Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [conj] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 The performances on this new disc are first-rate ; indeed they are so polished that I found myself occasionally longing for something with a little more humanity and which more faithfully reflected what were in all probability the more rough-and-ready sounds of the Kürbs-Hütte clientele .
2 ‘ But you were looking so absorbed that I guessed you were admiring that wonderful bureau . ’
3 It looked like half a letter T. The needle was so bent that I knew I knew that I would not be able to remove it in the usual way , so I took my heavy pliers ( the ones with which I behead the Passap/Pfaff needles when they got damaged ) and cut off the top of the needle , below the bend .
4 Country vets are n't easily sickened but I felt my stomach turning .
5 In a couple of months , they will be moving to larger premises , which Walker had just found when I visited him .
6 " My husband just crumbled when I felt it was me that needed to crumble and somebody to help me .
7 The teams praises were duly sung and I drew my fair share of the applause .
8 ‘ Why have I always felt that I knew you before ? ’
9 I 've always I 've always felt If I thought it was necessary then that 's the end of it er as far as I know .
10 I was n't totally prepared but I knew what it was like .
11 ‘ You were right , ’ he admitted , ‘ but I was whoolly riled when I heard what you thought on her . ’
12 Anyway the workload gradually increased until I found I could n't continue any longer and have been off work for the last six months .
13 You have probably heard that I found it impossible to afford living in London any longer and have come here as a master .
14 I lifted the dog on to the table There was no doubt he was enormously improved and I did my best to join in the rejoicing .
15 I WAS really gobsmacked when I saw your picture of a catwalk model parading a hat with a toy airplane on it .
16 All thoughts of tiredness had now gone as I prepared myself for breakfast and quickened my pace towards the barn .
17 ‘ She has n't stopped since I collected her .
18 Both waders immediately filled and I caught my breath as freezing April waters began to stimulate sensitive nether regions .
19 Erm so I think it was probably quite well attended though there were a vast number of these green files left at the end so may be it was n't as well attended as I thought it had been .
20 Not because I thought I should have been picked there were at least 15 guys playing better than me but because I had n't performed as I felt I should have done .
21 That afternoon the wheelbarrow even stuck when I pulled it off the road for a break .
22 It is well known that I disliked what was in the first three-year letter of intent , but I wholly approved of the principle .
23 ‘ Woolley never knew the observers were n't killed until I told him .
24 Her face has n't changed since I met her , Clare thought , as she and Bryony followed .
25 The Seekers readily agreed and I did my interview to go with it .
26 The family could not speak English and my schoolboy French was almost exhausted so I bade them good afternoon but managed to make them understand that I would have dinner with them one evening soon — ‘ An English dinner . ’
27 My tiredness had now almost disappeared as I made my way along the drive of Brigade H.Q and out into the village .
28 He had barely answered when I explained what had happened .
29 Lisabeth reluctantly agreed after I put her in charge of phoning the hospital for twice-daily reports , which was exactly the sort of thing she liked to take charge of .
30 It was superbly performed and I found it enjoyable , although it did seem to hark back to an earlier period of American modern dance .
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