Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] i [vb past] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Country vets are n't easily sickened but I felt my stomach turning . |
| 2 | She was silent for a moment , and my stomach clenched as I saw her face soften , her eyes grow dreamy . |
| 3 | I had the strong feeling of help having been given so I clasped my hands and said a prayer , half mentally , half vocally , of thanks to God . |
| 4 | I could n't remember the make of car I drove , how my girlfriend looked naked , what I had done before I got my PI licence , what shape my bathroom was , my parents ' names . |
| 5 | Both waders immediately filled and I caught my breath as freezing April waters began to stimulate sensitive nether regions . |
| 6 | ‘ John Flanagan decided changes were needed and I lost my place . |
| 7 | The teams praises were duly sung and I drew my fair share of the applause . |
| 8 | The Seekers readily agreed and I did my interview to go with it . |
| 9 | I WAS really gobsmacked when I saw your picture of a catwalk model parading a hat with a toy airplane on it . |
| 10 | Late one afternoon on my way to the kennels with the dogs ' bowls I passed the lighted kitchen window and stopped because I heard his voice . |
| 11 | I realized that the seats were numbered and I collected my bags and went in search of my proper seat . |
| 12 | My tiredness had now almost disappeared as I made my way along the drive of Brigade H.Q and out into the village . |
| 13 | I was asked if I wished my name to be withdrawn a second time but I declined , feeling it would be wrong to have to continue to rely on the goodwill and hospitality of friends in order to continue playing . |
| 14 | The clouds had thickened and the moon had gone when I left her house and made my way cautiously down the slippery brick path . |
| 15 | PS : Things are not too good at home — your Mother is well , but the house has been repossessed after I lost my job . |
| 16 | With a final burst of furious rain , the sky cleared and I dragged my bag along the road in blinding sunshine . |
| 17 | But I have been divorced 30 years and know I 'd feel the same as the man who was jailed if I found my wife in the arms of someone else . |
| 18 | It was a ploy of Lord Darlington 's to stand at this shelf studying the spines of the encyclopedias as I came down the staircase , and sometimes , to increase the effect of an accidental meeting , he would actually pull out a volume and pretend to be engrossed as I completed my descent . |
| 19 | All I was told is that you 're getting twelve months guarantee , but you 've got to have a three thousand mile service , and as the gentleman said erm I recorded the deliveries and sent them all back and on the third one , when I took it in I asked if they 'd put a new set of points in for me and erm unfortunately when it came out there was no compression at all and because because I it was suggested that I dug my heels in a bit and got an independent report and erm basically they told me to get lost because it cost fifty pound to do the report . |
| 20 | I lifted the dog on to the table There was no doubt he was enormously improved and I did my best to join in the rejoicing . |