Example sentences of "[art] [noun] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I mean , after all the shit I gave them they 've really stood by me and me girlfriend as well . |
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 | To soften the blow I said it was only because I was held in such high esteem in the football world that I had to get rid of any player or , as in his case , friend , who showed any sign of being a no-hoper . |
4 | He was sitting there with his head in his hands ; he did not rise when the train passed ; he made no movement ; he did not give a glance at the signs I made him ; and for a long time as the train was carrying me away , I watched his little motionless , grief-stricken figure , lost in the desert , an image of my own despair . |
5 | Then in the afternoon I realized we were driving through countryside . |
6 | He says he 's taken up running ; he says he 's given up smoking ; he says he 's planning to pay back the money I lent him . |
7 | Then the guy round the corner , y'know , the one who 'd laid the gear on me , came round last month and started getting heavy about the money I owed him . |
8 | But I said I am the money I gave him his first flying lesson , I paid for it , like I bought his first three cars . |
9 | ‘ An' where 's the money I gave yer fer the pictures ? ’ he demanded . |
10 | Once I reached the ski-road I thought I was ‘ home and dry ’ , until turning a bend I was confronted by a bull . |
11 | Unfortunately , I wrote to him in rather a hurry , and did n't take copies of the notes I sent him . |
12 | I never ceased to be astounded by how quickly and thoroughly he absorbed the notes I gave him . ’ |
13 | Is that the hour I ordered my dinner ? |
14 | In the later stages of Metaltronix I had a guy work for me who had a tube engineering degree , but that kind of knowledge still does n't teach you about designing — the times I asked him to design certain circuits and he 'd just stare at me ! |
15 | We have had our ups and downs , but I have a very great regard for the organization and great affection for the head of the Accident Investigation and prevention Section , Olof Fritsch , who , notwithstanding all the times I twisted his tail , remains for me one of the great professionals totally devoted to improving safety in the air , and a true friend . |
16 | Well that 's what I 've been saying to dad as well , I said the times I said we 've had cheques come back ! |
17 | Perhaps it was just the times I saw him in the Div II Championship year and the season after that . |
18 | That 's , that was all the experience I had which you say experience of life . |
19 | Before leaving the kitchen I noticed there were dirty coffee cups and plates piled in the sink . |
20 | As soon as I rounded the line of fitted units screening off the kitchen I saw her slumped on the floor in the corner , huddled up as though against the cold . |
21 | In the kitchen I found my servant and a stray village child , both dumbstruck by this apparition . |
22 | the reasons I said I I I I could go along with that approach as well . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | In fact it 's one of the reasons I brought you here . ’ |
25 | I did and it was one of the reasons I lost my seat in the Dail . ’ |
26 | 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 . |
27 | I hope Verlander appreciates the skills I taught you . ’ |
28 | With the Fokker lurching and shuddering in the storm I unfastened my safety-belt , staggered up to the pilot 's cockpit and was finally able to bellow into ‘ Buck ’ Buchanan 's ear that the mail had been left behind . |
29 | On my first day at the university I met my teacher , Professor Waldman , who was one of the greatest scientists in the world . |
30 | I carried mine , then I put it in my pocket and further along the route I gave it to someone in the crowd . ’ |