Example sentences of "[coord] i [vb past] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You talk about spoilt rich middle-class kids over here , but the truth is if Steve or I saw their houses , we 'd probably think they were lower lower lower middle-class . ’ |
| 2 | It was a way of escape and I buried my nose in their fragrance . |
| 3 | I used to love riding , but I went over a jump seven years ago and the horse stopped , but I kept on going , and I fractured my back , so I thought , I 'm too old for that . |
| 4 | ‘ But if you got that for this place and I sold my apartment , together we 'd have enough money to get married and buy — ’ He broke off , a flush appearing beneath his tan as he realised he was pushing her too far along the relationship path and could also be sounding mercenary . |
| 5 | ‘ In fact , Ursula and I accepted his invitation to go over to Macau with him and Cavell Fielding on Tuesday evening for dinner and a spot of gambling in one of the casinos , and a very enjoyable few hours they were too . ’ |
| 6 | As you know , you have always had my warm personal support , and I accepted your decision with deep regret . |
| 7 | The coffee hit the spot , though , and I drank my way through the whole pot and threw in a couple of cigarettes for good measure . |
| 8 | And I , I was issued with that and er I took lessons on it up at head at headquarters and then when I took me proficiency test , I was asked questions on the Browning automatic and other ap things appertaining to the army and I passed me proficiency test . |
| 9 | And God was faithful and I passed my exams . |
| 10 | We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting . |
| 11 | Once the sweeping machinery fell over and I sprained my wrist . |
| 12 | just happened to go in one day for some meat and I got me bacon there for Christmas , that 's what I went in for were n't it ? |
| 13 | So , and I got your dress . |
| 14 | When I got my first job out of training it was at Worthing in a juvenile leading role and I got my Equity card because I had been chosen . |
| 15 | We did all right until we got to the last bit and I got my foot caught in Otley 's pocket when he tried to bend down , he fell and flung me over his head knocking my wig skew-whiff . |
| 16 | I put I had been to the grammar school and I got my O levels . |
| 17 | I opened it , and I got my answer , and it set me thinking afresh and seeing clearly where I had formerly been blind . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , and I got my other hearing-aid , and some notes — ’ |
| 19 | and I got my oh , oh would I , I could n't wait to get my receipt back you know , anyway , I got my receipt back as well |
| 20 | Ah well I got my freezers from Millers , and I got my fridge . |
| 21 | And erm it was like crooked and I got my nail behind there like that right ? |
| 22 | Tony said no , Jamie finished with Neil and I got my flowers |
| 23 | Yeah , and he bought bought bits and that , and I got my little book , you know , my pictures in have n't I ? |
| 24 | And I got his kid . ’ |
| 25 | The weights moved , tumbling over me like a cold sack of potatoes , and I eased my head round them in order to breathe . |
| 26 | This time he seemed ill at ease and jumpy and I noticed his face was slick with perspiration when he spun to greet me . |
| 27 | And I chewed my lunchtime sandwich thoroughly , being careful not to get my trachea clogged up with cream cheese . |
| 28 | At the end of summer there were still patches of old snow on the sheltered slopes of the Cirque des Pessons , and I wrote my first poem about Andorra : |
| 29 | And I wrote my section . |
| 30 | Then the words rebounded back to my ears and I heard their sound and their meaning , and the pain came back at that moment , too , and it all made sense , the way a policeman 's knock on the door must make sense when you 've committed a crime . |