Example sentences of "[adv] i [vb past] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The situation called for some drastic action and so I laid it on the line ; either they won this game or I would resign .
2 So I chucked it in the Tyne .
3 So I took them in the lorry .
4 So I took it to the British Museum , who identified it for me .
5 So I asked them in the lodge like do n't do any damage and Tom was in e he gave them a good lecture so and the lads in the lodge said , Well look you tell them as well not to do this attitude and perhaps you 've seen it on these flumes when they saw a crowd that was there they were changing gear with the Land Rover and through you know like anybody in the way you 'd be underneath .
6 So I kissed her on the cheek .
7 I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 .
8 So I brought her to the valley .
9 So I told them about the C in Mister C. I said ‘ It 's C as in E equals MC 2 .
10 So anyway , before I heard that I 'd got an appointment at the Clinic , I got caught for one burglary and so I told them about the rest , 'cos I wanted to get off it an ’ I knew that was the only way of getting off it and I thought , now I 've been caught , I might as well get meself stuck down for a bit , like , rather than get a big fine which I wouldn'a been able to handle at that time … .
11 Over a cup of tea in the departure lounge he asked about the red rose I had placed by the wall , and so I told him of the red , white and blue wreath at Bayeux , of the other red roses on the graves of the crew , and of the ‘ Peace ’ rose which we had brought from England .
12 So I wrote it along the top of the er paper I was using .
13 ‘ They said his name was Simon so I punched it into the computer and went through the alphabet for burglars .
14 The Clwydian Hills , rising to the south and cloaked in cloud , looked wonderfully alluring : so I threw myself into the long climb with far more vigour than I might have done normally .
15 So I invited them to the gig at St Martin 's .
16 so I paid it in the November , the second of December they announce me redundancy do n't they ?
17 Leslie did not want me to go with him to the station , and so I watched him from the hotel-room window , his jaunty walk bravely exaggerated .
18 So I moved it to the other side of the step .
19 alright just shut up a minute , I 'm talking to ya , so she said afterwards oh I says that was good were n't it could n't even switch the machine on and she said it does n't matter does it , she said it 's not what happens its the way you deal with it , and I made a joke of it and I said to him oh this is good i n't it ? relax you 're in safe hands I ca n't even switch the machine on , but anyway I did it in the end and he was alright , and he said thank you very much , that was , you were very good , you were very kind , cos it is frightening and one thing I said to him do n't hold your breath , because people think when their having an E C G they 've got ta hold their breath for some reason , just lie there take a deep breath and do n't breathe again but you 've never had one so you would n't no , I 'm just going to mix this up
20 Eliot had arranged with me beforehand that we should have a private meeting , and meanwhile I sank myself into the communal life of the place .
21 All this happened in the twinkling of an eye and just as quickly I extricated myself from the upholstered prison , scraped up my hat and tried to bash it back into shape as I hobbled to retrieve a far-flung shoe .
22 ‘ One day , if I write my memoirs — the only thing I shall write well , if ever I put myself to the task of doing it — you will find a place in them , and what a place !
23 I remember once I took you by the shoulders and said , ‘ Listen , love , I 'm talking to you about your mother . ’
24 I stayed there for a week in January and for once I found myself in the overworked brochure cliche : Marrakech is a city of contrasts and a fascinating blend of the old and new .
25 Later I heard him in the bathroom . ’
26 Again I felt that terrible pain and sickness , but a few seconds later I found myself with the face and body and character of Henry Jekyll once more .
27 I 'm looking for a millionaire , she says but I do n't see many around I said what about the doctors ?
28 Well I saw them at the , er round the corner at Mount Man Road , on that estate
29 Well I saw it in the last time it was in here on Central and it was n't , it did n't come on !
30 We took them to the fish , well I took them to the fish and no , many o , any of the oth other groups went and some of them , they 're very good !
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