Example sentences of "there i " in BNC.

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1 So there I was — a bit stranded , not knowing where to go next .
2 Unless you have a good reason for standing over there I should come out and get some fresh air .
3 for a while there I thought I was losing my touch . ’
4 I ran down to meet him , but when I got there I saw that he had narrow eyes and a mean mouth and I did n't like him one bit .
5 And by the time I got there I was very cold and hungry .
6 I finished up in Rome , home to so many of the works I lectured on , and on my last night there I took a walk down to Bernini 's Trevi fountain in order to throw in the coin that would ensure that somehow I would one day return .
7 In no time at all it jerked forward , and there I was , on my way .
8 I used to teach Italian architecture many years ago and , I do n't know , I like it there I suppose . ’
9 Think I must be blushing , and maybe she is too or is it her English rose complexion kissed , fuck , there I go , kissed ( I should be so lucky ! ) by sudden Mediterranean sunshine ?
10 My arched body had moved gingerly toward the only hold , and once there I stood upright and whooped knowing that nothing would stop me now .
11 A skyhook , then an unbelieving lunge and there I was , like a shipwrecked sailor washed up on the shore of an uninhabitable island , safe for the moment but by no means home .
12 But there I disagree .
13 Even so , exotica such as lead-only Porsche 911s and Ferraris are unlikely to be part of this trend , so no bargains there I 'm afraid .
14 Once there I handed out the packs and sat waiting for approval .
15 There I saw one I knew , and stopped him , crying : ‘ Stetson !
16 There I was strolling down the scrubby end of the Kings Road , mooching along .
17 When I first started there I really felt like the proverbial spare prick at a wedding .
18 The first day there I noticed all these queens waltzing in and out .
19 It was there I first auditioned for the band .
20 They came in right at the end of the period I spent working there I never owned one myself — although I 'd sometimes wear one in the shop I thought they were stupid .
21 The last time I 'd been there I nearly got caught bunking my fare .
22 ‘ So there I was , responsible for nearly two million people in a way .
23 Last week there I was moaning about just two fish in three matches and this week I had more than 200 in two outings .
24 It is an interesting place to stand and watch rocks falling ; all the time I am there I hear them crashing down .
25 I eat the meal inside the tent to get away from the wind , and even there I need an extra jacket .
26 I had some material and they said they would make it up into a Kamiz for me , so next time I went there I took along a garment that fitted me .
27 But when I get there I ca n't find no way out .
28 It ai n't a street or nothing , but if I get there I might recognise summat and then know where I am .
29 There I had been present at the celebrations marking the Golden Jubilee of St Joseph 's College , Sasse , ( pronounced Sassay ) , where I used to teach .
30 All that tap , tap work in England was no good ; there I was always the governor , now I 'm learning all the time , nicking moves from everyone , ’ he said .
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