Example sentences of "and i [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She came to visit Streatlam to look at the horses and I thought what a very handsome woman she was . |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | The article made a deep impression on me and I thought what a wonderful coastline it would be to explore . |
| 34 | did n't know it was two parts , till I and I thought what a funny way to end , I mean are they dead |
| 35 | And people walking on the pavement all it totally and I thought what a cheek . |
| 36 | And I thought what a fool , none of them work |
| 37 | yeah it was , oh it was terrible and I thought what a strain that must be on her heart , you know , carrying all that weight |
| 38 | and all that ruddy stuff , , I knew she 'd come along and put all , use to be a , he was the R S A man for the Signals and old Reggie , he was another R S A , he was headquarters company and old was in the cable laid section for people you know , came loose , I was walking through the shed and these two , I saw these two put them down , and I thought what the hell are you doing here ? |
| 39 | He said yes Mrs well then he followed me in the kitchen , stood behind me and I thought what the hell 's he hanging about for , I 'm gon na take it to him and the , his son- in-law was there |
| 40 | Looking back later , Helen recalled three things about this new life , so different from the unhappy days when she and Edward discovered that his passionate letters to her were being read by Mrs Andrews : ‘ The beauty of it delighted me , and I thought it the perfect setting for these people with their freedom of manner and thought … . |
| 41 | and I 'm seeing the surgeon today and erm and I met somebody the other day who 'd had it done and his fingers were n't affected , you know , so I mean it 's just the luck of the draw I think . |
| 42 | Well I , I took the liberty of the Lord Lieutenant 's appointed me to something called the Sussex Rural Options Land Bank and I brought you a copy of the leaflet , having notice of your question and I did ask the officer who deals with this in the Sussex Rural Community Council if he could give me the latest score on housing I thought that the news was bad from what he had said , but having said that , I mean every effort is being made to deal with the issues you raise in this council which is now chaired by Peter . |
| 43 | I was rather late back , when I got back I heard a knock on my bedroom door and she said it 's Miss and er I said , oh come in , I undid the door and she came in and er and so she said to me er , I just had a telephone message from Peel er to say that you have been subpoenaed to go the Police Court next Thursday and I said what a day out of my holiday and she said , well I 'm sorry but you 'll have to go . |
| 44 | And I said what a lovely little puppy , what 's her name , and it said Freda . |
| 45 | ‘ And I spotted it the moment we drove off from my flat , ’ Newman rapped back . |
| 46 | It did n't leave much time for going out to play , and I resented it a great deal . |
| 47 | DAYFLOWER a strong finishing fifth in the Newmarket 1000 gns , may find conditions more to her liking at the Curragh tomorrow and I make her the selection for the Irish ‘ 1000 ’ . |
| 48 | And I make sure that I 'm here and I open up for them , and I make them a cup of tea . |
| 49 | Because I asked in the other classes , three or four American students , and I asked them the same question . |
| 50 | ‘ And I asked you a question , Mr Ward . ’ |
| 51 | Then I , I put it in a saucepan and I stewed it the next |
| 52 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 53 | And I told him the whole story of our voyage , and the danger we were now in . |
| 54 | ‘ And I told him the mud in the high street was an absolute disgrace . |
| 55 | and I told him the ones to see . |
| 56 | Check all the spellings , and I told you the horror story about the gentleman whose name was wrongly spelt . |
| 57 | And when the bud grew in me , and I knew her every cell as it pulsed to life ; when I felt the pliant fingernails and rip of flesh that is a mouth:then I knew this was my planet . |
| 58 | But when I actually erm got into the social work side of it , and i saw what the needs there were , erm and it was at the particular time too when you know , lots of teachers were sort of being made redundant , or at at least the er the numbers in schools were n't so high . |
| 59 | ‘ Charlie 's fire watching tonight , and I saw him a couple of days ago . ’ |
| 60 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |