Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So that , when she went to the headmistress with what I was supposed to have done to her as we were changing after a singles tennis game , of course everyone believed her . |
| 2 | When I did get to the bike I saw it was virtually in pieces and realised that Darren had been attempting the job himself . |
| 3 | Meeting Jack in his butch horn-rims gave me a feeling of intense familiarity , and the first time we banged glasses together in mid-kiss I knew it was sight at first love . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , I wrote to him in rather a hurry , and did n't take copies of the notes I sent him . |
| 5 | ‘ I came to see you about some notes I sent your husband . |
| 6 | I never ceased to be astounded by how quickly and thoroughly he absorbed the notes I gave him . ’ |
| 7 | The following is summary of notes I showed you today , I do n't think Rob was in a receptive mood ! : |
| 8 | I thought he had seen the enemy aircraft and , as he winged over into a steep dive I followed him without question . |
| 9 | the reasons I said I I I I could go along with that approach as well . |
| 10 | In fact it 's one of the reasons I brought you here . ’ |
| 11 | I was then granted unconditional bail , in spite of the fact that the magistrates knew all about the cocaine , which was one of the reasons I thought I 'd never get a sentence . |
| 12 | You see , one of the reasons I mentioned his name last night was that he was n't in the room when I came back — the boardroom , you know , where the party was being held . |
| 13 | I did and it was one of the reasons I lost my seat in the Dail . ’ |
| 14 | Switching between the different combinations of effects and processors produced the same results , and apart from inventing some really stupid effect chains I found plenty of interesting combinations ; these could be mixed with the dry signal without losing any of the basic guitar sound . |
| 15 | When you came to Moscow I found you intensely attractive ; in Grindelwald too , with the mountains so atmospheric ! |
| 16 | ‘ As a midwife I thought I knew how to communicate with mothers , but my skills with deaf women were abysmal , ’ she says |
| 17 | She said : ‘ Because I was a midwife I knew what was happening in my body so I was able to rationalise it , but it was still a shock . ’ |
| 18 | She said : ‘ Because I was a midwife I knew what was happening in my body so I was able to rationalise it , but it was still a shock . |
| 19 | Did you like that story I told you today ? |
| 20 | ‘ Now , I must go and read the children that story I promised them , and then I 'll have to pack my case , ’ he added , clearly considering the subject closed as he patted her hand before rising from the couch and walking away towards the twins ' bedroom . |
| 21 | All through my wild days my mad existence I kept my promise do n't keep your distance bom bom bom . |
| 22 | Just say that 's what you set out to do , to stick with me in case I knew something , and that when the mission was accomplished , you brought him home . ’ |
| 23 | You probably all knew this … but just in case I thought I 'd let you know . |
| 24 | Oddly enough , in the next murder case I found myself investigating , Geoffrey was to play a small , terminal part , the effects of which were slightly to take the gilt from my findings . |
| 25 | He was a guest on This is Your Life , and I introduced him first as Peggy Ashdown , and then had to concentrate hard in case I called him Paddy Ashcroft … |
| 26 | My small table and chair were always placed on the dinner table near her left elbow , and Glumdalclitch stood near me , in case I needed her help . |
| 27 | He went on , ‘ I dared not come on too heavily in case I frightened you off . |
| 28 | I would n't want to try smoking just in case I liked it cos I would n't want to . |
| 29 | With my accent I thought I 'd be smashed to pieces or fucked in half after five minutes in here . |
| 30 | I knew he 'd fought James on it tooth and nail , and though in all honesty I felt I 'd won him round to some extent since , the prejudices remained beneath the surface of benignity , waiting only for some unwary blunder on my part to crack the surface and let them burst through . |