Example sentences of "and i [adv] [vb past] my " in BNC.

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1 All this made me feel very much better and I immediately wrote my name up on the wall .
2 It was my job to go into it , and I simply did my job .
3 after my second week he said I 'd got the gift of the gab or something and I always manage to wind people round my finger and always always get what I want and everything and I always took my way out of shit and I heard this from Matt , you can imagine how upset I was like on my I tell you er I heard about it on the field weekend cos I was here and Matt was here as well and , and I just thought my God I 've been friends with this bloke , we were having baths together when we were like two years old and , and I 've known him all my life and if you ca n't trust him well where does the , where , well you know , who can you trust ?
4 And once I nearly got my head flattened , cos I sent up the wrong thing and bang he sent it down and I just got my head out of there in time .
5 Mr Gibson said : ‘ My wife Pat phoned to tell me what happened and I just packed my bag and got the first flight . ’
6 He had the good grace to apologise afterwards and I also expressed my gratitude that I did not have to wait an hour or so until the training was finished before I could obtain his team and get busy .
7 However , he offered me a place ( perhaps out of consideration for my father ) , and I duly began my undergraduate career .
8 Both were wonderful dinner companions and I thoroughly enjoyed my evening .
9 The change brought some unexpected experiences and challenges , but all my years as a Head were full of interest and happy working relationships and I thoroughly enjoyed my career , a memorable and refreshing interlude in it being the Centenary summer term back at Somerville as a Schoolmistress Fellow .
10 I am a North-East lad and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Middlesbrough and Darlington .
11 I mean I can give you a little example erm I was once trying to add up a series of figures in the middle of an admissions exercise , and one of the other one of the men said to me ‘ oh , come on , you 're far too pretty to do mental arithmetic ’ and I completely lost my train of thought , I got rather confused .
12 The afternoon was cold and raw , and I soon regretted my choice of clothing , a light linen suit dating from my time in this country .
13 However , the crew helped us aboard and I soon forgot my fright when we were given bananas to eat .
14 Even in winter there had been no " feel " to the soft London air and I half closed my eyes as I followed the tingle all the way down to my lungs .
15 Problem was I was playing a British Military Police Chief , and I still had my uniform on when I turned up at this place .
16 I wish I was wrong and I still had my pension .
17 ‘ It was good quality stuff , good to work on and I gradually worked my way up to being one of the house engineers and it took off from there . ’
18 I was brought up in a pit village near Bishop Auckland and I never knew my father .
19 I stayed near my home and I never used my guns because I did n't want to make a noise .
20 I have held no office because Thou did not will it , and I never set my heart on office .
21 ‘ I never gave up ; it was positive thinking and I never lost my enthusiasm .
22 ‘ I never gave up ; it was positive thinking and I never lost my enthusiasm .
23 ‘ The salon was relaxing , the staff pleasant and I really loved my haircut , ’ was the verdict on Windle Hair Salon in central London .
24 I also went out every day , and I always had my gun with me .
25 after my second week he said I 'd got the gift of the gab or something and I always manage to wind people round my finger and always always get what I want and everything and I always took my way out of shit and I heard this from Matt , you can imagine how upset I was like on my I tell you er I heard about it on the field weekend cos I was here and Matt was here as well and , and I just thought my God I 've been friends with this bloke , we were having baths together when we were like two years old and , and I 've known him all my life and if you ca n't trust him well where does the , where , well you know , who can you trust ?
26 She wiggled and I almost lost my train of thought .
27 And then , of course , I woke up and I dutifully read my papers … to discover it had actually happened .
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