Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [conj] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The humbucker carries a clean sound well , although there 's a hint of midrange that made me go for the coil-tap to keep things sounding sweet . |
| 2 | ‘ I came down from Manchester two days ago , to meet my fellow archdeacons , and the Bishop told me of your husband 's application and of course that made me wish to meet him , and to meet you . |
| 3 | She said anyway she was away to make a wee cup of tea and did I take sugar ? |
| 4 | He was always a lot of fun and made me laugh . ’ |
| 5 | Surfing Hawaii was like being in the Blitz , and it may have been the thought of death that made me think of love . |
| 6 | After about half an hour 's unsteady plodding along the sand , leaving dinosaur hoofprints and a small steaming roundabout in the middle of the beach , my buffalo turned back for home , slotted a few heads of corn into his cheeks by the way of reward and let me dismount . |
| 7 | Whenever I visit Ian , seeing the fostering going on in various degrees , I 'm filled with admiration and feel I want to let the world know . |
| 8 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 9 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 10 | The audience were a comic 's dream and when Dennie came back on stage and whispered ‘ two minutes to count-down ’ I ran off to applause that made me feel like Mike Tyson . |
| 11 | Even for two days I would n't be able to bear the sight of Auntie Jean first thing in the morning , without her make-up on , her face blank as an egg , as she had prunes , kippers and cigarettes for breakfast and made me drink Typhoo tea . |
| 12 | Unfortunately we have no vacancies at present nor do I anticipate any in the near future . |