Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [conj] i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The car was so badly crushed that I thought about asking the boss if he wanted it posting back . ’ |
2 | On that occasion I had the hardest fight of my career and my prominent nose was badly broken before I won on points . |
3 | In fact , that was only done as I walked through the door . |
4 | It will be apparent from what I have already said that I agree with the views expressed by Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. in In re J. ( A Minor ) ( Wardship : Medical Treatment ) [ 1991 ] Fam. 33 , 41–42 . |
5 | He had not woken when I returned from my meal at two . |
6 | I have already mentioned that I worked in Derbyshire . |
7 | A 1:50,000 flat sheet map of the area was quickly acquired and I set to work scouring the area for my standard size circles , using Gresford All Saints as a perimeter marker . |
8 | So now I always and so I , I 'm thinking that it might be that , that I that erm maybe you know like I used to be anxious about something like that and I used to wake up and the dream used to happen , but now that I 've double checked that I know for sure that , that I 'm safe you know for the night it does n't happen any more by cutting off possibility |
9 | He said : ‘ I believe my attitude and fitness have both improved since I signed for Wednesday , and I 've got the boss and coach Ritchie Barker to thank for that . |
10 | ‘ But I was really transformed when I went to Australia . |
11 | I am often asked whether I approve of cosmetic surgery — and I do not . |
12 | I managed to hold the aircraft straight for a short distance , running on the nosewheel which , luckily , had escaped damage , but as the speed came off the aircraft slewed sharply left and I came to a slithering , steaming halt about 200 metres the other side of the dyke , well off the runway . |
13 | Do you know sweetheart I have often wondered since I knew about things whether a brother or sister ever did love with such a love as ours . |
14 | ‘ I had n't realised that I needed to be a hypochondriac to qualify for your — affections . ’ |
15 | Those words are n't used where I come from . |
16 | His bedroom door was n't shut and I listened to the stillness inside . |
17 | I have never smoked and I object to being poisoned by other people 's indulgence . |
18 | I found it extremely satisfying , which was something I never found when I worked in an office … |