Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb past] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I contacted him on the same number that I contacted you |
| 2 | If I kicked him on the shin I bet he 'd limp away and not even glance to see who 'd done it . |
| 3 | But I fancy that if I found myself on the field of Waterloo with a foot missing , or in a dentist 's chair without benefit of anaesthetic — a future form of laudanum — or faced with a work-situation in which my family were slowly being starved and degraded , then my conclusions might reasonably be the same . ) |
| 4 | I think these 'd probably be better if I did them on the one you suggested for |
| 5 | The vermouth was dark red , and I wondered what my mother would do if I poured it on the mushroom-coloured carpet — very slowly . |
| 6 | I did n't realise how clear her speech was until I heard it on the tape . |
| 7 | Then I nearly fell over when Hywel walked in because I met him on the mountain and he gave me the eye . ’ |
| 8 | Sometimes Benjamin would play on the lute he always carried , whilst I accompanied him on the rebec . |
| 9 | Before I put her on the plane for London I told her everything was over between us and I 've just reiterated that . |
| 10 | ‘ She looked well enough to me when I saw her on the cake section of the WI stall yesterday morning ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I promised myself I 'd smash his handsome face when I saw him on the prison-ship . |
| 12 | One of these papers was a recent statement by the county education committee that no change in the status of the grammar school was contemplated : on that basis , I was able to reassure my anxious colleagues , when I met them on the first day of term , that abrupt change was not imminent . |
| 13 | When I met you on the road to Hay last night , I almost thought you had put a spell on my horse ! |