Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't want John thinking that I said he would get her one . |
| 2 | He said it with such heartfelt force that I believed him . |
| 3 | ‘ It was n't until he produced the ring that I took him seriously . ’ |
| 4 | Though it has to be said , he wrote , and Goldberg , his eye racing down the page covered in his friend 's tiny handwriting , paused to sip from the glass of fresh orange-juice at his side , wiped his forehead and went on typing , it has to be said that I have occasionally had the illusion that I knew what step to take first and even , occasionally , what step to take second , I will not talk about a third . |
| 5 | It was only when I got home and looked up the dictionary that I realised what a gem it had been . |
| 6 | John , of Pontypridd , Mid Glamorgan , said yesterday : ‘ It was n't until I came to pay for a car at the auction that I realised what I 'd done . |
| 7 | One evening as I was nearing Farr 's entrance , I was running , tripped , with the result that I banged my head on the pavement . |
| 8 | Advanced age had by now somewhat mellowed my mother , with the result that I enjoyed my visits to the palace , for when the subject was other than myself she could be stimulating and amusing company . |
| 9 | We were expected to follow the lessons in our Bibles , with the result that I knew my way about the Bible very competently . |
| 10 | ‘ Bear in mind that I gave my evidence after Blissett had been charged by the FA for a serious breach of the laws of the game — and the experienced commission of inquiry , which conducted a rigorous investigation into the incident , cleared him . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ Luckily , I 'm a big fan so I knew my stuff and , gradually , Madonna softened . ’ |
| 15 | It was through this involvement and my direct experience of lesbian oppression that I found myself wanting to be a part of creating a new lesbian feminist identity along with other lesbian sisters . |
| 16 | [ 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 . " |
| 17 | On the other hand , it was on this condition that I joined your company : you agreed that should your business ever go public , I would have fifteen per cent of the equity for the nominal sum of fifteen thousand pounds . |
| 18 | It 's her ring and I bought her that scarf . ’ |
| 19 | We knocked them out of their rhythm and never allowed them to settle or sustain any momentum and I felt their frustrations were beginning to surface . |
| 20 | Asked by police what had happened , Mr Graham said : ‘ He attacked me with a hammer and I stabbed him . ’ |
| 21 | From its shelter the Corporal and I stuck our snouts up . |
| 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 | Once we 'd established that nothing had been left behind Emily went off to catch a bus and I decided that no one would mind if I popped my head round the doors of the suite of rooms which George had occupied . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | She closed her eyes and put her arms around my neck and I kissed her . |