Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] i [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She twigged what I was driving at … that I suspected Alain had been murdered … and decided to get in first to throw me off the scent . |
| 2 | I never doubted what I was feeling , but I was shocked when it did n't fade over the years , and I went through phases of trying to convince myself that it was some sort of obsession , a perverse desire for the one woman I believed I could never have — or not in the way I wanted you , loving me as well as wanting me . ’ |
| 3 | Fate seemed to be steering my course , as in Theosophy I found what I was seeking . |
| 4 | Finally , at one of the smaller institutes , one on the Restoration of Palaces , I found what I was looking for . |
| 5 | Sure enough I found what I was looking for : a concealed pocket inside the quilted jerkin . |
| 6 | ‘ I told them I was leaving after the first gig and it was this bloke from Dik Dik Dimorphic who was going on at me saying that I should n't leave . |
| 7 | ‘ After I went to immigration ’ , recalls Rita , ‘ and I told them I was separated because my husband abused me , I thought they would look down on me and have more sympathy , and see what they can do . |
| 8 | I told them I was going to be the British number one . |
| 9 | I knew my family would not like my going , so I told them I was going walking in Austria . |
| 10 | Mum and Dad were on the beach — I told them I was having a siesta . ’ |
| 11 | They were about to arrest the whole band until I told them I was to blame . ’ |
| 12 | One night he drank a lot of whisky and told me I was gone off . |
| 13 | By the time you told me I was adopted , I would n't really have cared who my real mother was . |
| 14 | Told me I was jumping to conclusions and weaving fantasies and all the rest of it . |
| 15 | I had to go to the doctor in the end and he told me I was suffering from malnutrition . |
| 16 | He told me I was turning into a jealous old queen but before he slammed the phone down he agreed not to tell Mother about the death . |
| 17 | told me I was talking to Brian day before yesterday , second line , he says there 's loads of them doing it and it ca n't be cured |
| 18 | No the only thing that consumed me I was looking to see if there was anyway that material from the seat could be used to sort of target us for a mailing system or something like that |
| 19 | I advised them I was ditching threw my headset off , opened the doors and pulled my suit hood up ’ . |
| 20 | I told everyone I was going to keep a journal . ’ |
| 21 | I told everyone I was going for a merit , but it made me feel really good when I got it ! |
| 22 | I jes ' ordered you t'take charge of the prisoners , told you I wuz goin' t'check on somethin' , an' took off . |
| 23 | Cos I was on the afternoon shift and as I told you I was getting twenty five bob a day . |
| 24 | Who told you I was leaving ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Listen , ’ Arty pleaded in desperation , ‘ will you do me a favour and feck off up to see him I told you I was expecting someone . |
| 26 | I told you I was learning the language — she 's really very sweet and not a stitch on but as I said no need to worry , angel , riddled with diseases I 'm sure , apart from anything else , I mean . |
| 27 | A special message goes to the key member of the team who missed photo day — transport manager We hope you return to good health soon ( They told you I was visiting then ! |
| 28 | ‘ He told you I was coming ? ’ |
| 29 | Sir Bryan told you I was coming ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I told you I was going to check the house . |