Example sentences of "i did [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did feel I had to live up to certain expectations , but even more than I wanted , for myself , to do the best work that I was capable of . ’ |
| 2 | But I did feel I 'd like to know a bit more about him . |
| 3 | ‘ But once Northants had given me a chance , I did think I had the talent . |
| 4 | ‘ I did think I might ask Mr Evans if they could stay on here . |
| 5 | I did think I was doing it for the best . |
| 6 | I did think I might read them some day , when I could bear to and it did n't feel quite so much like prying . ’ |
| 7 | B , retired persons that was the right answer , right , B , retired persons was the right answer , now some of you put D , anyone not gainfully employed and I did think I 'd explained it clearly |
| 8 | I tell you what what I did watch I enjoyed was erm called something of cards , house of cards , Sunday evening , a Monday evening it was |
| 9 | 'Cos , yes , I did write I have written to him . |
| 10 | " I did say I was sorry . |
| 11 | ‘ I did say I 'd play . |
| 12 | ‘ I did say I was sorry — ’ |
| 13 | Now if you cast your mind back to when we started the er discussion I did say I would talk about refer erm recommendations to you if you felt that this meeting had been of some benefit to yourself |
| 14 | so he said I did say I 'm bringing my wife , she said oh yeah how many times have I heard that before |
| 15 | I , I have n't actually got to be in at any time except I did say I 'd be in at half nine . |
| 16 | I did say I was n't staying . |
| 17 | they were laughing and giggling up the corner and er , I mean I did go just to let them know that although I did say I would n't come to every meeting I was quite prepared to still do |
| 18 | Yeah I mean I I did say I 'm not sure . |
| 19 | ‘ I did believe I was at sea , sir . ’ |
| 20 | erm I did see I did see you on television . |
| 21 | I did know I would leave Manchester — I was determined to do that and never had any doubts that I would succeed — but Barbados … |
| 22 | I did know I was just so angry to begin with that it just , they 're , they 're so |
| 23 | I did notice I was slipping a bit . |
| 24 | ‘ Suddenly I went from ex-public schoolboy to illegal immigrant and when I did re-apply I was refused and told to get out . ’ |