |
| 3 | ‘ It was n't until he produced the ring that I took him seriously . ’ |
| 4 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 5 | I thought it was n't fair that I should begin to show when I was barely into my fourth month , and I got angry with my clothes , as if it were their fault that I pulled them out of shape . |
| 6 | I was so frightened by the blind man 's violence that I obeyed him without question , and took him into the room where the sick captain was sitting . |
| 7 | [ reading ] " I always thought my young master a fine gentleman as everybody says he is , but he gave these good things to us with such a graciousness that I thought he looked like an angel . " |
| 8 | It 's her ring and I bought her that scarf . ’ |
| 9 | Asked by police what had happened , Mr Graham said : ‘ He attacked me with a hammer and I stabbed him . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Away , ’ came the enigmatic reply and I knew I would learn nothing more until I arrived . |
| 11 | ‘ I could see how dark it was and it was on my mind and I thought she rushed a little bit but it worked in my favour , ’ said McNeil . |
| 12 | They were built with me in mind and I liked them and got a couple from Fender . |
| 13 | B : ‘ I thought she was far too cocky but then I changed my mind and I pursued her with a vengeance . ’ |
| 14 | I 'd give this Sir Benson Craig a piece of my mind if I met him , that I would . |
| 15 | I picked her up by her neck and I said you bitch and she goes when you put your face up close to her she goes and puts her ears back and goes like that to your face . |
| 16 | I was wearing I had the , the stethoscope behind my neck and I took it off for something , I was holding it up to try and get a better |
| 17 | She closed her eyes and put her arms around my neck and I kissed her . |
| 18 | That bird up there with like some thing hanging out of its arse and then something hanging out of its mouth and I thought it was like |
| 19 | Then I , I put it in a saucepan and I stewed it the next |
| 20 | This is something we said we were going to discuss at a time in the future and I thought I 'd stick it on and see how much time we 'd got left . |
| 21 | actually we , mm , at some length and had a few ideas , erm I 've got an appointment with someone at the Arts Council in a couple of weeks that the Arts Council 's got a new fund called erm consultants in research and I thought I 'd make a bid to see if we can get someone |
| 22 | So we 're watching that programme , Is this Your Last Cigarette ? or whatever it were called last Sunday on the telly and I thought I 'm stupid cos in six month 's time I shall say I could have packed up six months ago . |
| 23 | Mr MacAskill commented : ‘ It became clear the vote was a confidence issue in the party convener and I felt it was no longer appropriate that I should remain in his cabinet . ’ |
| 24 | and he went straight back to his study and I thought I 'd go and see him because my parents had gone |
| 25 | Neither was listening to the other talk and I thought it would be a good moment to fetch the rhubarb tart . |
| 26 | She smelled of booze and I adored her . |
| 27 | I mean I think it 's the class thing as well really , because I can remember when I was erm leaving school erm and I went to the careers erm teacher for my interview and I said I 'd like to be a journalist and she looked at me and I came from a very poor working class background in Tottenham , and she said ‘ I 'm sure you could be a secretary or a shorthand typist if you really tried ’ . |
| 28 | I 'd done my apprenticeship and I knew I could do a good job . ’ |
| 29 | In fact , I only met one decorator … a young couple wanted to buy a piece and I offered them a discount as they had n't got a decorator - at which she drew herself up and said : ‘ We are not married . |
| 30 | Once you get out of car and I thought it was a dog that she had , bu did n't have , she did n't have a dachshund he had a little |