Example sentences of "[vb past] i [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 When it was on television it really looked , it really looked good but er the reality of it was it was pretty bad really but er the editor was very kind to me and made me look quite a hero but .
2 Then I suddenly found I had quite a lot of projects going on , working for Kenny Rogers and Jimmy Ruffin …
3 Peter owned London Postal Services , and he offered me £5000 and told me to put together a package .
4 I did water-colours mostly but I 'd just started painting in oils and felt I had quite a talent for it , but they were n't very encouraging …
5 He , good man that he is , instantly returns to verse and to his better self : ‘ Had I brought hither a corrupted mind , /Thy speech had altered it ’ ( 104ff . ) .
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