Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb past] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I duly promised crossed my heart and — spat which was the custom of small boys at the time — and I never did break that promise to Dad Tam whilst he lived , and to this day I believe in my heart that the figure overlooking Princes Street Gardens is in the image of my father , complete with a handsome Kitchener moustache . |
| 2 | I secretly longed to upset his balance but never succeeded , except in the making of poetry , in which he was compelled to tilt towards me . |
| 3 | I badly wanted to know his opinion on the Anwar business , but obviously he was n't in the mood for it now . |
| 4 | I eventually resolved to make one , but overcame the drudgery of all those mortise and tenon joints by developing the following method : |
| 5 | When I eventually did contact her things seemed to be going quite well due to supportive family but she felt isolated from other mothers in the same situation as herself . |
| 6 | Now that I had this label — ‘ partially sighted ’ — and it was clear that my disability would become more acute , the teachers and girls at school found some semblance of the tolerance and understanding that they had previously lacked , and I slowly began to edge my way up the academic ladder . |
| 7 | I slowly began to understand its sophistication and culture and the Parmigiani 's enthusiasm for life and good food . |
| 8 | John 's manner was off-putting to the faint-hearted , but as I slowly got to know him , realised his lack of physical and social grace covered an ultra-soft centre , and I came to love the man . |
| 9 | I saw that afterwards , I rather wanted to hang it on this so 's I could put in my comment about the plane |
| 10 | ‘ And I so wanted to see you again — so much , so much ! |
| 11 | I am glad you came — really — and bless you for the things — I so needed to see you . |
| 12 | Anyway , I merely had to dangle my aromatically forged reference from the Hamlet Academy before Mr Tim and there I was , unleashed upon the cosmopolitan virginibus puerisque couchant before their desks . |
| 13 | ‘ I merely wanted to tell you that you 've scared the hell out of everyone at Saracen — except me . |
| 14 | I 've followed the events of of this erm unhappy but hardy perennial some time now erm I 've found it unusual because there was no Liberal volte face until now and er quite a lot of things happened where the Liberals changed their mind and I naturally started to wonder what has happened to make this change of mind come about and all I 'll say is I hope that it does n't have much to do with events in other counties or with any by-election . |
| 15 | He was in such a state that I literally had to drag him back to the main road . |
| 16 | I just , I only pressed hold nothing else . |
| 17 | I only got to hear him start talking to your Raymond |
| 18 | I only got to know her a little as a teenager when I visited her on my own in the single-end where she lived in a Parkhead tenement , sleeping , washing and cooking in one room . |
| 19 | ‘ I only got to know your mother-in-law through visiting at the house . ’ |
| 20 | I only meant to give her a scare . |
| 21 | I only meant to make it welcoming and nice . |
| 22 | Although this slowed progress down and was , it must be admitted , somewhat disappointing , I only had to remind myself what effort would have been needed if using a mallet . |
| 23 | I only had to shut my eyes and inhale and I was back in Russia . |
| 24 | For years afterwards I only had to hear it played and in my mind I would be back on the muddy camp site , feeling again the excitement and fun and tragedy which filled the air . |
| 25 | There was not far to go ; I only had to keep my eyes straight ahead and my pace unhurried . |
| 26 | ‘ I only came to collect my calculator . ’ |
| 27 | I only came to ask what you thought when you saw him again . ’ |
| 28 | I only came to warn you that I was going out , not to start World War Three . |
| 29 | I thought it might be drugged so I only pretended to drink it , putting the cup to my lips and setting it down again full after an interval . |
| 30 | ‘ I only tried to frighten you , my dear . |