Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had a number of handbills which he was distributing to everyone who passed so I took one nonchalantly and his kind , brown eyes smiled . |
| 2 | When we got outside I said I could n't very well offer him one I only had two left in the packet |
| 3 | If the racket came right I felt it gave him the confidence to go for the shots . |
| 4 | Well I did we we talked about this , you see Mary Anne , half way through the conversation er Neil went out of the room so that I could to Mary Ann and I said towards the end of my conversation , you know , Mary Ann you 're a very wise person , give me some advice I said , I told her about Neil not wanting no not doing well on the driving , although he can drive she said he does n't want to do it she said do n't hassle him so when he came downstairs I said I 've been talking to Mary Ann and she sends you her love and because , of course , you know , we 've got a grandson , you know she had a son , my |
| 5 | When I first came home I thought I would stay with my mother as long as she needed me , then I would go back . |
| 6 | E even before you came home I switched it on . |
| 7 | As they came nearer I approached them , before the guard had time to prevent me . |
| 8 | And as soon as I got home I wrote it down . |
| 9 | When I got home I told everybody where I 'd been and what I 'd done : my 63-year-old father , my three sisters , my nephews , my friends , the men and women in my local pub and my colleagues at the bank . |
| 10 | Nothing happened so I put it in a box without a lid and went shopping . |
| 11 | He pushed again quite hard and as I turned away I heard him snigger and say , ‘ You have to kick 'em , you know . ’ |
| 12 | I could not believe that such an outburst of violence could happen in Fontanellato , where everybody , including those who belonged to the party , seemed to be more or less on good terms with one another , but when I arrived home I begged my father to be careful and to avoid discussions with anybody except the doctor . |
| 13 | Bunny handed over a fiver and as I walked away I heard him whisper to Rayleen . |
| 14 | When I got here I discovered she did n't live in the town any longer . |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose I came down on impulse , but as soon as I got here I wished I 'd stayed in the house . |
| 16 | I thought so I mean it was getting on a bit |
| 17 | I put it with other money I had and part exchanged my irons for a full set of top quality blades which had been in a sale after that my game improved immensely I got my handicap by putting in three cards two terrible scores of 86 and the good card which was 72 my handicap was then 15 I played in a junior competition and came third in the lower handicap section a week later and played in a medal and came down to a handicap of 14 . |
| 18 | He said , with his back to me , until you went away I thought it was just the usual thing . |
| 19 | Knew directly I saw him put her in a wheel-chair that we 'd a cardiac on our hands . |
| 20 | I du n no I felt like I let myself down |
| 21 | Erm I felt really organized cos Mr said that I was too hyperactive and I needed to have , I had to do something constructive so he sent me out posting well giving everyone their letters and I felt really I mean he did n't do it nastily , he just said I was flitting about and needed something to do and so it was really fun . |
| 22 | . Said the first time she came round she did n't look at it , and then , after that she looked really I hope she does n't fall . |
| 23 | I understood though I mean it , it looks from many of these er publications as though it 's meant to convey that Mr and Mr Wogan are sitting down and having a conversation or Ms Rippon is n't it ? , that 's how it 's presented , is that right ? |
| 24 | And I must have been in a really funny mood , and I said yes we have it 's on the till and he went well I suggest you get them in the windows then ! |
| 25 | So I thought well I got it kind a three year have n't I ? |
| 26 | Cos I thought well I remember what you said about cold sores . |
| 27 | how , how well they 've enjoyed it this morning I thought well I wished I 'd made the effort |
| 28 | But I saw , I went into town yesterday , have n't been into town and I saw er , I 'm just going up past the job centre I had to go to council about me money and I thought well I suppose I ought to make an effort and look in the job centre cos I , I ai n't done because I 've been in catering all the while |
| 29 | I says probably Monday so I thought well I give it time any way in case you get in |
| 30 | So anyway I went to Index cos I want I want and a watch I 'm looking for a watch cos , and I thought oh aye I come to rings , I thought well I owe her a ring so I thought oh better half eternity ring they 're cheap anyway . |