Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1975 , my engineers and I realised we should enter a new area of application — robots for arc welding . |
| 2 | Towards the end I argued we should remove a section to recover what dating evidence was available below it . |
| 3 | I started siding stuff then , an' sweeping an' doing ; and I expected he 'd begin a calling me for my idle ways . |
| 4 | ‘ By the second race I believed I could win a GP . |
| 5 | I imagined I would have a lot of spare time , but my diary is always full . |
| 6 | I 'd be anchored where I reckoned she 'd get a little shelter from the bay in which she lay , but with a gentle south-westerly and no sign of any break in the weather , I was n't worried about her , and took the easiest line ashore . |
| 7 | When I was released , I was so relieved that I swore I would lead a normal life — no more endless walks . |
| 8 | This time I decided I would try a child . |
| 9 | so I decided I 'd have a go in a factory , aha , and I come in it was over in the other place , the noise was unbelievable , really unbelievable . |
| 10 | I felt they might have a better chance of getting to the capital if they were folded into paper aeroplanes and launched out of the door . |
| 11 | When I was asked by John Wakeham to join AEA as a part-time member in 1988 , it was clear that it would to help lead a similar re-orientation and I felt I could make a useful contribution . |
| 12 | I felt I must keep a very firm hold on myself if I were not to lose control altogether . |
| 13 | Er , in the introductions I did n't stand up and er , introduce myself cos I felt it would steal a few minutes of my er presentation ! |
| 14 | The ideal should be a circular seat but I felt it would take a considerable amount of timber with a lot of waster so I opted for an hexagonal shape . |
| 15 | ‘ I meant we should take a trip to Hadrian 's wall . ’ |
| 16 | I did n't tell you because I knew we 'd have a scene like this and I do n't like it . |
| 17 | I knew we must have a store of old army-type blankets for use when patients ran temperatures yet their teeth chattered during bouts of fever — malarial or dengue . |
| 18 | ‘ I knew you would find a way , ’ she said . |
| 19 | I knew you 'd get a first . |
| 20 | I knew I would get a big sentence . |
| 21 | I thought of it at one ti me , but I knew I 'd make a mess of it . ’ |
| 22 | I 'd done my apprenticeship and I knew I could do a good job . ’ |
| 23 | It was then that I knew I could have a fight on my hands : If the manager sided with him and asked me to move a few feet away then I 'd have no choice but to join in the squabble . |
| 24 | She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level . |
| 25 | . I laughed We used to have a laugh about that very often . |
| 26 | It played a very , very important part in David 's career , because it was for that film that he wrote ‘ Space Oddity'/ Most of the stuff on the film came from the Deram label but I thought we ought to have a very special piece of material — some new material — and something that would show how very fine and inventive a writer David was . |
| 27 | I thought we might have a treat and drive into Siena . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I thought we might have a word about the Gray affair and try to move things on a little in that area , ’ said Wheeler . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , I thought we might take a holiday in Canada , ’ Mark said . |
| 30 | I thought we might take a tour round the surrounding hills and make sure there were no hidden surprises . |