Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] i [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never doubted that I was on a road that led somewhere . |
| 2 | Oh well last I got out I found that I was about a foot too far forward out into the |
| 3 | A reflective dream of my own occurred when I was in the midst of writing my doctorate on the role of REM sleep in consolidation of memories . |
| 4 | er if it 's people give you things like reference lists and reading lists , I mean sometimes that 's the most confusing thing to be given because you do n't know , I used to think you were supposed to read everything on them er and I actually tried doing that once or twice and I could n't find stuff in Aston library so I ran up the er town library and went to Birmingham University library and then I got back the next week and I realized that I was about the only person who 'd actually done that and other people had n't |
| 5 | When I pushed open a door leading to a better-lit corridor , I realized that I was on an upper level of the main administrative building of the spaceport . |
| 6 | ‘ I realised that I was in a good position , I had a little bit of work , which fitted in with my family life . |
| 7 | I realised that I was in danger of being fooled by the maps . |
| 8 | The upshot was that I was summoned by the university authorities and told that I was to be allowed to continue my studies but only under certain stringent conditions . |
| 9 | And anyway , they sailed cos I was aboard the night before they sailed as a . |
| 10 | I noticed when I was at school the other day . |
| 11 | Desert Mountain and Desert Highland in Scottsdale , Arizona , both designed by Jack Nicklaus , and Shoal Creek which I played when I was in college . |
| 12 | And it was true , I did and er , and I did reasonably well at most of the games that I play but er I played cricket for St John 's and I played when I was in the army at this last time and er , and erm , you , you know it 's I , I think if you make up your mind and you 're fit enough . |
| 13 | There were other dogs down the years , but the time came when I was on my own , and got a bit low financially , so I was not able to afford one . |
| 14 | Since a some of them c came when I was with Mr . |
| 15 | Anyway , this man came up to where I was standing with my mother , and asked if I was for hire . |
| 16 | He asked if I was in trouble and drove me back to the car park , where he produced a tow-rope . |
| 17 | If you arrived while I was in black-out , I apologize . |
| 18 | However , to say that events that happened when I was in my late twenties somehow predisposed me to homelessness would be absolute nonsense . |
| 19 | ‘ The Prince of Wales discovered that I was to be at Broadstairs at this time ; my cooking pleased him , ’ he added simply , ‘ and voilà , he asked for me to cook this banquet too . |
| 20 | I did n't lose consciousness , but pretty soon it dawned that I was in a lot of pain . ’ |
| 21 | I tiptoed on to the plane , hardly breathed while I was on it , and was conveyed with utmost speed to my usual resting place at the Pierre Hotel . |
| 22 | Sadly much of the animosity generated about Cochrane and Bennett originated from within No 5 Group and a great deal I was able to counter before it reached tap-room levels , I never felt I was running with the fox because I had great feeling and admiration for both these Olympian " gores , in fact , Cochrane invited me to move to No 5 Group with him when he left No 3 Group , but I declined as I was in mid-tour . |
| 23 | Sometimes , she worked after I was in bed . |
| 24 | I checked while I was on my own . |
| 25 | I was , however , devoted to the three dogs I owned while I was at The Milebrook . |
| 26 | I meant that I was under the impression the Spaniards had strong beliefs about virginal brides and the sanctity of marriage and children and a strong family unit . ’ |
| 27 | Depressingly , this meant that I was within sight , sound and smell of their superior rations , bacon-burgers , goulash , and bolognese . |
| 28 | When I just felt that I was on the absolute fringe of going berserk . |
| 29 | I always gave my husband the benefit of the doubt and ‘ buried ’ his brutality because I was so ashamed and felt that I was in some way to blame . |
| 30 | I voiced my resentment openly , but my fatigue was confided only to my diary and to those of my friends who already knew that I was in the habit of getting up and wandering around at night . |