Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 It was on one of these weekend trips to Regina that I wrote my first outside interview for the paper — an interview with John Philip Sousa .
2 David and I did have conversations about it and I told David that I thought he should get an accountant , or that he should ask for an account from Tony if he had questions about where money was going .
3 It was precisely because the measures in the social chapter would have damaged first employment prospects and secondly our competitiveness against Japan and the United States that I found them unacceptable .
4 No sooner had I equipped Gillian and her Squire with a cup of Formosa Oolong than I asked her how old she was , what she did , and whether her parents were still alive .
5 As I was applying to art school I needed a reference so I told Vivienne that I thought I 'd ask Malcolm , since he was my employer .
6 Tony said no , Jamie finished with Neil and I got my flowers
7 When we lived Earthside , Lollo and I tried everything : zeta-powered bikes , dune zoomers , no-grav gymnastics , the lot .
8 Richard and I thought you had settled so nicely ’ — as if I was some sort of jelly — and then , ‘ Well , if you really want to , I suppose it would be nice for you to earn a little pin money . ’
9 After lunch , Bernice and I armed ourselves with black plastic dustbin liners and we made a concerted attack on Billy 's room .
10 Josh and I planned it yesterday evening , did n't we , Josh ?
11 After Ann and I abandoned our assault on Canisp , we visited Traligill , and when another snowstorm swept down the mountain , we scuttled to safety in a convenient cave .
12 He 's taking a few days ’ vacation out there , right now , so Pat and I thought it would be a good idea to let Fred Klepner stand in .
13 Now , Pat and I found ourselves nervously waiting to be let in .
14 Ya see , I just flew in from the States and I took your British Airways — my all-time favourite airline — and you know what they did ?
15 My father sent me the cheque , needless to say , so David and I thought we 'd better get married because that was the reason he sent the cheque .
16 I was reading with my five-year-old son David and I asked him : ‘ What do we get from cows ? ’
17 One look at Meadowbrook and I knew he was hopeless for us .
18 ‘ We returned from our holiday in Hungary and I felt I must write to you .
19 And I looked at Sue and I said you know she 's got twenty jobs erm two cleaning and
20 Jack , Willy , Rex and I took ourselves off to the Lamb Inn for lunch and put away as much ale and steak and kidney pie as four young men could desire .
21 Hassan , who was usually with him in Abu Dhabi as well as England , manoeuvred into the rear seat of the Mercedes and I took my place beside the young son who had long since graduated into a licensed driver .
22 Some years later , Hellen and I met her again in Hong Kong , where the impresario , Harry Odell , had brought her for a concert .
23 they wanted me for the whole day of Friday but I said I 'm sorry I can only do you half day if you 're interested , they were , they were desperate .
24 We got turned over last Saturday but I thought we showed great character out there today . ’
25 As far as I 'm concerned , I went to Hector because I knew him and I knew he 'd let me have a boat cheaply , and I 've used it since then — since the fifteenth — for pleasure , and now to come over and look my people up .
26 And I thought they were going to the meeting er on Friday because I knew they were both off
27 Cos I come in on the Friday after I picked her up from school .
28 ‘ I did n't know about Bella when I married her ; and I was an innocent abroad where women were concerned .
29 Now I 've learned , I 've been since Saturday as I told you and I 've , I 've learned how to make a good question .
30 ‘ Will you write Charles Napier that I made his man Moncrieff a lieutenant , ’ Keith wrote , ‘ and I am now obliged to invalid him to prevent his being dismissed by a court martial .
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