Example sentences of "i [verb] [art] [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When ICL moved from Stoke to West Gorton in Manchester , I became a commuter and I did n't like it , ’ he says . |
| 2 | Sally wanted to know how I became a caddie and I filled her in on my doings since we left university . |
| 3 | Well can I make a suggestion that you add it all to the list of the things to discuss it is . |
| 4 | But er when we when that er train I er had I 'd written the postcard for home and I asked a lady if she 'd post it for me . |
| 5 | ‘ It was n't exactly what I had in mind when I asked the council if I could donate some money for a seat in the park ’ |
| 6 | I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 7 | ‘ I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 8 | Armed with contrary information , I asked the admiral if he would accept my word for it . |
| 9 | When we came away from the chapel I asked the boys if they were pleased that they had all gone to say goodbye to their grandpa . |
| 10 | I asked the soldiers if I could take a photograph and was told : ‘ Only if you keep moving . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ When I came round after the operation I asked the doctors if they would let me have the screws . |
| 12 | There , I asked the proprietor if there were any really old places I could visit and he directed me to a farm called La Valdieu . |
| 13 | I asked the dragon-lady if anyone had come in who was n't an owner or a groom , and she bridled like a thin turkey and told me that she had conscientiously checked every visitor against her list of bona fide owners , and only they had been admitted . |
| 14 | I asked the villagers if they had seen him and Mr Natchet , the postman , said he had met him by the front gate when delivering letters about a month ago . |
| 15 | I asked the governor whether I could have a visit in the probation department so that Karen did n't have to see me in the gym with everyone else and I could talk to her a bit more intimately . |
| 16 | One day I asked the teacher if it would n't be more patriotic to knit some items in red , white and blue . |
| 17 | I asked the College if they could help , but was told by the then-bursar : It is College policy not to help fellows with housing . |
| 18 | When I did Nurse Ratchett in One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest up in Manchester I read the novel and found a speech in the book that was really wonderful on the character and I asked the director if I could read it for him . |
| 19 | And he said , ‘ I asked the librarian if she had something with big print so she gave me your book . ’ |
| 20 | I asked the inspector if there were any dogs we had n't yet seen . |
| 21 | Occasionally I change a banner but I take no responsibility . |
| 22 | Eventually , when I voiced the thought that it might be better if the FedPol confirmed that a further pleasingly large sum had been transferred to the holding facility of my Fedbank , to be released to my account when the job was done . |
| 23 | I favour the notion that it often should be more detailed work on dyslexia as probably can be done in the postexperience courses . |
| 24 | But I remember I 'd got a box on my mantlepiece erm not only was I using the pessaries but I was also taking these when the period was due . |
| 25 | I made no comment and he looked disappointed . |
| 26 | I must admit I , I was beginning to wonder whether I made a mistake whether I taken on then I popped home |
| 27 | ‘ But I made a decision that I would not do it beyond the age of 35 , and then I would return to try to make a contribution . ’ |
| 28 | I made a promise and she needs . |
| 29 | Jason and I made a pact that we would n't discuss hairdressing at home unless we had to and we think that is even more important now that we have the baby . |
| 30 | I made a vow that I should not allow my children to look at Shakespeare until adolescence . |