Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb past] i [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was then that she told me about the hysterectomy . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Did you care when you walked out on me the day that you told me about the notes and the wine glass , and then Rebecca came back to the office ? |
| 3 | That you showed me on the plan ? |
| 4 | The house we sat in was still in chaos , so she led me to the sunny kitchen , where we talked and drank coffee , surrounded by boxes and plants and the smell of paint . |
| 5 | Kathy Rooney had to leave me one night when we were dining at the Kensington Hilton , so she took me to the porter to arrange for him to take me upstairs to my room when I was ready . |
| 6 | She ran out and tried to send me away but I pretended Sabine was expecting me , so she took me to the studio . |
| 7 | ‘ So you told me on the phone . ’ |
| 8 | included in mine , so it meant that they paid me for the summer holidays cos I did n't officially really |
| 9 | I do n't know what it was about , but I know that it shocked me into the sort of terror that I did n't know I was capable of . |
| 10 | ‘ I was playing in a particular game and did not think I had done anything spectacular at all when I was approached by Heffernan who told me that he wanted me for the Ireland team to play Australia in the Compromise Rules series , ’ recalls McGilligan . |
| 11 | and I was probably alright , until she kicked me under the table Paul ! |
| 12 | And she asked me for the fifty P . |
| 13 | She left her second cup of tea , and she followed me to the front door . |
| 14 | The Fernies got rid of her when I left and she walked me to the front gate . |
| 15 | brought , brought one of those padded things sort of orange things and she pulled me to the steps |
| 16 | But I did get another tingle of excitement when I swam a shade too near a jagged reef , and she grabbed me by the shoulder to pull me away . |
| 17 | She said nothing to me and after rehearsals I was still standing there ; I 'd done nothing all morning , and she called me into the office . |
| 18 | I had no money , and she helped me over the worst times . |
| 19 | I suppose she meant if she put me on the Pill she was letting me sleep around . |
| 20 | But if you had me on the table or on the trolley in intensive care — the submarine blip of the oscilloscope ( like a lost code ) , the richly sighing respirator-then I 'd be going , going , tumbling end over end . |
| 21 | Perhaps it would be best if you left me at the cottage and went back to London . |
| 22 | You would n't recognise me if you met me in the bath . ’ |
| 23 | During an opera we had a lighting change and they misinformed me about the weights . |
| 24 | I looked into his eyes and they reminded me of the saying ‘ The lights were on but there was nobody home . |
| 25 | They were glad to see me and they shook me by the hand and one of them said : |
| 26 | ‘ They tried to pull me into a scrum once and they invited me into the showers with them ’ — GAIL PARKER ( a lady referee ) on problems encountered when trying to control men . |
| 27 | For the chemo I was in bed and they attached me to the drip . |
| 28 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 29 | The regular vet — a friend of mine — has gone to live in Australia and he recommended me to the zoo as his replacement . |
| 30 | ‘ I immediately offered him a cup of tea or coffee and he followed me into the kitchen , ’ says Lynsey . |