Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun sg] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | She came to see me the first night I was home , and we sat on the verandah , rather tongue-tied after such a long time , saying stupid things like : " Did you have a good trip ? " |
| 2 | I abruptly asked them the same question I had of Benjamin . |
| 3 | He intimidates me the first time I ever talked to him was in the pub |
| 4 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 5 | My ever difficult told me the other night I needed to change my attitudes and lifestyle and to realise I would not get another job at my age . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll give you the same chance I 'd give a hungry vixen in a rabbit cage , ’ he growled . |
| 7 | And er I 'll show you a little booklet I 've got somewhere on that about the nation about his bungalow . |
| 8 | No she does n't want any fuss , Con 's made her a big cake I believe a very nice cake Eileen said |
| 9 | if I 'd have fed it the first time I 'd have understood it , but I 've only fed it today ! |
| 10 | Fearful of waking him a second time I waited . |
| 11 | Oh I should love one , ooh , so I thought , best not give him a bleeding mug I 'd best get my best china out , you know ? |
| 12 | I am hoping to meet some of the children before the Marathon and when the pain barrier hits me at around 20 miles I will only need to think of the courage and bravery of these young children to give me the extra incentive I need to finish the race . |
| 13 | I said well you just have to give him the deaf ear I said otherwise you 'll become , I said and he 'll get caught out eventually |
| 14 | ‘ Alec , ’ I said , a little desperately , ‘ I 've got to do it the only way I know how to . |
| 15 | Believe me the only way I 'd ever consider |
| 16 | ‘ Well , she was doing it the first time I laid eyes on her ! ’ |
| 17 | God knows why — I made him the same way I made the rest of you — but there it is . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’ |
| 19 | At er well this week you sort of look back and say yeah but erm in about ten years time if you come and ask me the same question I would be able be in a better position to give you an answer . |
| 20 | And I 'll tell you the only reason I took the baby home was because Martin wanted her . |
| 21 | I 'll tell you the unkindest thing I know about him : he was caught being beastly to a woman at a party for no obvious reason . |
| 22 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
| 23 | I really must get Dad here ’ — I hissed those two words — ‘ to get me an old car I could drive on the sands . ’ |
| 24 | He placed his arm round my waist , which gave me a pleasurable feeling I 'd never experienced , and then we set off to the picture house . |
| 25 | I was still nursing my Freddieland injuries , and the way she was looking at me with her unflinching gaze gave me a queasy feeling I 'd only narrowly avoided providing lunch . |
| 26 | Among those which gave me the greatest pleasure I remember the whole of Shakespeare , Shaw 's Androcles and the Lion , and Thornton Wilder 's Our Town . |
| 27 | At 19 miles I was greeted by some close friends from college and again this gave me the extra energy I needed . |
| 28 | The thought of the delicious lunch gave me the extra boost I needed to reach the summit . |
| 29 | Maybe that does n't sound like anything , but I 'll tell you it gave me the strangest feeling I ever had . |
| 30 | There was a slight delay as she read it and then her head slowly turned in my direction and she gave me the biggest grin I 'd ever seen . |