Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] i [vb past] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mentioned that I missed my son and how I could n't see him . |
| 2 | Country vets are n't easily sickened but I felt my stomach turning . |
| 3 | I began to laugh but stopped when I saw my uncle 's white face . |
| 4 | He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict . |
| 5 | I had the strong feeling of help having been given so I clasped my hands and said a prayer , half mentally , half vocally , of thanks to God . |
| 6 | I got back to work , by which I mean that I got my papers and notes out , and then sat looking at them for what seemed like a dreary lifetime , and was really probably only twenty minutes . |
| 7 | Later , he would tell Radio One 's Janice Long : ‘ I believed that I had my own work to do . |
| 8 | I hope that I chose my words with some care ; I do not want to add to them . |
| 9 | It does n't matter that I disappointed my parents . |
| 10 | He 'd expected it , he added , since he noticed that I had my own plate and cup at work , and bought tea for whoever was sitting with me . |
| 11 | I felt myself blush and I gritted my teeth , glad he had retreated behind the glossy pages . |
| 12 | I could n't remember the make of car I drove , how my girlfriend looked naked , what I had done before I got my PI licence , what shape my bathroom was , my parents ' names . |
| 13 | If the first two rows started barfing when I took my shirt off , I would n't do it again … ’ |
| 14 | He was looking when I scored my first ever strike . |
| 15 | But that was where the trouble came when I lost my sight he was left with both the practical side and the er bookkeeping as well which he did n't understand at all . |
| 16 | Both waders immediately filled and I caught my breath as freezing April waters began to stimulate sensitive nether regions . |
| 17 | The pink one gave me a bottle of painkillers and the blue one asked if I needed my hair or make-up re-touched . |
| 18 | One Sunday I was so fed up with living on Kit Kats that I called my mum . |
| 19 | ‘ John Flanagan decided changes were needed and I lost my place . |
| 20 | The teams praises were duly sung and I drew my fair share of the applause . |
| 21 | The first one was to the house in Colchester to ask if they 'd mind if I delayed my arrival by one more day . |
| 22 | ‘ Mummy , ’ Matilda said , ‘ would you mind if I ate my supper in the dining-room so I could read my book ? ’ |
| 23 | I was awful , in those days I was into acid green sleeks and I had my hair cut in a triangle When I saw Auntie Muriel I thought , if that 's the way you end up , working on a farm , I 'll stay at home and become an underresourced juvenile But it was n't up to me . |
| 24 | The Seekers readily agreed and I did my interview to go with it . |
| 25 | But I would hesitate before I based my critisicms on , say , a new Vauxhall on the premise that it was slavishly derivative of a Henry Ford original with a slightly different body shape and the knobs in different places ! |
| 26 | Er , I missed the train , the video thing would n't work when I showed my film lunchtime and er , the book that had to read , er , unfortunately , is not in the library , so er , the le let me explain the background to this . |
| 27 | I could n't do anything about Nassim 's cousin being in Pakistan , I reasoned as I rinsed my mouth for the hundredth time . |
| 28 | I do n't know what really happened for I had my eyes closed , lashing out with my sword , whilst my horse , who had more courage than brains , took care of itself . |
| 29 | The evening sky was darkening as I made my way up to Claro . |
| 30 | ‘ That 's right , Corporal , ’ I replied as I snatched my very important pass . |