Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb past] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I nervously entered the breakfast-room I looked up at — a black column ! |
| 2 | I loosely tossed a swirl of Moroccan curtain over the sofa , slid Act 3 of Orfeo onto the revolving mat , lit an Al Akhbar joss-stick , and left it at that . |
| 3 | I rarely saw a lesson in which the students had not gone to some considerable length to vary their material and their activities to take account of the level of the class , the length of the lesson and the time of day or week . |
| 4 | I rarely saw the learning supported by the practical work the textbooks themselves suggest . |
| 5 | I rarely knew the answer to that when we were married . ’ |
| 6 | I rarely made a comment on what someone was wearing ; we would sit in a park or café or at home discussing image , beauty , fashion and advertising , and skirt around the more obvious , immediate issues of how we both looked , how we were dressed . |
| 7 | I duly sent a copy to Eliot ; and although lie showed interest , I think it possible that he never read it through , as the following letter shows . |
| 8 | In my simplicity I duly said the collect , which was listened to with silent interest until the end , when there would be a great burst of laughter , which mystified me . |
| 9 | Accordingly , I duly had a site meeting with Mr. George on 4th June . |
| 10 | I duly completed the essay on the rise and fall of The Criterion , and I sent Eliot the relevant copy of The Townsman . |
| 11 | I had just come out of one of my planning meetings and I metaphorically banged the table and said ‘ I know exactly what you should do . ’ |
| 12 | 1985 was special for me — as one of the National Display Team I took part in the CCPR celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall , and later in that year I successfully completed the Medau Teacher Training Course . |
| 13 | I badly needed a holiday . ’ |
| 14 | When I eventually crossed the wall correctly , my second could not retrieve the runner ; neither could a party which came up behind him . |
| 15 | I eventually cured the trouble by hiring an electric drill , and drilling a row of 1–1/4in holes through the 9in thick concrete base . |
| 16 | Because of the activities of the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish ( Mr. Bennett ) in holding it up , I eventually became the wrecker of every other private Bill . |
| 17 | After some weeks of work in London gathering material from such places as the Canary Wharf Tower , Millbank Tower and the roof of the Economist Building , I eventually spotted a tower block across the Thames from the City which I thought must have an amazing vantage point . |
| 18 | I eventually got a chance to read the South Wales Aggregates Working Party 's Regional Commentary which has been sitting on my desk for months . |
| 19 | His ring record alone demanded the attention of the BBBC and he believed that : ‘ It was through public opinion that I eventually got a title . |
| 20 | so , you know , I looked under the bonnet , I could n't understand it at all tt , er , so I eventually got a lift and got a ride down into Malham and er , went in the telephone box there |
| 21 | Already I had had presentiments of the satisfaction I would feel when I eventually got the bag home — the huge relief as I unpacked my treasures . |
| 22 | I eventually saw a specialist who prescribed something to ‘ kick-start ’ my periods . |
| 23 | I eventually saw a report about striking miners on American TV . |
| 24 | Crawling on our stomachs , making use of every scrap of cover or depression , however slight , and remaining motionless whenever he looked in our direction , Abdullahi and I eventually reached the shelter of a low ridge . |
| 25 | But I eventually reached the motorway and headed north . |
| 26 | I eventually described the discipline of anthropology to certain colleagues as ‘ the study of old bones , prehistory , and human evolution you know ; David Attenborough and all that ’ . |
| 27 | I eventually solved the problem by two small blobs of hot stick glue which temporarily glued the component to a scrap piece of wood , dimensioned so that the component overhung the scrap all around . |
| 28 | I eventually exercised the leg , particularly carrying out a stretching routine and also used ice packs . |
| 29 | On that day , as I slowly followed the trail , I simply felt at home and at peace . |
| 30 | During those long and enjoyable hours I slowly became an ornithologist . |