Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [vb past] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from being sick and having to keep going to the loo I loved being pregnant . |
| 2 | The Squirrel I flew was appropriate for the task , being owned privately by a pilot who bought it new and had flown just 60 hours before it was introduced to me . |
| 3 | yeah , it was , the bit I saw was that policeman when he goes although those two were up to no good |
| 4 | Until we came to the Furka I 'd been impressed by the Spirit R/T , surprised by the agility of its handling , the sensitivity and accuracy of its power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering , the breadth of the uninterrupted acceleration from its powerful turbocharged engine , the lightness of the controls and the quality of the gearchange . |
| 5 | I BELIEVE the decision I made was commonsense — the right one in the circumstances . |
| 6 | I know some people might think the decision I made was unpleasant and monstrous but I want to tell how I came to make the decision and the reasons behind it . |
| 7 | But the experience I had was fantastic and it did n't take long before my salary was considerably more than that . |
| 8 | The last break I had was five months ago . |
| 9 | Before I began the formal research I had been aware from the few parents of children with trisomy 21 I knew that there was more disquiet about their negotiations with professionals and the treatment of their children than had made its way into the academic and professional literature on parents and families . |
| 10 | For an ugly moment I had been convinced she had guessed the real reason for my avid professional interest in Bill Francis . |
| 11 | As he told Lahr : ‘ Up to that point I 'd been brittle and arch with Halliwell , because I sensed his inwardness and his desire not to talk . |
| 12 | The first body I saw was that of a man lying in a gutter in Raouche , his arms wrapped around his face , one leg hooked above the pavement . |
| 13 | The Wirral club have members from all age groups - from babies to pensioners - although the average age of the group I met was early 40s . |
| 14 | One afternoon we had been taken for a walk up to the top of the mountain behind the camp , which had been good exercise ; from the top I had been able to see the sea . |
| 15 | The colour I felt was pink . |
| 16 | The colour I felt was pink . |
| 17 | When I was a postgraduate student , for example , I was about to embark on a research project on a topic I 'd been involved in for many years . |
| 18 | Previously , all the theory I learnt was head stuff . |
| 19 | So that was er and then I came back here I was demobbed and came back to , I was er the highest rank I had was corporal you know , in the acting corporal actually . |
| 20 | ‘ Some of the advice I got was amazing . |
| 21 | I need some le er the , I wanted a carton of live yoghurt I do n't think the live yoghurt I used was any good because , for a start it was fruit flavoured , no it was n't , it was natural , but it said mild flavoured |
| 22 | I do n't think the live yoghurt I used was any good because , for a start it was fruit flavoured , no it was n't it was natural , but it said mild flavoured and I do n't think it was the proper like the Greek style really live yoghurt that would have started all the fungus growing on it . |
| 23 | The shots were going to look terrific , but this was ridiculous — the very thing I had been cynical about and did not wish to do I was doing ; carrying a bike both up and down a mountain . |
| 24 | The next thing I knew was Gwenellen , shaking me violently . |
| 25 | One thing I thought was nice was that one little boy , was more noisy than the others but it started thundering once and he came and held my hand as he was scared . |
| 26 | ‘ The first thing I did was close down half the company . |
| 27 | The last thing I wanted was Great-uncle interfering ! |
| 28 | The only thing I wanted was long hair . |
| 29 | And erm also celery I thought was good . |
| 30 | The insecurity I felt was due to my lack of true religion , and was like the small change of the exalted pessimism of our faith , the pessimism that can drive men on to do wonders . |