Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] [vb past] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suggested abortion two or three times and made it very clear that he thought I was making a mistake . |
| 2 | It was so clear that I knew I 'd been blind . |
| 3 | But I was young and Scottish and I thought I was the greatest . |
| 4 | It 's good no I tell you why I thought they were crap cos you gave me an album and it had the had Dancing in the Moonlight and that was good but all the other songs on it were really shit . |
| 5 | ‘ He was very candid and he gave me the benefit of his thinking about a lot of things , ’ Clinton told reporters after leaving the White House . |
| 6 | and it was quite tasty and I thought I 'd stick it in there |
| 7 | She continued : ‘ I am 70 years old but I felt I must make this sacrifice for them , even though the constraints on me in the future are very great . ’ |
| 8 | I think my father 's authority was irrational because he expected me to have no other interests outside my schoolwork . |
| 9 | She was very calm when she rang me from the hospital asking for her mourning clothes . |
| 10 | ‘ I was doubtful when you told me about sharing your house with two young vets , but now I think you were right . |
| 11 | I see now why you were so evasive when I said I had n't power of attorney . ’ |
| 12 | I am a 39-year-old man weighing 11 stone and I was trying to cuddle my nine year old when she picked me up and threw me across the room . |
| 13 | I called , got through and spoke to a man who sounded as ordinary and as sane as I thought I was . |
| 14 | Although the piece is set in the ‘ Roaring ‘ 20's ’ , Cy Coleman 's music rarely goes into period style , but instead exploits a cod-operatic vein , going from Puccini to Piaf , with winks and nods in all directions , and superbly served by Madeline Kahn , who has the voice of a sarcastic diva and a vocal presence so strong that I felt I could see her . |
| 15 | When I was released , I was so relieved that I swore I would lead a normal life — no more endless walks . |
| 16 | I arrived early and he led me upstairs to a comfortable polish-scented lounge and made coffee , before returning to the bar to finish off . |
| 17 | At the time Lady Moon , 54 , said : ‘ It was all so easy and it gave me a hell of a buzz , better than drugs . |
| 18 | I was nervous but she put me at ease immediately . |
| 19 | I was even more frightened the next morning , when I passed some large blood clots instead of urine , I became very agitated because I thought I must be dying ’ . |
| 20 | He came racing towards me just as I got out , I had already shed my parachute in the aircraft to get out a little more schnell before he accosted me , I got the most bitter rollicking for leaving the aircraft outside his engineering hangar area . |
| 21 | ‘ Word had got round that I was wearing red , but I think the guests were relieved when they saw me , and realised my dress was n't too outrageous , ’ says Alison . |
| 22 | I was experiencing something very like despair , which was not altogether relieved when he turned me towards him and said , " I 'd love you if you were as bald as a coot . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've heard so many stories about him and all the good he did , and my dad was delighted when he found I was working with Sarah because she was his granddaughter . ’ |
| 24 | He wore a rich robe so encrusted with precious metals and stones that I wondered if he could stand up under the weight And his eyes were tiny , wet and somehow avid as he looked me over — wholly ignoring Mala — from head to foot . |
| 25 | All it wanted was a new cover , I said , and she almost looked convinced when I said I was sure we could reach a price that suited us both . |
| 26 | And er , that 's right and they told me what they wanted and er that 's right , there was a hundred and fifty-five locks . |
| 27 | I specifically asked if this upgrade would be possible and they assured me that it would . |
| 28 | But she was obviously very upset and I felt I could n't leave her . |
| 29 | Paintings erm have the power to take you back in time , I can look at a painting and remember something that 's happened yesterday or years and years ago and as a small child , looking at this painting I remembered as a small child seeing for the first time erm the sea dipping into er , sorry the sun dipping into , into the sea and being horrified I was convinced that the heat of the sun would boil the oceans and the world dry and it reminded me for an awful lot of my childhood and I 'm sure if I 'd seen this painting years ago it would of persuaded me otherwise , erm this is called In A Days Work Satisfaction in a days work , chosen not given , eating the laxed food , face turned to steer a sun , making cloth into a gown and giving colour to the side of a boat |
| 30 | They were a decent lot and I was glad that they accepted me despite my anomalous position . |