Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I asked my husband of the punishment for the young males who had participated , but he had no answer .
2 I asked my father about the people in the adjoining houses , they must have lived in perpetual fog , and I remember he told me that perhaps they got their houses at a reduced rent .
3 ‘ Wilhelm wo n't speak to me since I chucked his Filofax in the jacuzzi .
4 She mumbled something while Flora supported her and I wiped her face with the warm , fizzy water .
5 I wiped my face with a handkerchief and thought about Barbara Porter .
6 The fire beside the storage tent and cook-house was still burning and trays were being carried to tents and houses when I made my way across the sand wrapped in shawls against the cold .
7 After a few days my condition improved , the weather changed dramatically , and I made my way across the cultivated , fertile fields of Normandy .
8 I made my way through the orchard and into a slit trench .
9 I made my way through the trees to the farmyard , four Commandos were stacking ammunition against the farmhouse wall .
10 ‘ Just enjoying the taste of the rum , Corporal , ’ I replied , getting to my feet and swilling out the mess-tins and empty mug as I made my way through the drizzle to my now very muddy slit trench .
11 As I made my way through the trees in the direction of the village and Brigade H.Q there were several loud explosions a short distance away to my right , followed by a loud burst of automatic fire .
12 I made my way through the crowds to Farr 's in Brown Street , managed to get right up to the entrance and poke my head around the door to see what was going on .
13 I felt a strange sensation in my stomach as I made my way down the sloping gangway and on to the tarmac , If I had felt like this on the morning of the 6th June , Lord Lovat would probably been going ashore without his bagpipe music .
14 I felt proud and grown-up as I made my way down the road , concentrating my mind for what might be required of me .
15 Later , I made my way into the farmyard and joined a group having something to eat .
16 As Taff reported to Brigade H.Q I made my way into the orchard , made a mug of tea , had something to eat , got into my trench and immediately fell asleep .
17 I made my way towards the east coast .
18 I made my way to a cottage near the church , where I had been told I could expect a night 's lodging .
19 I made my way to an hotel lounge in the Diamond , where I sat and read a leaflet I had picked up in the church .
20 Anyway , at shortly before five I made my way to the forecourt of the RA .
21 Ignoring them , I made my way to the Norman castle .
22 It was suppertime , so I made my way to the Roscommon chip shop .
23 I felt I was climbing a mountain of my own as I made my way to the interview battling on my bike against the fierce London traffic to meet Sir Edmund at a plush hotel next to Harrods in Knightsbridge .
24 In the lunch interval of the Test I made my way to the bar , where I saw the editor of the Herald , Mac Pollock , father of Springboks Peter and Graeme , and decided to discuss Vorster 's threat with him .
25 I ran through the fields , laid low for about two hours , then I made my way to the motorway and hitched it to Birmingham .
26 Come Saturday morning I made my way to the ground .
27 My tiredness had now almost disappeared as I made my way along the drive of Brigade H.Q and out into the village .
28 I made my way round the football pitch towards the library .
29 I made my way round the house and crossed the mossy terrace to look in through the drawing-room window .
30 At the Scotland-Wales match I was severely reprimanded by a steward 30 years my junior for daring to place one foot on the hallowed turf as I made my exit from the ‘ schoolboys ’ enclosure ’ .
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