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Example sentences of "i [vb past] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I asked to see his identification .
2	My fervour was religious : I fought to save his sinner 's soul as ardently as any missionizing Christian .
3	My life depended on my coolness , and I fought to control my murderous passions .
4	‘ I sought to increase my powers , for to master the ancient art of sorcery , truly to master it , it is necessary to master all else .
5	‘ Of course , I agreed to carry his bag like a shot , and the Irish golfer gave me some very basic instruction in my duties over a couple of pints of the dark stuff from his native land .
6	A-pay-gee and I agreed to unify our rites .
7	So , to the Hampstead officers who arrived so quickly on the scene , to my neighbours , and to the Black Cab driver ( I 'm afraid I failed to take his number ) who protected me , many thanks .
8	I failed to get my case for a share of his property and savings heard because I was told the courts do n't recognise a common-law wife .
9	I failed to follow his train of thought , my mind still on the meeting with Rodriguez .
10	I fell in love with a deaf and dumb man and I planned to spend my life earning and loving and teaching and praying , all on his behalf .
11	I got to take my hat off , cos it keeps falling off and I do n't want it to get dirty .
12	I got to shut my eyes and turn round .
13	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 !
14	I never saw the mail robber , though Tom played with his children — and caught nits from them , to Nonni 's horror — and I got to know his sister , Elsie : a thin woman with stiff , blonde hair who was never without a cigarette stuck to the corner of her mouth .
15	That said , I got to know my men my staff and everybody of course has their peculiarities you know , the different thingummies .
16	I go past this bloke selling papers and he shouts summat out and I got to stick my fingers in my ears , it 's so loud .
17	I must say I expected to see my sister accuse Orlick of attacking her , but instead she seemed very pleased to see him .
18	I expected to have my family ripped to shreds , even though my childhood was extremely happy , but in Freudian analysis you look to the family for the source of all your anxieties .
19	I strained to hear my mother 's words as she answered the phone , but they were muffled , brief , as if responding to a death .
20	I tried to do my country proud but they have n't done the same by me .
21	I tried to lose my self in you as well .
22	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 .
23	I cried like a baby every time I tried to close my eyes .
24	Recently , I tried to cancel my appearance at a benefit as my pianist was ill .
25	I tried to explain my problem with the monoglot at window five , but the ticket lady just shook her head and said : ‘ You must take another ticket .
26	I knew what Syl would say if I tried to explain my thoughts to him , because Nour had said it already .
27	I tried to take his mind off her by talking about the Norwegian leather industry but he could n't get interested somehow .
28	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 .
29	I was terrified , slipping out of control , beginning to black out whenever I tried to use my hands , the frenzied white maelstrom subsiding into a quietly pulsating grey .
30	I thought of all the extra equipment his money would buy for Masquerade , and that 's how I tried to justify my acceptance of the senator 's proposal , but in reality it was because Crowninshield had invited me to play Galahad and I never could resist the lure of the dragon 's breath even if it did mean charging into idiocy like a fool .