Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In I gave the book to him or I gave him the book , him would normally be considered thematic in FSP theory . |
| 2 | I happened to have with me the journal of Dorothy Wordsworth on my trip to the Dales as I had forgotten to return it to the public library , and you have my word that I dropped it the instant I was made aware that they were harbouring a drug addict . |
| 3 | He was the goalkeeper for Manchester United and I joked later that I threw him the bag of money and he dropped it ! |
| 4 | After drawing a blank on Rhodes , I had to write something that justified my travelling expenses , so I made you the villain of the piece . |
| 5 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 6 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 7 | After a few minutes , he got out and wandered over : ‘ Here , son , give me a shot at that , ’ he said , and I passed him the rod . |
| 8 | And I got you the roses . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ And I spotted it the moment we drove off from my flat , ’ Newman rapped back . |
| 10 | and I told him the ones to see . |
| 11 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And I told him the mud in the high street was an absolute disgrace . |
| 13 | Check all the spellings , and I told you the horror story about the gentleman whose name was wrongly spelt . |
| 14 | and I showed him the escape hatch in the cockpit , " open this hatch and get out and get as far away from the aircraft as you can " . |
| 15 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 16 | When Victor and I gave them the slip at Victoria station they knew we were onto them . |
| 17 | Mrs Scamp levered them on to her face and I handed her the Access card . |
| 18 | The lady looked modest , but said nothing , and I handed her the bag . |
| 19 | I know my father would raise a terrific stink if I told him the Headmistress had grabbed me by the hair and slung me over the playground fence . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’ |
| 21 | As I believe that you both did , when you were my age — if you can remember so far back — but I knew you would prevent me from doing so if I told you the truth . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You would n't come out here if I sent you the money for the air ticket , would you ? ’ |
| 23 | Well I suppose I 'm sure Adrian wo n't mind if I paid him the day after or a week after or something . |
| 24 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |
| 25 | All he wants to do is to get his hand inside my blouse or up my skirt , but if I gave him the chance to do anything more he 'd be so scared he 'd wet his pants . ’ |
| 26 | He said of course he 'd do it if I gave him the phone number of the hospital . |
| 27 | What would you do if I gave you the jade ? |
| 28 | So the gradient gives you a mea If I gave you the gradient , if I said the gradient is one , what would the angle be ? |
| 29 | ‘ If I approached it the way I usually work , I 'd agree . |
| 30 | I have n't , I have n't got a clue but I knew it the minute the second you said it I knew it . |