Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There were a lot of young drunks staggering about , too — most at that noisy and unattractive stage where they might want to be your pal or pick a fight or just throw up on you , so I gave them a wide berth . |
| 32 | I was scared of them but I was n't going to let them get away so I gave them a good run for their money . |
| 33 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 34 | ‘ So I gave him a clip across the back and told him ‘ No ! ’ |
| 35 | ‘ Well he needed a refill so I gave him a hand to push his hand cart into Berkeley last night . |
| 36 | Brian needed to shit so I gave him a plastic bag and then left it in the bathroom . |
| 37 | He kept stealing Nigel 's food , so I gave him a bowl of his own every day . ’ |
| 38 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 39 | After half an hour I was still waiting , so I gave him an experimental pull and the hook came back minus the barbel . |
| 40 | ‘ And I sold them the best . |
| 41 | After a few minutes , he got out and wandered over : ‘ Here , son , give me a shot at that , ’ he said , and I passed him the rod . |
| 42 | My priestly friend set me down outside the two cathedrals and I bade him a fond farewell . |
| 43 | And I got her a box of Black Magic so that 's her birthday present sorted out so she can eat and drink then ca n't she ! |
| 44 | I went to the flat and I got myself a job working in Woolworth 's in Reading . |
| 45 | Oh here look , and I got you an envelope to put it in . |
| 46 | And I got you the roses . ’ |
| 47 | I bought him one Christmas years and oh hey , we were just married and I ordered him an extending ladder from the Co-op |
| 48 | I can only just make it out and I wrote it No charge for the free eye sight test . |
| 49 | Not a condition that mature , worldly Luke Denner ever believed in , and I fought it every step of the way . ’ |
| 50 | And I kept it the same and that 's When we bought this in nineteen fifty four , there was a lot of alterations to be done . |
| 51 | When we got to my house , I gave Man Friday some trousers , and I made him a coat and a hat . |
| 52 | " He just came down here , and I made him a cup of tea and we said an act of contrition together . " |
| 53 | him something else for Christmas , something smaller and I made him a model out of matchsticks and I said this is the prototype |
| 54 | But on the day he came to the TWW studio to be interviewed , he brought her with him and I thought what a shy , pleasant girl she was . |
| 55 | And I thought what a smashing idea for a television programme ! |
| 56 | She came to visit Streatlam to look at the horses and I thought what a very handsome woman she was . |
| 57 | He read it aloud , then handed the paper back to her , and I thought what a pity it was to have to worry about that wretched boy on the one really good day we had had since our arrival . |
| 58 | The article made a deep impression on me and I thought what a wonderful coastline it would be to explore . |
| 59 | did n't know it was two parts , till I and I thought what a funny way to end , I mean are they dead |
| 60 | And people walking on the pavement all it totally and I thought what a cheek . |