Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pron] [noun sg] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Wilhelm wo n't speak to me since I chucked his Filofax in the jacuzzi . |
| 2 | When it became clear that he had nothing to tell me , I made my exit in the face of dismissive politeness . |
| 3 | The situation had become embarrassing , so I laid my rod in the rest , with the hook hanging from the butt-ring , and tied on my mate 's hook for him . |
| 4 | I met his wife in the village shop and she was very concerned about him . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I got my chance in the national side when injuries put me into the match against Romania in Bucharest three years ago . |
| 6 | ‘ I found our colonel in the phone book ; I remembered old Marks say he thought they might be a Cornish family . |
| 7 | But I have been divorced 30 years and know I 'd feel the same as the man who was jailed if I found my wife in the arms of someone else . |
| 8 | Two days later , I approached his office in the NME 's bunker in Carnaby Street with a mixture of excitement and trepidation . |
| 9 | I jerked my head in the direction of the mountain above us . |
| 10 | I learnt their use in the early 1970s from Dr P B L Muldoon , physician at the North Staffordshire Hospital Centre , and have personally used them since 1974–5 . |
| 11 | ‘ Mummy , ’ Matilda said , ‘ would you mind if I ate my supper in the dining-room so I could read my book ? ’ |
| 12 | I tensed my body in the kiosk . |
| 13 | I took a shorter way than Sapt and when I reached the moat , I hid my horse in the trees , tied my rope round a strong tree and let myself down into the water . |
| 14 | I had to make haste now or I would be late , so I threw my kit in the back of the Porsche , threaded my way through the traffic on the Kingston By-pass and then put my foot down on the M3 , keeping a wary eye open for the police . |
| 15 | I opened his razor in the bathroom to rub the powered residue of his beard in my fingers , and wondered if it was still growing on his dead face . |
| 16 | I stuck my thumb in the top , pulled it off , and offered her the bottle . |
| 17 | I stuck my nose in the beaker and hoovered up the aroma in the approved fashion . |
| 18 | Basically I do n't disagree with you , aye we have got the best army and I loved my I loved my time in the Army but I 'm totally against the way I was treated in the Army . |
| 19 | I watched her face in the rear-view mirror . |
| 20 | I called his name in the hall with the dogs standing beside me . |
| 21 | I 'd sworn at my thick sweater when I packed my bag in the Laura Ashley room , but I 'd be needing it soon . |
| 22 | I did and it was one of the reasons I lost my seat in the Dail . ’ |
| 23 | I saw his picture in the paper . |
| 24 | Then I saw his face in the driving mirror and felt ashamed , as if I had struck a child . |
| 25 | I saw his boat in the basin as I came along this morning . |
| 26 | I saw his brother in the Cock a couple of months ago . ’ |
| 27 | I saw your name in the ledger , so do n't deny it . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I saw your name in the programme . |
| 29 | I saw your picture in the paper here just last week . |
| 30 | I saw your picture in the paper . ’ |