Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I rarely used to Hasselblad . |
| 2 | So next day I duly went to the synagogue , rather self-conscious in my trilby hat , surprised to find women sitting in the gallery only , much impressed with the singing of the cantor and the blowing of the ram 's horn , and a little taken aback by the quick exit at the end of the fast , presumably to get back home for the first square meal of the day . |
| 3 | I knew that I wanted a free and independent life although I secretly subscribed to the idea of marrying a professional , sighted man . |
| 4 | But the one I eventually went to was very good . |
| 5 | When I eventually returned to Vienna to make music , I was completely relaxed within myself . |
| 6 | Then I slowly got to my feet and they all started laughing happily as if I was n't dead after all . |
| 7 | It was as fine an afternoon as you could wish for as I slowly descended to Malham Beck , the Cove coming into view on my left as I walked down . |
| 8 | For a little while I was afraid I was going to land in the middle of a town , but I mercifully drifted to the edge of this . |
| 9 | The second category , overall impression , involves listening to all the adjectives describing the person and thereby forming an overall impression ; ‘ [ I ] assessed the overall impression left once all the words had been read out ’ or ‘ I was not conscious of using any strategy in particular at the time , but I guess I merely listened to all the traits and tried to gain an overall impression . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I merely agreed to it . |
| 11 | But I was n't struck by any thunderbolts or lightning flashes , and when talking about the dance afterwards in the Met Office I merely remarked to the officer on duty that I 'd met a very nice corporal and he 'd asked me to go to the Station cinema with him on Saturday . |
| 12 | Afterwards , having made desperately light of the gaffe , I defensively hissed to Jack : ‘ Well , it 's not pronounced Botha is it ? |
| 13 | I naturally came to this conclusion only with the greatest reluctance ; it was no easy matter for me , the responsible commander , to abandon my dreams of hope and victory ! |
| 14 | ( Well , I only got to page 8 … ) . |
| 15 | And I only said to Joe yesterday |
| 16 | Ah , I only said to Chris the other day , I thought god I have n't seen Trevor for ages , I honestly did and I , I did n't think you know , anything wrong with him . |
| 17 | and then previously I worked at neighbourhood office , and I only came to when it had be d been declared a clearance area , |
| 18 | ‘ I only went to school for two years , ’ says Maxima Flores , forty-year-old mother of four . |
| 19 | I only wanted to be kind to the Dust Baby . |
| 20 | " I did n't know him — I only spoke to him for a few minutes , but David Fairfax recognised him . " |
| 21 | I went into this field and I sat there and cried for hours in this pouring rain and I suddenly thought to myself , ‘ This is ridiculous , this is no good — you 're not meant to be an actor , you 're meant to be something else — a comedian . ’ |
| 22 | Exactly a week later I suddenly went to Oxford by the most impossible train which stopped at every station . |
| 23 | ‘ On the last tour I basically played the same thing every night and I suddenly came to the realisation that I was n't progressing as much as I should . |
| 24 | On the last tour I basically played the same thing every night and I suddenly came to the realisation that I was n't progressing as much as I should |
| 25 | Then there was this thing that I constantly talked to the press . |
| 26 | I just had to be patient , it was one of those things . |
| 27 | Only time would tell now whether it would go without mishap I just had to be patient . |
| 28 | I just had to . " |
| 29 | ‘ I had them on one night at the South Bank Poly and I just thought to myself , ‘ I ca n't be bothered with this , I really ca n't ’ . |
| 30 | I just offered to erm in Tech class can you ? |