Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | And though he was never to make such almost innocent remarks again , and though Eva and Dad continued to want to make love all the time , and I caught her giggling while she did idiotic things with him , like snipping the hair in his ears and nostrils with a huge pair of scissors , there were looks that escaped all possible policing , looks that made me think he was capable only of a corrupted happiness . |
| 2 | His tone made me think he was phoning because he sympathized and wanted to help . |
| 3 | In fact I do n't know what made me think he was that way in the first place — unless it was you , of course , leading me off the trail ! |
| 4 | It made me think I was going to abuse my own kids . |
| 5 | But it was sort of let me think it was over and it only looked about that big . |
| 6 | The only enjoyable memory that I have is that of the instructor , a tall man with dark hair and a quiet nature vault a large gate in one bound and coming sprinting towards me to see what was the matter . |
| 7 | Took a walk in the fields saw an old wood stile taken away from a favourite spot which it had occupied all my life the posts were overgrown with Ivy & it seemed so akin to nature & the spot where it stood as tho it had taken it on lease for an undisturbed existance it hurt me to see it was gone for my affections claims a friendship with such things but nothing is lasting in this world last year Langley Bush was destroyd an old white thorn that had stood for more than a century full of fame the gipsies shepherds & herdmen all had their tales of its history & it will be long ere its memory is forgotten . |
| 8 | I remember that she asked me to guess what was inside a sort of pasty served to her on Thásos , and that I got it right at the first guess : macaroni . |
| 9 | A.I 'm afraid it is impossible for me to guess what was wrong with your Ram . |
| 10 | They would of course let me know what was going on as soon as possible . |
| 11 | She did n't try overhard , she just wanted to let me know I was secure with her , that the break-up of my parents ' marriage was n't the worst thing that ever happened , and that she had enough love to cover us all . |
| 12 | Why did n't you let me know he was ill ? |
| 13 | He turned round often enough to let me know he was looking for me . |
| 14 | ‘ There was something about him that made me know he was the best revue star we had . ’ |
| 15 | shouting let me know he was there |
| 16 | As their hired limousine purred back to Heathrow airport , Buzz asked , ‘ Why did n't you let me know she was ill ? |
| 17 | One of the questions I asked myself was what could possibly have gone wrong ? |
| 18 | I asked what was the oldest part of the farm and was shown a flagstone path leading down to a valley . |
| 19 | I asked what was the problem and they told me not to bother my pretty head with scum . |
| 20 | ‘ You would n't understand , ’ a young male engineer responded loftily when I asked what was wrong with the photocopier . |
| 21 | ‘ When , in answer to his assumption that there was to be an early wedding , I asked what was going round the grapevine now , he told me it was pure speculation on his part , stemming from the fact that you 'd just handed in your resignation . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I asked him was that pounds or dollars and he said dollars , so I said sure that 's not so bad and offered him £5 off the price of a new sweater . |
| 23 | This was one of the one of the things I asked him was n't it ? |
| 24 | Raymond said to me the other day , I asked him was there any lemonade ? |
| 25 | Well I asked him was he alright and he said aye , and then I fell asleep , I 've been sleeping from after eight twenty past eight . |
| 26 | I asked who was going to pay for the call . |
| 27 | ‘ I thought it was some weirdo and when I asked who was calling the voice yelled : ‘ It 's me ! ’ |
| 28 | oh , they may of been updated then , the question I asked you was a different one , when was the moment when they became inaccurate ? |
| 29 | I thought , the not that I made there was safety . |
| 30 | It was in the winter of 1987–88 that I announced I was going to race mostly in Britain in Olympic year . |