Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] i [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For my benefit would you just like to sort of give me a quick rattle through as as as to what you intend to do . |
| 2 | I 'm not asking you to help me , but at least you can let me get on with things instead of badgering me the whole time . |
| 3 | Nearly fifty years later Magdalen did me the signal honour of electing me an Honorary Fellow . |
| 4 | We intend shifting our locality tomorrow morning ; we are going into South port 15 miles distance from this , ( nearer home ) this move is principally on my account for the purpose of affording me a new locality for my rambles . |
| 5 | she sort of gave me an odd look |
| 6 | I do n't think Irina gave up the idea of finding me a suitable partner , until Bill died . |
| 7 | There was no doubting her sister 's passion as she struggled to express her resentment , writing : — on my life Lily I declare I want only what is best for the child and would not be Cruel to him nor the cause of Cruelty and what you asked was Cruel the child knowing no Italian and being Fearful of leaving me the only Mother he has known and who he loves as his own . |
| 8 | Andre Agassi ( above ) , equally well known for his sense of decorum , said : ‘ To be honest , it kind of irritated me a little bit . |
| 9 | By sliding the narrow strip through the slots , combinations such as Give me the English book may be formed . |
| 10 | I am indebted to Mary Harpley at Reed for sending me a complete set of its Sunday Times Wordpower series . |
| 11 | Thank you for sending me the closing statement for the above account . |
| 12 | When I was about to take O-level Art and my teacher said I was a disaster , my father was shamed into giving me an intensive course ( 'I ca n't have a daughter not passing ’ ) and taught me painting , pastel drawing , cross-hatching , line drawing . |
| 13 | The Bölkow 207 is fitted with toe-operated rubber pedals on the P1 position only , so Nigel was being very trusting in giving me the only set of brakes . |
| 14 | Signe drove the old VW carefully — she was a good driver — and insisted upon taking me the prettiest way to Inkeroinen , which meant through the little side roads around Kouvola . |
| 15 | Dedication is also the byword of our chairman , Mr Ken Mentle , and once again he has no hesitation in offering me a substantial amount of promises for next season . |
| 16 | I 've never loved him , but now I 've started to hate him — for making me the mercenary bitch I am . |
| 17 | Lastly , I would like to thank my parents for making me the Judaeo-Christian hybrid that I am ; and my husband Timothy Boon for his support and ( not always welcome ) criticism . |
| 18 | I 've also had people at forty plus telling me the same thing which is a nonsense . |
| 19 | I was the first person to take him simply as he was , and for that he showed his gratitude by giving me a light kiss on the cheek in the darkened carriage . |
| 20 | One such person was John Curran , a producer at ITN , who had already demonstrated his kindness by giving me an answering machine so that I could screen any calls from the press . |