Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] i [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't want John thinking that I said he would get her one . |
| 2 | I lowered my eyes once I knew he was all right . |
| 3 | He said it with such heartfelt force that I believed him . |
| 4 | ‘ It was n't until he produced the ring that I took him seriously . ’ |
| 5 | One of Crossman 's cardinal convictions was that Britain was run not as a democracy but as an oligarchy — and that view of his was perhaps partially reflected in my own youthful outburst against the essentially incestuous relationship between politicians and journalists that I thought I had discovered even within the people 's party . |
| 6 | About this time I had , by a certain wicked attempt — for I had a bold heart which rather put me upon courting than avoiding danger — set a hornet 's nest about my ears so I thought it better to remove myself to France and be a little more discreet in my armours . |
| 7 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 8 | I thought it was n't fair that I should begin to show when I was barely into my fourth month , and I got angry with my clothes , as if it were their fault that I pulled them out of shape . |
| 9 | David and I did have conversations about it and I told David that I thought he should get an accountant , or that he should ask for an account from Tony if he had questions about where money was going . |
| 10 | It was precisely because the measures in the social chapter would have damaged first employment prospects and secondly our competitiveness against Japan and the United States that I found them unacceptable . |
| 11 | The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've got so many pictures that I thought I 'd have a clear out ’ , she explains , surrounded by the sale items which represent months of hard work . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've got so many pictures that I thought I 'd have a clear out ’ , she explains , surrounded by the sale items which represent months of hard work . |
| 14 | I was so frightened by the blind man 's violence that I obeyed him without question , and took him into the room where the sick captain was sitting . |
| 15 | The working party on Equal Opportunities that I said I would convene ? |
| 16 | No sooner had I equipped Gillian and her Squire with a cup of Formosa Oolong than I asked her how old she was , what she did , and whether her parents were still alive . |
| 17 | One of my reasons for becoming involved in Westland was that I felt in some respects that I owed them something . |
| 18 | [ reading ] " I always thought my young master a fine gentleman as everybody says he is , but he gave these good things to us with such a graciousness that I thought he looked like an angel . " |
| 19 | As I was applying to art school I needed a reference so I told Vivienne that I thought I 'd ask Malcolm , since he was my employer . |
| 20 | It 's her ring and I bought her that scarf . ’ |
| 21 | Asked by police what had happened , Mr Graham said : ‘ He attacked me with a hammer and I stabbed him . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Away , ’ came the enigmatic reply and I knew I would learn nothing more until I arrived . |
| 23 | ‘ I could see how dark it was and it was on my mind and I thought she rushed a little bit but it worked in my favour , ’ said McNeil . |
| 24 | They were built with me in mind and I liked them and got a couple from Fender . |
| 25 | B : ‘ I thought she was far too cocky but then I changed my mind and I pursued her with a vengeance . ’ |
| 26 | I 'd give this Sir Benson Craig a piece of my mind if I met him , that I would . |
| 27 | I picked her up by her neck and I said you bitch and she goes when you put your face up close to her she goes and puts her ears back and goes like that to your face . |
| 28 | I was wearing I had the , the stethoscope behind my neck and I took it off for something , I was holding it up to try and get a better |
| 29 | She closed her eyes and put her arms around my neck and I kissed her . |
| 30 | Richard and I thought you had settled so nicely ’ — as if I was some sort of jelly — and then , ‘ Well , if you really want to , I suppose it would be nice for you to earn a little pin money . ’ |