Example sentences of "[vb past] i [vb past] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They realised I told a better story when I was composed . |
| 2 | ‘ There was really no need — I realised I had a sweet and cheeses , you must have been starving . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I turned round one day and admitted I had a problem , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ I turned round one day and admitted I had a problem and booked myself into a clinic . ’ |
| 5 | Soon I found a hut , which seemed to be empty , but when I entered I saw a pretty young woman asleep on the floor . |
| 6 | I mentioned I had a daughter , Julia . |
| 7 | As he approached I felt a pang of commiseration . |
| 8 | I found I had a code . ’ |
| 9 | And I found I had a room all to myself . |
| 10 | It was in the pleasure area , as usual , that I found I had a problem . |
| 11 | When I resumed my studies I found I had a lot of catching up to do . ’ |
| 12 | Yeah and that 's another thing I found I had a letter from the Social Security saying would you please send your order book back you 're not entitled to any more money , your sickness benefit 's run out , I thought it ca n't have , I do n't go back until the twenty fifth of March , phones up for the appointment I got it on the fifth of March , nine days ago |
| 13 | I had or believed I had a secondary , and had every right to be there . |
| 14 | I was so close to these birds , they were like friends , and it seemed I had a personal responsibility towards them . |
| 15 | Sometimes , when I was downstairs cooking or reading , I imagined I heard a piano playing , so keenly did I feel Montaine 's presence . |
| 16 | ‘ I imagined I heard a hint of dismissal in your words — so I 've decided to go to bed . ’ |
| 17 | But when the immigration people came I got a letter , and they said that I could stay while they finished their inquiries . |
| 18 | As morning light came I saw a much happier man leave the main gate . |
| 19 | They assumed I had a doctorate or something . ’ |
| 20 | I remembered what you 'd said about settling down , and as it happened I met a very nice young man from Berlin , a train driver . |
| 21 | When I turned I saw a long patch of the fluorescent dye that the Germans carried staining the sea a light yellow-green but could not pick out the pilot . |
| 22 | As soon as the off-licence opened I bought a dozen cans of Norseman lager , hefting the packs under my arm as I went off to find a quiet corner of the station where I could guzzle them in peace . |
| 23 | ‘ I suppose all the months I was up North you reckoned I had a chef along with me , ’ snarled Boyd . |
| 24 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |
| 25 | The walk was scheduled to depart from Green Park Tube , and when I arrived I found a group of thirty or so walkers already tapping their feet . |
| 26 | I was n't inclined to linger anyway ; the day I arrived I caught a bus in the square which just happened to have Collioure on the front . |
| 27 | As I developed I became a big bloke and that stood me in good stead . |
| 28 | I first discovered I had a breech baby at 30 weeks and by 36 weeks it was obvious she had a mind of her own and was going to stay that way . |
| 29 | ‘ So I decided I needed a solid-body guitar for regular playing , and this friend of mine had this Firebird . |
| 30 | Inspired with this success I decided I needed a slightly heavier garment for the colder weather , I settled on our old friend ‘ 4-ply acrylic ’ , but not a ‘ cut and sew ’ this time . |