Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] i be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mentioned this to no one for two practical reasons : one was that I loathed swimming , and if I pretended that I was still menstruating , signing the little red book every four weeks , I should be able to evade an unpleasant experience for at least one week out of four ; the other was that I feared further reprisals might be taken against me . |
| 2 | When we were reading it I found that I was just reading it as a book and the and that all the coming about you forget who 's in , who 's there and who 's not there . |
| 3 | I found that I was mostly focused on the leader 's chest , where the blue cloth was more taut , stretched by the magnificent swelling mounds beneath it . |
| 4 | On returning from Spring Harvest ( and back to work ) I found that I was constantly thinking about God , Jesus , being a Christian . |
| 5 | I tried when I was about 18 , 19 . |
| 6 | Then , I do n't know how many years we had down the street , but we moved when I was about six years old up the street near the church . |
| 7 | I fell in love with snooker when I was about fourteen , but when I got to about sixteen or seventeen , I started travelling around and playing in junior competitions and realized that I was very good . |
| 8 | He refused to co-operate and was told he was ‘ letting the school down ’ and given an indication that this would affect his school report , ‘ and that 's when I realized that I was only acknowledged for my sporting ability . ’ |
| 9 | But I think you realized that I was never using the words seriously . ’ |
| 10 | When I wrote down the dream , I realised that I was already ‘ bored stiff with my proposed project , and should choose another topic . |
| 11 | I realised that I was still blaming you for what Cherith did to me . |
| 12 | ‘ I was even taken to hospital at one point thinking I had a hypo coming on , but then we realised that I was actually having panic attacks — a delayed reaction to losing my sight . |
| 13 | Then I realised that I was actually contemplating accepting the senator 's offer , and I told myself that the last thing I needed this summer was to babysit two spoilt rich-kid junkies . |
| 14 | For a second I was mesmerised by the chasm before me but as the only way I was going to fall was it I made the effort to jump , I realised that I was actually enjoying the thrill of imagined danger . |
| 15 | At approximately 1,500 feet I opened my eyes again and to my joy realised that I was very much lower down . |
| 16 | Frank Dick is one of the most academically knowledgeable coaches in the world , and aside from the personal differences between us , I think he genuinely believed that I was more useful in one of the central legs of the race . |
| 17 | But it seemed that I was really ‘ into ’ funerals in a big way . |
| 18 | ‘ I was aware when I came that I was only Warrington 's third choice , after Michael Hagan and Trevor Kissell , so I feel doubly lucky that things have gone so well . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Apparently he came because I 'm so very young . |
| 20 | The zenith of my angling career came when I was about 15 years old . |
| 21 | The fear always came when I was about halfway down the path . |
| 22 | and I thought well , I , I asked cos I was so sure that was a male |
| 23 | My mum got home from work about 10.30 p.m. and asked if I was all right , but I told her that I thought it was a false alarm . |
| 24 | It niggled away at her for about perhaps another two seconds , then , apropos of nothing , almost without her own volition , she found that she was suddenly bursting out , ‘ The only time your name was mentioned at lunchtime was when I stated that I was here , in Czechoslovakia , to interview you . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I was partially open … although I never filly declared that I was chiefly interested in fiddling ’ ( Ditton 1977 ) . |
| 26 | The King of Blefuscu , however , replied that I was too strong to be taken prisoner , and that I would soon be returning to my country anyway . |
| 27 | But they all eventually happened and I 'm even writing a textbook . |
| 28 | It happened because I was pretty vulnerable at the time and when I came across this lady who I felt sorry for I imagined that I would be able to support her and make her happy . |
| 29 | It happened while I was still with the SDECE . |
| 30 | we 're going to the clinic on Monday I know I forgot when I was there last week , so do n't worry she wo n't die for lack of vitamins . |