Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [vb past] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So this afternoon I had him on the settee |
| 2 | ‘ An' where 's the money I gave yer fer the pictures ? ’ he demanded . |
| 3 | Finding myself in the coal bunker at the back of the bungalow I did nothing till the morning of dawning when maximum light was to be utilised for a rather essential cold water wash under an outside tap , and I was soon back on the solid road remarking that the hedgerows ' newborn leaves utter great things . |
| 4 | Yes it 's great , I mean in the first year lecture on Tuesday erm in the break I gave them in the middle of it the the corridor was like thick with tobacco smoke y'know you could hardly |
| 5 | I did n't approve of what he was doing , but if I refused his money I would be more and more visible , so I took it , and when he had gone off in relief back towards the dining car I gave it to the barman . |
| 6 | Like a fool I told her about the man I 'd been living with . |
| 7 | Outside in the corridor I grabbed him by the elbow . |
| 8 | Discovering how much I wanted you , right from the moment I saw you in the flesh for the first time , was harder still . |
| 9 | Much to my shame I knew nothing of the Cambrian Railways as most of my interest up to then had been in the Southern Railways and to a greater extent industrial railways , and so decided that much research was necessary , which along with the commencement of renovations will form part of our next episode : - ‘ A NEW STATION IN LIFE ’ . |
| 10 | But for Ilsa 's sake I asked him about the gleaming star and discs on their rainbowed ribbons and he became almost talkative . |
| 11 | At a particularly exciting point I dropped it between the seats in front , and insisted that my parents ask the people to look for it . |
| 12 | from my vantage point I saw nothing in the few seconds between the County Inspector 's announcement to have incited what appeared to be a concerted start by the police . |
| 13 | It was definitely time to say farewell and stepping down from the canal at that point I found myself on the very street of my son 's house . |
| 14 | ‘ Remember the lecture I gave you in the train . |
| 15 | It 's for this latter meaning I chose it as the name of my new holiday company . |
| 16 | I often walked along the shore , and one day I saw something in the sand . |
| 17 | That is where I spilled vodka on it the day I wore it for the first time . ’ |
| 18 | Next day I shot him in the arm during our fight , thought that was the end of the whole thing , and left France . |
| 19 | On the appointed day I presented myself at the villa . |
| 20 | Alter that night I threw myself into the struggle on Mrs Rumney 's behalf . |
| 21 | Yeah and that 's another thing I found I had a letter from the Social Security saying would you please send your order book back you 're not entitled to any more money , your sickness benefit 's run out , I thought it ca n't have , I do n't go back until the twenty fifth of March , phones up for the appointment I got it on the fifth of March , nine days ago |
| 22 | In the course of the paper I addressed myself to the question : ‘ Why is it that people unhesitatingly talk of feeling hot as well as of feeling the heat of things ? ’ |
| 23 | Every morning I drove him to the hospital , waited for his X-ray treatment , drove him home again and helped him to bed . |
| 24 | My Lord the first er issue is as a matter of English law and the English law position , my Lord in making my main submissions to your Lordship I took you to the case , we looked at the statements of er the House of Lords and er Lord in particular with whom the other Law Lords agreed , my Lord do you wish to go back to the fact again ? |
| 25 | Tony arrived from Crewe by car at 7.30 p.m. and before he even put down his suitcase I questioned him about the ‘ Heritage ’ tour . |
| 26 | Crawling across the floor I trapped him behind the settee . |
| 27 | And I was only doing up here but er , that 's good enough , sort of thing I kissed her on the lips a couple |
| 28 | Remember that thing I told you about the bones the other night ? |
| 29 | ‘ Lucky thing I saw you in the rear mirror just as I was driving off ! ’ |
| 30 | Started with this device this is the thing I made it at the grammar school when I was working there . |