Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my heart I knew he was dead , but I wanted to hear what she would say … |
| 2 | ‘ It was done by experts and in my heart I knew it was wrong . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ I agreed but in my heart I doubted it . |
| 4 | With my accent I thought I 'd be smashed to pieces or fucked in half after five minutes in here . |
| 5 | About eighteen months after my mastectomy I had my hysterectomy , an even more painful operation . |
| 6 | Upstairs in my apartment I bought myself a drink . |
| 7 | And suddenly to my horror I saw our delightfully edited little film of The Seekers and Georgie Girl . |
| 8 | I thought that it was made of stone , but to my horror I discovered it was made of cement blocks ! |
| 9 | Soon after starting my search I found my first good hammered — the Edward half-groat illustrated . |
| 10 | And in my mind I saw them reaching between their legs to clutch their precious bags . |
| 11 | Even in my mind I found it extremely unwieldy trying to lance one — let alone 100,000 — from a charging steed . |
| 12 | It was my fault I neglected her . |
| 13 | The windows were obscured by curtains , but if I strained my eyes I thought I could make out the shadow of a figure standing behind them , never moving . |
| 14 | Letting the water buoy up my weight I stretched my feet down to touch bottom and found the water came up to my ears ; took a deep breath , put the rest of my head under and reached around for Harry , unable to see him , unable with open eyes to see anything at all . |
| 15 | In my head I heard again his lyrical voice , on my lips I felt his lips , and on my wrist . |
| 16 | oh Then erm said I love my granddad I said what about your grandma ? |
| 17 | Did you like my card I sent you ? |
| 18 | I 'd read of automatic writing so in my grief I tried it , spending many hours holding a felt-tip pen over paper . |
| 19 | The worse thing I 've ever done is wax for my legs I did it once mhm |
| 20 | ‘ After I got my degree I told my mother I could keep her now and she should leave my father . |
| 21 | To the best of my recollection I mentioned their existence as soon as you had expressed dissatisfaction with Northumberland Avenue . |
| 22 | She looked as big as a donkey and when the cavernous jaws with the great yellowed teeth brushed my thigh I knew it was time to go . |
| 23 | When I found her the other side of my desk I told her in no uncertain terms I was n't having anything to do with it . |
| 24 | On my visits I watched his development with delight but the occasion which stays in my mind was the following Christmas Day , a year from his arrival . |
| 25 | I said it 's no good asking my opinion I said it looks alright to me . |
| 26 | Out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw a white butterfly — but it was the white pattern on the tail of an adult , checking up on the brood . |
| 27 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw someone running to a car then it was driven off at speed , and they did n't seem to care about the traffic |
| 28 | Out of the corner of my eye I watched him wipe himself with Kleenex tissues and drop them on the floor , indifferent to the smears of blood on them . |
| 29 | Soon as I saw 'is picture I knew what 'ad ‘ saved ’ Else . |
| 30 | Placing the bagpipes in my rucksack I made my way back across the green to the orchard , expecting a summons at any moment to appear before Shimi Lovat . |