Example sentences of "this [noun] [conj] i [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He arrived this afternoon and I sent him off to rest . |
| 2 | I told my friends I was going to the dentist this afternoon because I knew they 'd be jealous if they knew I 'd seen Home Alone 2 before anyone else . |
| 3 | I persuaded her to come on this course because I thought it would be a change for us both . ’ |
| 4 | I did n't appreciate this freedom until I lost it . |
| 5 | I of course has to invent this ceremony and I did it in Latin as they do at Oxford |
| 6 | So could you phone up er your office because I cleared the fact that we can pay with this card cos I thought you might look at this and say well look it 's expired . |
| 7 | What we want to do in this session as I said it will only take about twenty minutes , there are three key things we want to do . |
| 8 | It was at this moment that I decided I must learn to dance , so that I could stay on at the pensione instead of roaming about . |
| 9 | I wanted to let you know of this initiative because I thought it might be possible to : |
| 10 | I had to clean my erm my new desk out in this room before I bought it with me |
| 11 | ‘ I did pop round for a chat with him earlier this evening and I thought he seemed a bit jumpy . |
| 12 | Had Freda on the phone this morning but I told her that I would n't doing the . |
| 13 | President , congress I 've got ta up and say to you , I had , I 've had to borrow the wife 's glasses this morning cos I left mine in the car |
| 14 | I gave it to Christopher this morning cos I knew I 'd forget tonight . |
| 15 | There was a bus went down School Lane at half past two this morning cos I sent it down there . |
| 16 | They were on the till when I was up there this morning and I said you are you were working there |
| 17 | She phoned this morning and I said I ca n't come and collect it cos I 'm here by myself she said oh I 'll bring it in , that 's alright , no problem but er we 're going away to Gloucester at two o'clock |
| 18 | Assistant manager Eddie Stein , who had taken temporary control , said : ‘ The chairman did ask me how I felt about Barry possibly coming back earlier this week and I told him I 'd welcome him with open arms . |
| 19 | I met this man and I thought he was wonderful — so nice to me and everything when I first met him . |
| 20 | Perhaps it was for this reason that I hated them as much as I resented menstruation itself . |
| 21 | I decided to come this way because I wanted you to see the courtyard by moonlight . ’ |
| 22 | I had got my back almost round to the steps by this time but I knew I 'd never get my parka open and the front door key out unless I had an edge . |
| 23 | ‘ This time as I talked I felt the ground move . |