Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | One part of me , despite George Crowninshield 's reassurances , anticipated that the twins would emerge as shambling twitching wrecks , and for a second , believing my worst fears , I bitterly regretted accepting the senator 's charter . |
| 2 | ‘ The price tag worried me and I badly wanted to repay the faith Palace had shown in me . |
| 3 | I only managed to see the second programme when still perhaps a little punch-drunk from over-exposure to Bournonville at the Copenhagen festival , but I relished the four examples of choreography by Mark Morris and Lar Lubovitch , particularly when they showed off Baryshnikov . |
| 4 | The tone controls really are sensitive and , being used to the somewhat reluctant EQ on my own amplifier , I found that I only had to move the X-Amp 's a few degrees before the sound began to change radically . |
| 5 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 6 | I only started to make the links when the dampness started to affect my mental health . |
| 7 | Whether she ever told what she 'd found I never discovered , but for my own part I only wanted to forget the whole frightening incident . |
| 8 | Well if I only wanted to know the crossword and every single one is |
| 9 | I suddenly wanted to see the green-leafed Devon river banks and to feel the grey sharp waves of the Channel buffeting my hull . |
| 10 | I suddenly wanted to see the work I was doing laid out in front of me . |
| 11 | Meanwhile I much enjoyed chairing the South African debate , since tempers flared throughout , including mine , which is always interesting . |
| 12 | I thus began to call the Indian movement ‘ Satyagraha ’ , that is to say , the Force which is born of Truth and Love or Non-violence … ’ |
| 13 | I just walked to get the erm , the pi , to walk to get the paper |
| 14 | ‘ I just seemed to get the worst of it . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I just had to turn the telly over . |
| 16 | all mothers are sacred but I just had to put the boot in on her , I 'm afraid , I said stuff ! |
| 17 | Well , after Marks advert for Clubcall I decided I just had to hijack the fax machines telephone line and call it up . |
| 18 | ‘ There must have been about 30 pairs in the drawer but I just happened to pick the one with the money . |
| 19 | Caller : Well , I just wanted to ask the manager if it is all right to bring my poodle with me ? |
| 20 | There 's a national debate going on t we 're not gon na crack it here this afternoon and I do n't want to get in there but I just wanted to put the other side of the er of the coin to that . |
| 21 | With you I just wanted to savour the initial stages , step by step , to enjoy just being with you , whatever we were doing Besides , ’ he added very softly , his fingers stroking the back of her hand , ‘ you 're not frigid , my lovely . |
| 22 | I just wanted to alert the staff in case any of you have seen or heard anything suspicious . ’ |
| 23 | I just wanted to see the house again , to look at my father 's things . |
| 24 | I just wanted to clarify the point about derelict land in the A sixty four south corridor , which erm have referred to . |
| 25 | I just wanted to leave the tent , but as this was not possible due to the weather outside , I snuggled down in my sleeping bag and tried to make myself comfortable on the hard , stony ground . |
| 26 | And there will be opportunities to apply for support from the British Film Institute and elsewhere erm in order that we can expand er what we 're doing in that area and I , I just wanted to let the board know about that and to say that erm er this is the route that I 'm currently taking and erm I will be reporting to them when there are specific developments and that I hope that you approve of er me attempting to expand our provision in this area . |
| 27 | ‘ I just wanted to check the ecclesiastical forms before I approached Lord Dersingham , ’ said the Inspector . |
| 28 | In the ambulance , I just wanted to know the damage . |
| 29 | I just wanted to make the point that the rules are n't everything … it 's an attitude . |
| 30 | ‘ I just wanted to experience the thrill of it all . ’ |