Example sentences of "i [vb past] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My life depended on my coolness , and I fought to control my murderous passions . |
| 2 | You would n't think I 'd been complimented on them , would you , but when I 'appened to show them accidental to a gentleman once , he said I ought to go on the stage and wear tights and a little frou-frou skirt — here , where you goin' ? ’ |
| 3 | They caught the sparks that showered from my own tiny anvil and I failed to think it odd . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I got kissed lots these hols , how about that ? |
| 5 | I got to give you two eights . |
| 6 | And they says as soon as you see one coming you sa say can I got make your bloody mind up which one do you want ! |
| 7 | Not only did I get to model the clothes how I liked , I got to keep them all afterwards . |
| 8 | From what I had heard in advance , I expected to see nothing much more than four or five students on the course drinking regulated amounts of alcohol and then being subjected to a variety of tests that would show how their motor skills deteriorated . |
| 9 | I tried getting him slimmer once as I thought it might help him to jump even better , but it did n't suit him . |
| 10 | I liked it when Kaptan described his moment of deliverance , the point at which I tried to shoot my old comrade in arms in the back , then the desperate fumble to see who 'd get their shots off first . |
| 11 | Drum samples should be alright , though , and the sample patch I tried had its own reverb , which could be very useful for snares and toms . |
| 12 | I tried to telephone her this morning at the flat but there was no reply . |
| 13 | ‘ I tried to telephone you this morning — ’ he said . |
| 14 | I tried to relax my tightening nerves with mind pictures of the most beautiful landscapes of the Rambles . |
| 15 | ‘ I tried to call you this morning , ’ she said , ‘ but you 'd already left . ’ |
| 16 | I tried to call you this week-end . |
| 17 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 18 | Turning to Estella , I tried to control my trembling voice . |
| 19 | The windows were tightly shut , and the rooms smelled stuffy , but not damp , though the drawers of the chest stuck as I tried to pull them open . |
| 20 | I decided the best thing to do was keep busy , so I tried to recall my antenatal classes — I could n't remember a thing . |
| 21 | Gripping the ski-poles I tried to keep myself steady as the velocity increased and then , all of a sudden I sailed over the edge and felt myself going head over heels towards a white mass of snow far below . |
| 22 | Because of the conditions , I tried to keep it simple and was extra careful not to make any mistakes . |
| 23 | I tried to match her Californian accent . |
| 24 | I tried declaring my own sense of dissatisfaction to a few friends and found I 'd caught a tiger by the tail . |
| 25 | Although I tried to get her interested in hobbies , she just was n't interested so . |
| 26 | I tried to get it last night . |
| 27 | I tried to catch him this morning , before we went to our appointments , but he would n't speak to me . |
| 28 | I looked at Inspector Drew for several seconds while I tried to marshal my tumbling thoughts . |
| 29 | I tried to contact you this afternoon but was unable to get through . |
| 30 | ‘ I tried to tell her that , ’ he said . |