Example sentences of "[coord] i [vb past] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I married for money , and I got just what I wanted . |
| 2 | I 've been looking after myself of course and I got together her lunch at sits , I sit all the time . |
| 3 | When the bus pulled to a halt and I got off I was relieved because I had finished school and I had the weekend ahead of me so I could enjoy myself . |
| 4 | ‘ It was a photograph of Mark and I heard how he 'd qualified as a chiropractor and set up in Falmouth where it 's uphill work . |
| 5 | I was gardening and he said er er I bent over to do something and he said I just went dizzy , he said , and I fell over he said and then I realized my right side was paralysed . |
| 6 | ‘ There was no sign to say the drain was uncovered and I fell down it , cutting my leg and ankle and ruining my shoes , socks and slacks , ’ he writes . |
| 7 | I could n't think of anything I 'd promised anybody and I had n't anything musical on for a few days , so that was all right . |
| 8 | But one must be suitably dressed for a country visit and I had absolutely nothing fit to wear . |
| 9 | ‘ I persuaded him to sell me the rights to manufacture the Seven and I took over everything except the Lotus name . ’ |
| 10 | HAVING found a school for our three children and a house to rent , my wife and I took up our new life on . |
| 11 | I took off the yellow waistcoat with its white lining and hung it on a hanger , and I took off my shoes , but rather like George I still felt myself to be on duty , so I switched off the light and lay on top of the bedclothes watching the black Canadian land slide by , while the free northern show went on above for hours in the sky . |
| 12 | By that time the sun was well up , and I took off my jacket to lay it with my bags and binoculars . |
| 13 | Their erm conditions were very basic , and I took two fluffy hot water bottles which were going to be used as incubators for the premature babies , that 's all they had , and I took out lots of needles and the surgical gloves and a special instrument for operations . |
| 14 | I went for an audition to his flat , and I took along my little piece of paper and music score and everything . |
| 15 | And I made up my mind — " Now Mary Edgar you 'll be terribly sea-sick , " so I was prepared for the worst . |
| 16 | were quite pale and I thought here we go it 's me next . |
| 17 | But ha I remember I was on my test and I pulled round er it was very , very busy and there were two rows of cars and I pulled up and I thought right there 's a gap down there and I want to go straight on and all these others were turning le turning right so I squeezed down through the gap and then I thought right I 'm gon na be here a little while shall I put it in neutral , blow no I wo n't . |
| 18 | Yeah I put it in me pocket last night and I thought right I 'll give her her two P and I bet your life she says what about other one . |
| 19 | I did n't go till about half ten ah no cos I had a few letters and stuff to write first and I thought right I 'll just take me time and , cos I wanted to I did n't wan na go faster than you know than I should , I should have done sort of thing cos I wanted to time it properly . |
| 20 | Yes yes of co of course I was , but i could n't get hold of Dr and I thought well we 're gon na have to try it this way anyway at some stage . |
| 21 | and I thought well we 're a ha a healthy family I said you never know when you want help so I said but I 've got twenty p here , I 'll have one ticket he said well my dear that one ticket come out can come out ! |
| 22 | got a flash and that in it but and I thought well her own pictures she takes Christmas |
| 23 | No just that he was you know , just a bit concerned that 's the logo thing and I thought well what does it look like ? |
| 24 | Yeah , but I 've been taking out , cos we had a rogue living above us you see , and I thought well he 's one of these that 'll take owt if he can get it you see . |
| 25 | and it took me as long to put the dinners up and clean the shoes and I thought well he 's swimming , so I got his togs and put 'em in his bag and |
| 26 | Well my brother was in the Artillery and I thought well it be nice if I can get with him but that did n't work out that way . |
| 27 | I kept kicking it the other day and I thought well it feels ever so light , I thought there was quite a few left . |
| 28 | I thought about you , about what time was it , about ten o'clock and I thought well it 's no good gasping for air , she 'll soon be able to have some yeah . |
| 29 | And I thought well it 's going to be awkward to get a piece of wood for that I mean knowing your dad with wood I know Anyhow I said er it 's just the right height for me |
| 30 | And I looked at them and I thought well it 's a lot of money to pay out , we 'll see what comes in . |