Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [conj] i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the same , I must tell you that my heart sank when I thought of you getting ready to serve a life sentence of accounting in that ghastly tower block at London Bridge station . |
| 2 | My heart sank as I looked at it . |
| 3 | My blood froze as I looked at the prices . |
| 4 | The issue arose when I took to Cabinet committee my proposals on railway electrification . |
| 5 | As the crisis deepened and I came into the depression and withdrawal stages , I knew intellectually that God was still my friend , even though I did not feel it emotionally . ’ |
| 6 | They both jumped one day when the phone rang and I leaned towards it , saying , ‘ That 'll be for me . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I had to leave , ’ he said heavily , ‘ because my conscience dictated that I inform on the Nazis . ’ |
| 8 | The storm broke as I drove past Woomera on the way back to Port Augusta and locals there said it was the heaviest rain for nearly 200 years . |
| 9 | Out went a Tropicana which was soon joined by about fifty free offerings and back on the buzzer the rod went while I returned to my seat . |
| 10 | now I thought I knew what that word meant until I came to the assembly . |