Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [adj] i [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , how we got down alive I 'll never know |
| 2 | I got so bad I could n't do it so I gave up . |
| 3 | I found out all I could about the various parties including the Fascist party . |
| 4 | Now that there was somebody else here , the thought of going back , the thought of the house and the valley being empty again — this time forever , I was sure of that — seemed so terrible I could not bear it . |
| 5 | It seemed so sad I could have cried . |
| 6 | I felt so heavy I could hardly sit up properly . ’ |
| 7 | Even when I felt really bad I would keep quiet , and this affected my body . |
| 8 | God , I thought I was fat as hell when I moved up here , I felt really gross I 'll tell you . . |
| 9 | ‘ I took out all I could find . ’ |
| 10 | I 'd never read it but I knew how much I could have sold it for . |
| 11 | And I felt very glad I 'd come out and I lifted up my head a bit and let the rain come on to my face and I thought ‘ rainwater 's good for the skin anyway ’ . |
| 12 | As Adam refilled his glass , Elinor said , ‘ I never realized how much I 'd miss Buzz . |
| 13 | He sounded so pompous I could n't help giggling . |
| 14 | ‘ From having literally dozens of fractures she progressed so much I ca n't remember the last time she had one . ’ |
| 15 | So he said well all I can say is he said you wan na just forget that erm |
| 16 | So of course I said how much I 'd like to be able to play my guitar like a saxophone , and he said , ‘ Yeah — and vice versa . ’ |
| 17 | For there is a dilemma along the way — expressed so poignantly by the very young pregnant schoolgirl who , in response to the question : " But did n't they tell you about sex in school ? " replied " Oh yes , they told me what to do — but nobody said how much I 'd want to do it ! " |
| 18 | I said bloody sure I 'd be willing to prosecute . |
| 19 | the water stood so clear I could not gauge |