Example sentences of "[verb] i [verb] [pron] was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was only twenty when she was saddled with me , yet she never made me feel I was a drag , and heaven knows a kid sister must have been at times . ’ |
| 2 | anyhow that made me feel there was no future in Plymouth for that , so this opportunity came , I came and when I got here they did n't carry any sergeants so I would of had to move again if I wanted promotion , which I was n't prepared to do for this , mainly for his education , unfortunately the |
| 3 | ‘ There was something about him that made me know he was the best revue star we had . ’ |
| 4 | But even so , when Angie first materialised I suppose I was a bit put out for two or three days . |
| 5 | Anyway ; I used to be petrified of these dragons , even though I knew they probably did n't exist ; I mean I knew there was no Santa Claus , and no fairies and elves , but still thought ghosts and dragons were a possibility , and it only took one to kill you … |
| 6 | Well he 's probably just caught him on the back of on the back of the calf but er I thought it was as you say I thought it was a nice sharp incisive tackle . |
| 7 | I told me mates it was a sure thing and they emptied their pockets and put every last halfpenny on you and that horse of your'n . |
| 8 | yeah that 's right but I mean what can you do I mean she was an Russian was a |
| 9 | When I arrived I found I was the only newspaperman so involved , and Mains had his men out on the main field . |
| 10 | more information I mean this is , I mean this is part of what I was talk mythology I mean we 're talking about the index survey so when I raised the example of Churchill and the Churchill ex example is , was a good one because I mean he was an intellectual in his way , you know I mean he was a big bright cookie and but his was in terms of word count because he had a use of words for the way he used his words was how ordinary people would understand him I mean if you go back to you know we will fight them on the beaches and everything else I mean you think of the number of syllables he used in those words etcetera , etcetera I mean that 's sort of what I 'm getting to I mean he had his sharp succinct approach you know |
| 11 | You 'll never force me to say I was a party to it . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The first time the buzzer went I thought it was the ice but it was a 16 lb pike . |
| 13 | You see , I did n't realise I thought there was a soft or hard , but there 's actually soft and then there 's |
| 14 | He was somewhat mollified to find that Armstrong was a cab and he could ride in the back and scowl at me , but he knew I thought it was a lousy idea going down to Brixton to track down Lewis Luther . |
| 15 | Well I thought I thought he was a bit but I do n't know |
| 16 | Well I said I tell you what I thought I said it was a funny ending to begin with was n't it ? |
| 17 | I think I said it was a 6-iron or maybe a 7 , but I gave him the yardage and he hit his shot right at the hole . |
| 18 | You think I think it was a bit mean of him . |
| 19 | But I think I think it was the way maybe the way Brian approached them you know , I think there 's a little bit on both sides |
| 20 | After what had passed I thought there was a line drawn between us . |
| 21 | When it did I thought it was a joke . ’ |
| 22 | How did I know he was the world 's greatest ? |
| 23 | Little did I know I was a fool slipping into danger and the black shadow of Benjamin 's great-uncle would soon trap me . |
| 24 | And she kissed me , and called me her dear Blanche , and said I knew she was a good girl , and very strong , and not foolish . |
| 25 | She said I thought I was a week out she said . |
| 26 | I said I thought there was a tendency to do this . |
| 27 | I said I thought he was a right in fact I 've never seen Sally like it before I said I felt quite really |