Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er Sadly , although I sent you a letter with suggestions for discussion I forgot to keep a copy of it for myself . |
| 2 | It was only when I got home and looked up the dictionary that I realised what a gem it had been . |
| 3 | ‘ It was then that I realised what a lovely person he was , ’ says Avril . |
| 4 | It was only after we had left , and were returning home that I realised what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in pain . |
| 5 | No , you do n't : for the simple reason that I suppressed it a few pages ago . |
| 6 | Tall , tanned , golden hair , and those blue eyes so full of honesty and humour that I thought him a warm , generous man . |
| 7 | I 'm unashamed to report that I enjoyed it a lot , and I 'm sure I would have loved it as a child . |
| 8 | I shall make sure that I send him a copy of my speech tomorrow , which will give detail after detail of what is actually taking place in the valleys . |
| 9 | It was suggested at the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council that I send you a copy of the objections made by the Parish Council to the siting of a communication mast on land off Higher Lane , Scorton . |
| 10 | Hanging around with the photographer sparked Tony 's interest in the medium , ‘ It was a combination of things ; one was the bull , the adventure , the romance , and I really found that I liked it a lot . |
| 11 | And so it went on in what was styled — even in the ranks — as the Baldwin Air Force , and it was in this environment that I found myself a mere fragment within a daily expanding Air Force . |
| 12 | Once I had said that I found it a lot easier to speak to her . |
| 13 | Having read what the Queen 's Speech says on matters of foreign policy , I must say that I found it a bit of a mish-mash . |
| 14 | But Jim insisted , insisted that I bought him a pint and asked me to caddie for him the following week at St Anne 's . |
| 15 | I 'd forgotten that I pay you a salary ! |
| 16 | You had a death in the family which I could understand , so I lent you a book , which you have n't returned . |
| 17 | He wanted work and to pay for the damage so I offered him a job . ’ |
| 18 | I asked her where she lived and she said Tower Hamlets , so I offered her a lift in the van . |
| 19 | After he left it occurred to me that Harrington and Lewis might also find my effort useful , so I took them a copy . |
| 20 | There were a lot of young drunks staggering about , too — most at that noisy and unattractive stage where they might want to be your pal or pick a fight or just throw up on you , so I gave them a wide berth . |
| 21 | I was scared of them but I was n't going to let them get away so I gave them a good run for their money . |
| 22 | ‘ So I gave him a clip across the back and told him ‘ No ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Well he needed a refill so I gave him a hand to push his hand cart into Berkeley last night . |
| 24 | Brian needed to shit so I gave him a plastic bag and then left it in the bathroom . |
| 25 | He kept stealing Nigel 's food , so I gave him a bowl of his own every day . ’ |
| 26 | I mean once I know what a thing is |
| 27 | There she was lying on the floor with Bonfire of the Vanities under her head and me giving her a gentle kneading — spelt with a ‘ k ’ dear — and we were getting quite absorbed when all of a sudden the door flew open and in he came . |
| 28 | My priestly friend set me down outside the two cathedrals and I bade him a fond farewell . |
| 29 | And I got her a box of Black Magic so that 's her birthday present sorted out so she can eat and drink then ca n't she ! |
| 30 | I went to the flat and I got myself a job working in Woolworth 's in Reading . |