Example sentences of "i [vb past] there was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I realized there was a secret at Thornfield , which nobody wanted to tell me . |
| 2 | When I got my hands under the protruding portion I realized there was no point in heaving . |
| 3 | I dreaded seeing him , and thought I 'd go out for the evening , but then I realized there was no point in that , it was only putting off the inevitable . |
| 4 | I was appalled by that , and I realised there was a real need to support new members of staff by giving them some basic information . ’ |
| 5 | In mid-leap I realised there was a fox curled up asleep under the bank . |
| 6 | I realised there was no going back — that pregnancy meant 18 years and then college … ’ |
| 7 | I was very impressed by the volume and depth of sound from such a small cab , and although there 's not the power to cover a very large stage , I found there was no great loss in tone when standing to the side of the amp — a problem with some larger rigs . |
| 8 | If I found there was no coffee in the house I 'd shout and swear at her and I must have been an absolute pain to live with . |
| 9 | I 've just been up to the Wembley exhibition of word processor , and one of the things I noticed there was the increasing number of processors and packages which I think you would describe as friendly or at least semi-friendly to , to help people . |
| 10 | But I could n't — when I arrived there was no door , the boards were still on the windows , there was no electricity and no cooking facilities , only cold black floors and dog shit . |
| 11 | And er they drew their truncheons , that I 'd never seen before , policemen with truncheons , er and they started to run and everybody else started to run , and I forgot there was a puppy dog , this puppy dog it it chased it chased towards the er p policemen , and started er barking and d and carrying on , and one of the policemen did no more than thump it straight across the top of the head with a with a truncheon , and er and that was the end of the puppy . |
| 12 | Then I heard there was a book about this lesbianism . |
| 13 | ‘ I heard there was a bit of an emergency . |
| 14 | I heard there was a West Midlands League and when I contacted them , they said if I could get a team together we could join . |
| 15 | and Peter came in the morning , I never thought anything I 'd been listening to the radio , I heard there was a big accident on the road , a car accident |
| 16 | Well so we went to the I L P and er at this time we started getting er a class together in the , where I worked there was a hundred men and hundred lads , approximately . |
| 17 | I had a great time with her , we were chatting away and I fancied there was a twinkle in her eye because I was quite a catch then . |
| 18 | In an interview with Fred Emery on BBC 's Panorama on 13 January , for example , he put the point in no fewer than three ways : ‘ I resigned on my judgement of a breakdown of constitutional procedures ’ ; ‘ I believe there was an affront to the Constitution ’ ; ‘ I decided there was a setting-aside of the Constitution and I resigned . ’ |
| 19 | The ash tray was getting crowded when I decided there was no percentage in doing any more worrying for a while . |
| 20 | This morning I can kind of feel it , but last night it was as if I was when I swallowed there was a big lump . |
| 21 | It was against my will but I felt there was no use fighting it , because the social worker had many things against me , like my not going to see the baby , and my being in prison — there were many things against me . |
| 22 | I thought , if you knew you 'd been abandoned , it might make you feel insecure , and I felt there was no need for you to know that . ’ |
| 23 | I felt there was no point in just trying to occupy the crease . |
| 24 | Later , I felt there was a need to lay some foundations of understanding as to the doctrine of the church and for several months expounded Ephesians under the title : ‘ Build your church , Lord . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ If I felt there was a part that he could play and he felt he could play it — and if it was reasonable to ask him — I would bear that in mind . |
| 26 | The movement of this reminds me of er stage set and the figures on the bench could almost be actors and actresses and with the figure at the bottom here , the male at the bottom , well its not quite at bottom , tucked away at the side there , he , he , he looks like erm , like a harlequin figure , maybe a mischief maker , er I , I felt there was a lot of fun in this painting and a lot of erm , er gravado and , and stage specs , that kind of thing , so this poem is called for obvious reasons People Of The Nile , and I 'll read it twice , probably be the best way Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing Chinese whispers , so I , I , I quite wanted to give that er a , a contemporary updated feel , erm , I read that again for the people who may of just seen the picture at the back People Of The Nile , Ancient people drawn on a vase , tell a tale , warn a friend , man dressed in red holds back a curtain , over hears and tells , they are gossiping people , playing chinese whispers , erm , the next one , we 'll have to put you on wheels I think |
| 27 | ‘ When I saw it here this afternoon I felt there was a tiny change . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I felt there was a real danger that we would turn full circle and go back to the dark days under Revie when the manager 's indecision was final . ’ |
| 29 | Professionally , if I felt there was a risk I should want to know that I was clear so I was certain there was no danger of me passing anything on to a patient or a future partner . |
| 30 | ‘ Of course , if I felt there was a real risk , but I would n't pass it on anyway . |