Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 My flower — the one that I remember best out of many — was gathered where I said it had been .
2 ‘ I should be mortified if I thought I 'd missed a chance to do him a mischief , but it 'd be a cold day in hell before I 'd make a spectacle of myself in the market place . ’
3 I already had permission to search all the surrounding fields , so I waited until the field was harvested before I gave it a thorough going over with my detector .
4 She was silent for a moment , and my stomach clenched as I saw her face soften , her eyes grow dreamy .
5 I was shattered when I met you last .
6 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 .
7 But , of course , she would have noticed so I told her and we turned the scoop to our advantage .
8 ‘ Your tea is ruined so I threw it in the bin .
9 Unless I mean this hedgehog could have been done if I left it could n't it ?
10 I 've always I 've always felt If I thought it was necessary then that 's the end of it er as far as I know .
11 Well I 'm blowed if I saw it on , on that receipt .
12 Well you should 've done cos I thought you were going to cos I thought yeah we 've got , have n't got anything to do this afternoon
13 He said it was clear to him you were pining away , and that you could only be saved if I took you away and made love to you for the rest of our lives . ’
14 Erm , I probably would have done because I made lots of mistakes and I could n't be bothered to go back and check them !
15 Not at the time no it did n't it bothered me when it was done because I thought you 've probably done something and the outcome would be that so at the time it did n't bother me because I was n't interested in the situation
16 I was going to be moved whether I liked it or not .
17 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 .
18 Erm so I think it was probably quite well attended though there were a vast number of these green files left at the end so may be it was n't as well attended as I thought it had been .
19 Well , the thing I mainly notice when last week when Paul was home , not last week , the week before last I had Paul solidly at home , he moved himself entirely in lock , stock and barrel at the weekend , he was then with me waiting for his job and he went out every day and did little bit 's of shopping for me , got him from under my feet , saved me money , cos I was only buying what I absolutely needed , and the amount of time that I had , I mean I was able to go out for the whole day with Peggy on Wednesday , I was able to get food prepared and , admittedly I did n't manage to get as much done as I thought I was going to do , but then I think that 's with most people in life ,
20 He had barely answered when I explained what had happened .
21 ‘ You were right , ’ he admitted , ‘ but I was whoolly riled when I heard what you thought on her . ’
22 The 1855 treaty was finally ratified in 1859 , with Old Joseph commenting : ‘ The line was made as I wanted it , not for me but my children that will follow me .
23 I 'd be anchored where I reckoned she 'd get a little shelter from the bay in which she lay , but with a gentle south-westerly and no sign of any break in the weather , I was n't worried about her , and took the easiest line ashore .
24 Kernaghan , seeking a transfer this summer from relegated Middlesbrough , said : ’ I 'm pleased and relieved because I blamed myself for the goal Albania scored against us in the last match .
25 And I stood there , leaning against the wall with my eyes closed while I heard her trudging down the stairs and fiddling with the doorknob .
26 Lisabeth reluctantly agreed after I put her in charge of phoning the hospital for twice-daily reports , which was exactly the sort of thing she liked to take charge of .
27 Not because I thought I should have been picked there were at least 15 guys playing better than me but because I had n't performed as I felt I should have done .
28 I WAS really gobsmacked when I saw your picture of a catwalk model parading a hat with a toy airplane on it .
29 ‘ He was gobsmacked when I told him mine was a replica . ’
30 I had nothing further to do with Sally but she did n't seem to be bothered when I passed her in the street without speaking .
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