Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.

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1 That morning I met my father on the middle landing of the stairs , and we were alone together for the first time in the holidays .
2 I passed your dad on the crossing the other day .
3 I got my schooling on the hoof . ’
4 I bumped my head on the door moving your mattress through the laundry , ’ said Tom .
5 I found your issue on the Palestine/Israel question fascinating ( NI 199 ) but I 'm not sure I agree with your proposed two-state solution .
6 I practiced my trade , I simplified my life , I was on my way to becoming the " Compleat Airman " , I also felt that I should get an overseas tour out of the way , and was quite pleased when I found my name on the PWR+ ; I then awaited eagerly to learn where .
7 I fixed my attention on the tower of the library which the priest , Sauniere , had built on the edge of a precipice overlooking the distant village of Esperaza .
8 " The old bird we were chasing just put on an extra spurt , and I banged my chin on the ground so hard I though a tree had fallen on me ! "
9 One evening as I was nearing Farr 's entrance , I was running , tripped , with the result that I banged my head on the pavement .
10 I rested my elbow on the bell-push and just kept right on resting .
11 For the first few years I rested my chin on the concrete wall separating the spectators from the players and saw many wondrous things .
12 I rested my head on the glass , and up went a pigeon .
13 When I came round I felt much better and I turned my back on the lake and went home .
14 I turned my back on the lochan and walked a dozen paces away from the edge before heading back towards the road .
15 Outside I turned my back on the stairs and walked on down the passage .
16 I hung my thermometer on the wall , and do you know what it registered ? ’
17 I hit my head on the kerb when I fell and when I went to hospital two days later they told me I had severe bruising of the brain , ’ said Walter after his Kempton win on Mithl Al Hawa .
18 He says I hit my head on the ashtray .
19 I hit my car on the kerb .
20 I placed my hand on the top of the skull and waited .
21 I had a bullock , a nice quiet beast , called Charlie , and I lost my grip on the shovel when he knocked in to me .
22 What a pity I lost my hat on the way here ! ’
23 I saw their breath on the frosty air .
24 I saw his hat on the hall table . ’
25 I saw your name on the front page . ’
26 When I saw my picture on the front page of the local newspaper I knew it meant trouble . ’
27 However , I reached my decision on the basis to which I have deposed in paragraphs 8 , 9 and 10 above .
28 When I reached my flat on the ground floor of a huge house in a quiet road off Putney Hill , I reflected that it had been , to put it very mildly , a somewhat taxing day .
29 I took my bicycle on the train , with two packs slung on the back and a typewriter .
30 Very slowly I took my weight on the good hand and slid my feet over the rim of the tub .
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