Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [conj] [vb past] i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There the bailiffs pushed and shoved me through a porticoed entrance , down a long , dark , musty passageway into the main well of the court , fastening me to the bar ; beyond it sat the three magistrates before a square table ringed by clerks . |
| 2 | His unfailing support , wide advice , strong advocacy and practical help sustained and encouraged me from my start in September 1967 as FYT 's first paid staff person . |
| 3 | The feeling of numb unreality persisted and anaesthetised me through the arduous business of identifying the body and making the necessary arrangements . |
| 4 | A family of brothers , fathers and uncles on the front table took an instant dislike to me and , slamming their pints on the table , sat back with arms crossed and regarded me in stony-faced silence . |
| 5 | But it was not until I was at Cambridge , in the following year , that my mother noticed and took me to the family doctor . |