Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] i [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some months later I got a cheque for six hundred dollars — apparently a programme in America had done a feature on what can happen when you ask a stupid question and that was my fee for being included . |
| 2 | Five months later I have a friend and companion who will never be sold or replaced ; a friend who knows more about Clare than anyone else . |
| 3 | I had a very gory accident with a shopping trolley , but the gash in my leg has healed beautifully , and about two months ago I had a cataract removed ( local anaesthetic : all the rage these days and an absolute doddle ) . |
| 4 | Three months ago I purchased a Waterlife Nitrate Test kit from my local water garden centre and when I tried to use it consistently got a zero reading . |
| 5 | SOME months ago I saw a television documentary on hostels for young homeless people in London . |
| 6 | Six months ago I acquired a Rottie and can honestly say I am absolutely delighted with my dog . |
| 7 | And we were standing on the end of the house and I thought I had nothing to tie that down with but there were concrete blocks there I had a pile of those in the corner and well it took the whole blooming thing . |
| 8 | Twelve days later I received a call from an exultant Sylvia who told me that , on the previous evening , she had in fact managed to go right into the cupboard and switch off the light . |
| 9 | A few days later I received a letter from Leslie 's commanding officer . |
| 10 | Nine days later I received a replacement booklet , a new Hyperion catalogue and a letter of apology . |
| 11 | A few days later I had a visit from her . |
| 12 | Three days later I made a statement . |
| 13 | A few days later I took a walk down the Kings Road , mostly searching for a pair of brothel creepers . |
| 14 | A few weeks later I had a letter from them , saying another man had visited them with a barn owl , but it was n't as good as Dawn . |
| 15 | Three years later I led a review of social security which was regarded as even more untouchable than the health service . |
| 16 | About two weeks ago I attended a conference , Women For Socialism . |
| 17 | Three weeks ago I found a lump in one of my breasts and since then I 've been paralysed with fear . |
| 18 | Only two weeks ago I watched a TV programme about the Hot House Flowers . |
| 19 | A few years ago I saw a couple of Eastenders stars come in erm and Ross whatever his name forget his name there were two young girls standing in front of me scraping pennies out of their purse to get in though we loved that character they wanted to come that night we 've got to get girls like that youngsters like that interested to come on other nights and then come again that 's what needs doing . . |
| 20 | A few years ago I saw a modification with two small hydraulic servos , one fitted to the front and one fitted to the rear brake pipes , ahead of the brake failure device . |
| 21 | Forty years ago I saw a friend off at Paddington , bound for Totnes . |
| 22 | ‘ On a fine Spring morning some sixty years ago I saw a crowd of half-nude men digging ruthlessly into the old grave barrow that has stood from time immemorial on the eastern slope of the hill between the traditional Hurlers and that towering rock idol , the Cheesewring . |
| 23 | A few years ago I saw a catalogue offering Scotch , sometimes called ‘ Burnett ’ , roses . |
| 24 | ‘ Twenty-five years ago I made a suspense movie , Wait Until Dark , with Audrey Hepburn for which she got an Oscar . |
| 25 | Some twenty years ago I wrote a guidebook to the walks on and around the three peaks of Ingleborough , Penyghent and Whernside in Upper Ribblesdale , supplementing the text with over two hundred pen-and-ink drawings . |
| 26 | ‘ About four years ago I wrote a book called The Bamboo Cage , which investigated the allegation that American prisoners had been left behind in Vietnam after the war had ended . |
| 27 | SOME YEARS AGO I painted a woman sitting next to a table lamp . |
| 28 | SOME YEARS AGO I painted a woman sitting next to a table lamp . |
| 29 | ‘ Five years ago I met a woman called Irene Adler . |
| 30 | You know I years ago I had a twig you know , an ordinary twig , I stuck it into the ground after three long years , all that was was a stick ! |