Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I never met Barney but I caught sight of the other one once , scuttling across the yard like a nervous rabbit . |
| 2 | I asked Frankie when I had pushed through to him . |
| 3 | I mean I wouldn't 've minded if she said come up the house like and she mentioned Cardiff but I 've gone so fat I do n't wan na go ! |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , I phoned Adai before I came here . |
| 5 | Oh it was when we were gon na go to the cinema and I phoned Marion and I said no , I really can not be bothered , it 's just pouring down with rain , had |
| 6 | As I was applying to art school I needed a reference so I told Vivienne that I thought I 'd ask Malcolm , since he was my employer . |
| 7 | David and I did have conversations about it and I told David that I thought he should get an accountant , or that he should ask for an account from Tony if he had questions about where money was going . |
| 8 | I also told David that I think there is a substantial difference between my vision of the Library and that of some other staff , and that this factor is the cause of much of the perceived difficulty between myself and others . |
| 9 | But what er , I said , told Pete because I had another call when you were at lunch I think and erm he said he 'd heard rumours that we were looking for somebody . |
| 10 | I told Harold that I did not approve of the appointment , but for reasons that he would not greatly appreciate . |
| 11 | I also told Sam that I did n't think the main Benskin 's board would approve the switch to management . ’ |
| 12 | I told Harry that I did n't really see how this could be resolved in your absence so we should just leave until you return from holiday . |
| 13 | No , I told Jenny and I told Caroline , but |
| 14 | I told Kidsons that I did n't think it was right that I should seek re-election , which was coming up on 30 April , and left it at that . ’ |
| 15 | I know you lived Cambridge but I mean did you , was M was Malton |
| 16 | ‘ Did you have a good time ? ’ my mother asked Robert as I whispered to Lili that I found old age unclean and a disgrace . |
| 17 | This sight encouraged Sid and I to increase our efforts to finish off our double trench . |
| 18 | So the council informed Seth if I do n't move in a month I 'll have to put an application in |
| 19 | ‘ How 's the bride ? ’ asked Lili when I came downstairs . |
| 20 | After the broadcast finished Mary and I thanked Joelle for coming on the programme and being a target for all the anti-French feeling flying around at the time . |
| 21 | I used to have quite a complex about being beaten , but I met Liz after I 'd been beaten hollow all year and she still married me . ’ |
| 22 | I went up for my first term at York called Nigel and I came back as Oliver . |
| 23 | I thought of all the people called Gray that I knew , not many really for such a common name . |
| 24 | We reached Mandalay and I went straight to the Winchester Mission where dear Willie Garrad looked shocked to see me and said in a scandalised voice , ‘ Oh , but you ca n't possibly stay here ’ — it was a Brotherhood you see ! |
| 25 | We had very good musicians at the White Rock Pavilion , and my parents took Heather whilst I enjoyed a Sunday afternoon concert . |
| 26 | I saw Robert and I saw Lili . |
| 27 | It was not until I reached Redcar that I saw a Northern Echo placard lettered Death of King . |
| 28 | ‘ You could come into Inverness and get the early bus back out to Ullapool in the morning … ’ offered Bill as I climbed down from my position of elevation and security . |
| 29 | ‘ She looked Max and I up and down in a most condescending manner . |
| 30 | well it 's the next door neighbour and they said it 's alive and I asked Jayne cos I said what the , hospital , yeah cos like it , it 's that neighbour , well it 's a neighbour |