Example sentences of "[vb past] i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realized I just had to accept him for what he was , and when I learnt to do that , he did the same to me - accepted me without question , in all my imperfection , in all that made me unworthy of him . |
| 2 | On the handshake it was only when I got notified that I 'd been awarded the gold badge , I realized I never got my hand back that day . |
| 3 | A couple of funny looks later and I realised I also had to head off the perception that I wanted to hire a sex cave for outré rumpy pumpy with a slew of bimbo victims . |
| 4 | When I went to the bus I realised I only had one bag instead of two so I rushed back but no-one had seen the bag in the pub or the shops . |
| 5 | It was years later that I realised I really would have to tackle it , but I found it was much easier than I had expected . |
| 6 | I was painting away merrily in Cirencester and realised I really needed a sound academic education . |
| 7 | ‘ Only because I realised I never did get around to telling you that you are , without question , the most insolent , wilful , egocentric human being I 've ever met ! ’ |
| 8 | You got I just ca n't put my jacket over it . |
| 9 | I only got I only got |
| 10 | I was caught in a current and no matter how much and how hard I swam I just could not get out of it . |
| 11 | But one evening I found I just could n't go at all . |
| 12 | Like Powdermaker ( 1967 ) , who recorded fieldnotes in Mississippi only when she was away from her field data , I found I only took notes at the time if I was willing to risk begin interrogated about what I was going to do with the information I was recording . |
| 13 | While the characteristics of the industrial world do not lead to comfort they certainly lead to stimulation , and I found I continually had to adapt and learn . |
| 14 | I do n't think any of the staff believed I already knew . |
| 15 | As my speed dropped I again tried to open the hood , fortunately with my left hand . |
| 16 | ( 28 ) I just sat there and it seemed I hardly dare breathe for a minute or two . |
| 17 | The carrying system worked well for me and being broad-shouldered and thick-necked I particularly appreciated being able to properly and permanently adjust the width between the shoulder straps . |
| 18 | And er then by the time they actually came I just felt awful . |
| 19 | Although I had wanted to go away and agreed to go away , when the time came I also felt that I was being pushed out of the nest , and that my parents were glad to be rid of me , in that there would be one fewer person to cater for . |
| 20 | Men who could use these things comfortably would have to be three metres tall , and when they came I really did n't want to be there . |
| 21 | When 1911 came I often marvel to myself in the name of Heaven how it was done " . |
| 22 | As far as I was concerned , the bits I rejected I just did n't bother with . |
| 23 | The last time this happened I just managed to catch a glimpse of his two black eyes , going down for the third time , before I landed him . |
| 24 | The first time it happened I immediately thought of meningitis , and rushed her to the doctor 's . |
| 25 | How it all happened I now do n't quite know , |
| 26 | As it happened I too found it in a list of drives the day after answering the letter . |
| 27 | When you telephoned I nearly peed in my pants with excitement . |
| 28 | I never bothered much about Allie , and most of the time I forgot I even had a brother . |
| 29 | I had to wait a long time for an answer , and just before the door opened I nearly came sufficiently to my senses to run away , but sanity came too late . |
| 30 | ‘ I may not have been the tallest , nor the most athletic — Mick Doyle reckoned I only ever jumped from my shoulders up — but what I did have was the most effective arse in world rugby ’ . |