Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] i [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thanks , Dad , that was jolly sporting of you to let me have first cast . |
| 2 | His shaking hands with me made me feel half hero , half saint . |
| 3 | With whom did I feel most open and confident about expressing myself in words ? |
| 4 | I had met many good people before who made me feel ashamed of my own shortcomings , but in the presence of this man — we never discussed anything but literary business — I did not feel ashamed . |
| 5 | This process in itself made me feel better , her calm reassurance so different from the doctor at the clinic , with his formal , polite and economical manner . |
| 6 | When I went to the toilet , one would come and piss next to me to make me feel inadequate . |
| 7 | The dreadfulness of what I am doing to her , what I am going to do to her makes me feel ill . |
| 8 | ‘ So to what do I owe this honour ? ’ she asked instead . |
| 9 | ‘ To what do I owe this pleasure ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , I am , and to what do I owe this pleasure ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ To what do I owe this new attack on my character ? ’ |
| 12 | I hiss and spit : ‘ And to what do I owe this dubious honour ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And to what do I owe this pleasure ? ’ she enquired , telling herself that she must be light and bright . |