Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] [verb] i the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the album I make the comment that somebody had asked me the same question and I said , ‘ Yep , my left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 2 | But I was not sure that she had told me the whole truth . |
| 3 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 4 | Dad and I went in and Mr Vulcan explained that he wished to give me the harmonium and that there was a clean bed upstairs if we wanted it . |
| 5 | Regretfully , the young gentleman told him that he had quoted me the price to the trade , and for a retail sale it would be slightly more expensive , i.e. £36 plus VAT . |
| 6 | ‘ And , if you 'd given me the chance to finish , you would also have heard me specify ‘ for the general collection ’ . |
| 7 | It would n't have surprised me if you 'd given me the boot there and then . |
| 8 | ‘ If you 'd told me the truth about that years ago , none of this wretched business would have happened . ’ |
| 9 | Sir , I thanke you , but I thynke I might the better doo it , if you did showe me the woorkinge of it . |
| 10 | Perhaps he thought that , and he 'd given me the slip . |
| 11 | He only mentioned his wife to tell me he 'd just bought her something new to wear and he tried to give me the impression his brother-in-law was something of a poor fish because he could n't make ends meet . ’ |
| 12 | If he had given me the £5000 , under the rules at the time I would have had to donate 15 per cent to the British Board — totally unfair in my view as I had had to find the sponsorship myself . |