Example sentences of "[conj] i did " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although I did not know it , my encounter with Gladstone Murray and Ernie Bushnell in February was beginning to bear fruit , and my days as newspaperman cum radio programme director were numbered . |
| 32 | It looked pretty dull to me , although I did not say so . |
| 33 | Although I did the lights for Hamlet at school , I never understood the play , thinking at the time that it was much ado about very little . |
| 34 | J. decided he wanted a photograph of me , and although I did tease him a bit about this — what did he want a photograph of me for when I was there in front of him most of the time ? — at his insistence I finally went and had it done . |
| 35 | Although I did not relish such conditions I reached the final quite easily ; but then disaster struck . |
| 36 | To me all the cows looked similar — small and black all over although I did recognize that some had longer horns and a few had none at all . |
| 37 | Although I did n't see Charlie for months , I rang Eva almost every day for a full report . |
| 38 | ‘ Although I did n't have any live playing experience — I 'd never done the youth club/dance band/pub/club thing — I still felt that I was technically quite good , having evolved my style from playing along to records . |
| 39 | I felt fine — refreshed almost — my leg a little sore but not enough to impede me , although I did wonder at the wisdom of the ‘ cute red heels and hose ’ as I wriggled my feet into the 4-inch-high stilettos . |
| 40 | Of course , I 'm always glad of an excuse to reprint rather than write , although I did n't intend my prose to be quite so timeless . |
| 41 | I was tempted to look for Mum 's name so I checked that she was really asleep , although I did n't care if she woke up or not . |
| 42 | Although I did not conduct field research in Nigeria , I visited that country in 1975 , 1978 and 1981 . |
| 43 | Although I did what I could to try to conceive a girl , I could n't be sure that I had . |
| 44 | Although I did not get this trouble with my machines , we used to suffer badly when we first got our computer . |
| 45 | Although I did not entirely enjoy my time as a ‘ check knitter ’ , I learned one valuable lesson . |
| 46 | The journey was long but pleasant , although I did not really enjoy the last leg from Kuala Lumpur to Perth . |
| 47 | I was confused at school because although I did n't like the way we would dismiss the teachers and what they were trying to teach us , at the same time I wanted to be the ace yob . |
| 48 | I was now drifting around in my own head , although I did see my mother rush in . |
| 49 | She learnt , from my saying , ‘ Here ’ , where I was , although I did not say where I was . |
| 50 | That was the only time when the two sports clashed , although I did once play in the final of the Twickenham Sevens on a Saturday and a Freshman 's cricket trial two days later . |
| 51 | The marriage was a disaster from the word go , although I did n't realize this until it was all over . |
| 52 | Although I did n't live with Marian for another four years , it was because of her that I finally left . |
| 53 | " Although I did my utmost to preserve an emotional detachment " , he writes , " I found again and again that the material under my hands was strangely alive ; it spoke to my condition in the most uncanny way . " |
| 54 | He must have found it very tiresome , although I did sing in tune , and I 'm afraid went through several verses . |
| 55 | I did as I was told , although I did go off it once , I confess , to watch a lad from Leeds ferreting for rabbits . |
| 56 | I found her insight and her interpretations of dreams interesting , although I did n't always agree with them . |
| 57 | Because I had n't sorted myself out about the whole thing properly , my feelings while waiting were a complete tangle — although I did n't want to see him , I did desperately want him to want to see me . |
| 58 | I used to wear clear glass spectacles , although I did n't need them . ’ |
| 59 | It seemed a strange request , and although I did not really feel like accepting , he politely insisted . |
| 60 | Southerton , writing under a byline , would probably have been able to speak his mind about the general atmosphere , although I did not know that his attitude to bodyline would be . |