Example sentences of "i [verb] [pos pn] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I asked my wife what car she wants to replace the Peugeot , she said ‘ the safest one ’ . |
| 2 | On the way I asked my guard what the name of the village was . |
| 3 | I asked my friends who have had au pairs what they 'd expected of them in the kitchen . |
| 4 | When I asked my mother what she was doing , she replied : ‘ I thought if nothing were to come of your relationships , I could cut them out of the photographs ! ’ |
| 5 | Erm , when I was a kid , I asked me dad what politics were about and he said , well Tories are for the rich and Labour 's for the poor . |
| 6 | In the meantime , as I recall , er I I asked him who he was and I asked his wife who he was because he had asked what we were doing in his house and when he said his house , I thought then for the first time that perhaps this was n't who er we had on the floor . |
| 7 | And she said , ‘ George Dionisovich , at the moment I do n't want to sell them , but if I change my mind I 'll let you know ’ . |
| 8 | I made my escape you would say , and I know it was the coward 's way out , because I have to confess that I thoroughly enjoyed the proceeds . |
| 9 | Oh yes I mean their attitude there is not very good is it ? |
| 10 | Oh but I erm I mean my husband we had some nice dung |
| 11 | L coming back to your other point I mean your saying you could not physically , or you would not wish to accommodate , let me put it that way , you would not wish to accommodate anything more than is now you 're you 're making provision for within the South Ryedale local plan |
| 12 | I mean your face I knew straight out . |
| 13 | I mean our motion you can do with it what you will but like I say we have actually aimed to actually get something which recognises all party support for the Children Act and recognises concern about the funding . |
| 14 | After all , if she loses her job , things may be difficult , but if I lose my job we can not pay the mortgage . |
| 15 | Erm , and so I said no I ca n't afford that , cos I sold my shares you see . |
| 16 | They all went to the local comprehensive — which I wanted to but , because I passed my 11-plus I got sent to the grammar instead . |
| 17 | I make my purchase which proves expensive . |
| 18 | When I registered her death I was surprised to find myself giving this as her trade , because learned history implies that only the traditional ones — tailoring , weaving , joining , welding — are real . |
| 19 | I got her flashies I bought her a flashies . |
| 20 | Maybe if I got her outfit I 'd get her husky voice to match ? |
| 21 | Then , a bit later , I got your landlady who told me the bad news . |
| 22 | When I got your letter I knew you 'd just written it because you were bored out there . |
| 23 | ‘ After I got my degree I told my mother I could keep her now and she should leave my father . |
| 24 | How come I got my head his head was here |
| 25 | And once I got my A.S.O. I 'd be on a scientific grade and could work myself up . |
| 26 | ‘ When I got my doctorate I decided I would n't change my name , ’ she explains . |
| 27 | ‘ When my patience runs out with all the mediation and when I exhaust my capabilities I will issue a statement to all Lebanese and apologise . |
| 28 | ‘ When my patience runs out with all the mediation and when I exhaust my capabilities I will issue a statement to all Lebanese and apologise . |
| 29 | The windows were obscured by curtains , but if I strained my eyes I thought I could make out the shadow of a figure standing behind them , never moving . |
| 30 | When I reviewed my performance I thought , well , it was my first major World Championship and I came fourth . |