Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was told he was interested so I wrote to him asking for advice on my career . |
| 2 | In the torrid heat of the afternoon the village seemed deserted so I hammered on an iron gate . |
| 3 | Unfortunately the op went wrong and I had to be readmitted . |
| 4 | ‘ My father retired when I was 10 years old and I started in 1980 . ’ |
| 5 | The arrow tip came free and I lay on my side in frightful suffering weakness , looking down at a sharp black point sticking out from scarlet wool . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh God , that 's just what she 's afraid of — she 's afraid if I got in your car we might go somewhere and park , for God 's sake . ’ |
| 7 | It 's not scientific but I felt like it . |
| 8 | I intend to make animal welfare one of my priorities in th United Kingdom presidency , as I made clear when I wrote to hon. Members on 27 February . |
| 9 | And I became interested when I heard of your interest in polio . |
| 10 | The night sky was still fairly light as I walked through the village , passing close to No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 11 | The wind was high when I knocked at her door , and I heard a voice from within that I knew not what to make of , though it sounded like the lullaby of a Mother to her Baby . |
| 12 | I was twenty-five years old when I came to England , and I am forty-five now . |
| 13 | Similarly , through Lata 's sister 's marriage to Pran you 're led into the world of politics and the subject of land reform , which sounded dull to me at first but became much more interesting as I got into it . ’ |
| 14 | And the rubbish bin in the kitchen was empty when I looked in it as we left . ’ |
| 15 | Now this house had been standing empty when I came in it , for twelve months . |
| 16 | In fact the other day I just could n't face yet another day of taunts , kicks and bag-snatching so I skived off school . |
| 17 | When I got indoors I was still so upset that I tore off the frock , ripping a sleeve in the process , but I did n't care ; I was so angry . |
| 18 | One day , in one of these tiny streets , with shops on either side and with stalls of street vendors in front of them , the way was so crowded that I got to a place where it was impossible to move . |
| 19 | ‘ I finished early and I called at the library for you . |
| 20 | The rest was easy and I got to within a hundred yards . |
| 21 | Afterwards , as the sparse crowd emerged blinking , Pavic and I sat at our tables piled with books . |
| 22 | Most slopes are outside but I went to the 30 metre slope at Calshot Activities Centre at Calshot Spit in the Solent . |
| 23 | ‘ Never been able to drink instant since I went to America the first time . |
| 24 | ‘ You 're cross because I was honest when I spoke to you that night . |
| 25 | It struck me as incongruous when I heard of a parish church , in a commuter town south of London , which was to enact a nativity play . |
| 26 | You chose very well , I used to get really nervous when I came to Chinese restaurants , I never knew what to choose . |
| 27 | He 's such a huge star now that I was actually nervous when I walked into the studio with him . ’ |
| 28 | The boss sounded agitated when I spoke to him over the phone . ’ |
| 29 | Yeah Carrie went and as she , as she left he patted her on the bum which is , you know , a bit friendly and I said to Jess well look , put it this way , cos she 's really , she flirts a lot |
| 30 | The horse was led back to its stable and I walked to the far end of the house , where there was a lawn of coarse-bladed grass , brown with the heat , some exotic-looking flowers in a stony border , and cushioned garden chairs standing bright in the dappled shade of what looked like a cherry tree . |