Example sentences of "i [vb past] [indef pn] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I checked everything in at the left-luggage office in Liverpool Street station , and then went off to make a couple of telephone calls .
2 It was difficult to stop my things from falling into the sea , but in the end I got everything on to the shore .
3 I got something out of the tellers .
4 I got two bottles of Scotch and I hid one down by the dishwasher . ’
5 I knew nothing really about the behind-the-scenes activities of missions working in remote islands , but the Australian representative , Brian Parker , explained that he worked for several missions of different denominations , arranging facilities , transfer of funds , booking hotels for newcomers and whatever might be needed .
6 I expected to see Dr Mortimer , as I knew nobody else in the village .
7 I did everything right in the first set .
8 Now I felt that I wanted nothing else in the world but to be allowed to read this dismal grammar all winter .
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