Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i [vb past] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would perhaps have been entirely adequate if I had received it in any normal circumstances . |
| 2 | The road was wet and I kept telling him to go slower . ’ |
| 3 | Oh yes , oh yes yes erm and I 'm on about er on about , for one thing , but you 'd be surprised er it 's the biggest and most elaborate trade of any in the world , locks and keys , I say that very firmly because er there 's no limit , there 's no extent and you , there might be required anything and as I say er I er I had these locks for the asylums and that , you know and er I thought I mentioned it before , I made fifty fifty locks all different and I had to number them and keep a record of them and er I had a , you had the keys on a wire , numbered one up to fifty and they was for big , big asylums , you know what I mean and er they could go in one ward , I 'm on about places where they 'd have twenty or thirty people , you know and er there 's only one bloke could get in there . |
| 4 | M.J. talked a lot , and Donald said I encouraged her too much , and that I.C.B. was on the point of being more personal and interesting if I had let her — but I was rather shy of it . |
| 5 | All through the '70s I 'd wanted to be in a rock band and I ended up doing it and it was nothing like as exciting as I 'd imagined it from reading and listening to records . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm really very sorry that I had to leave you with my mother . |
| 7 | I am sorry that I had to deceive you just now ; I am from the Military Police Special Investigation Branch . ’ |
| 8 | He was buoyant today , but also edgy and more authoritative than I 'd seen him for ages , when mostly he 'd been gloomy and sulky . |
| 9 | They seemed delighted that I 'd said it , and to know just what I meant . |
| 10 | But he was clearly relieved when I agreed to accept it at his hands . |
| 11 | Tony more subdued than I 'd remembered him . |
| 12 | ‘ You were cold and I had to get you warm . |
| 13 | It was fine because I 'd moved it , luckily , I 'd |
| 14 | He 's er he 's saying that er the shifting of the ground 's political but I 'd to remember him that er , th it 's the council that 's doing their job , he 's not doing his job . |
| 15 | On the first one , I was making the record and I broke a string on my Firebird and could n't be bothered changing strings , and so I plugged the Lazer in and it sounded so good that I kept using it . |
| 16 | I assured her that I would definitely not change my mind and that I was sure that I wanted to do it . |
| 17 | When I was researching this subject , the opening exchange of conversations was so invariable that I learnt to recite it at once to save time . |
| 18 | It might have sounded embarrassing if I had said it , ’ I smiled . |
| 19 | I still was n't quite sure if I had got it quite right . |
| 20 | pricey If I wanted to come you see , I 'd have to pay again ! |
| 21 | They 're one point eight G L Estate F reg , four thousand , two hundred , that 's A B C D E , five year 's difference , done four thousand , two hundred , two , eight hundred quid , well actually it 's , our cars worth over a grand if I 'd sprayed it up and put it on the market |
| 22 | He was unconscious and I tried to wake him up but I could n't . |
| 23 | ‘ My mother is almost here and she would be startled if I had to kiss you into silence . |
| 24 | The result was very rewarding and I enjoyed doing it very much . |
| 25 | She is smaller and less intimidating than I had imagined her . |
| 26 | I had been at great pains to appear distant towards him and been more successful than I had thought I could be . |
| 27 | Even I had come to realise we were n't as compatible as I 'd thought we were . |
| 28 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 29 | And I felt so happy and excited so I did ring him up . ’ |
| 30 | It had a nice smell and my hair felt very silky and manageable after I 'd rinsed it . |