Example sentences of "i soon [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I soon became a man and learned how to do it properly … |
| 2 | I soon became a fan of these boots which remained comfortable and performed well . |
| 3 | I soon became a connoisseur of wood smoke . |
| 4 | I soon noticed the influence of military training . |
| 5 | My great fishing love , until then , had been Lady Tweed , but I soon discovered the South Tyne was every bit as good , if not better , than the Queen of Scottish rivers ; and the stretch below our house was far enough upstream and far enough downstream from the main population centres to make it almost completely private . |
| 6 | I soon had the bike back in working order and if the distances were n't too great , I would ride while the others rode in the van . |
| 7 | I soon had an armful , then clambered up off the shingle to the better walking of the salt-washed turf where the burn , dividing into deep peaty runnels , cut its way to the shore . |
| 8 | After that I was blacked by the quality schools , but I soon landed a job for the rest of the year with a cowboy outfit in Italy who needed a replacement teacher in a hurry . |
| 9 | We did have a couple of suicides , but I soon put a stop to that . |
| 10 | ‘ I soon put the run on that fellow , ’ Kitty continued without comment . |
| 11 | … Crossing a wooden foot bridge to the right of the village street , passing the village church and climbing a rather steep hill , on the crest of which the road curves to the right , I soon see the cart-track which leads to the hall . |
| 12 | Too late in the day because all the hotels are full and I end up tramping round in the dark , lugging my pack and money ( cash , a great wad of hard currency ) , nervous of the hatchet-faced youths who watch me meandering round , concentrating so intently on making it look as though I know exactly where I 'm heading that I soon have no idea where I am on the mapless streets of Algiers . |
| 13 | Crowe offered a pathetic excuse about investigating woodworm infestation for his nature column , but I soon beetled the truth out of him . |