Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 To illustrate the way many of them operated he cited the case of a widow who in 1894 borrowed £50 from a London loan bank on the security of her furniture which was valued at £250 .
2 The silence that enclosed me made me feel the world had come to an end , that the trees had not yet been informed but soon would be , and would fall on to the stone and thorn , the heather and the fern , skeletons to be picked over , not by vultures but by time .
3 ‘ Of course , why do you think I asked him to attend the opening of the store ? ’
4 I asked him to get the UFO files opened . ’
5 I asked him to hand the letter to you .
6 Well I asked him to bring the dust bins in .
7 When I asked him to itemize the price , so I could add it up for myself , the total came to over £100 less than he 'd quoted for the bundle .
8 I asked her to clean the place and make our supper , ’ said Mother .
9 At this point a friend of mine appeared , whose house is nearby , so I asked her to call the vet and to bring me a couple of bandages to keep the flies off until the vet arrived .
10 I asked her to meet the press off the back of the BAC One-Eleven as it came to a stop in front of us .
11 Rachel I asked you to take the glasses through .
12 What we did was he draws them out every morning cos I collared him stuck the towels over his shoulders and said just put us them over there .
13 ‘ I had the chance to go out when there were only four cars on the track , but I made them change the car which meant I went out in the busy section . ’
14 I made her face the truth , ’ he grated , laying Isabel down on a bench by the door .
15 A forward has a sixth sense and from an early stage I realised I had the corner back in my pocket .
16 I realised it lacked the ring of truth , ’ Silas said while regarding her intently .
17 Does the Prime Minister recall that , on 26 February 1991 , I met him to discuss the case of my constituent , John Hall , who is seriously ill with leukaemia , an illness contracted while he was serving on Christmas island ?
18 I expected you to produce the infant out of the basket .
19 I found him trying the window . ’
20 It was not long before I found I liked the Semmens family very much .
21 ( 38 ) I helped him address the letters .
22 I helped him put the frame back .
23 And Gee ( 1975 : 311 ) argues that whereas in I helped them carry the load " I take part in the carrying " , this is not necessarily implied by the sentence with to , where " I need not actually have done any carrying " , as shown by : ( 16a ) I helped them to carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart .
24 And Gee ( 1975 : 311 ) argues that whereas in I helped them carry the load " I take part in the carrying " , this is not necessarily implied by the sentence with to , where " I need not actually have done any carrying " , as shown by : ( 16a ) I helped them to carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart .
25 ( 16b ) * I helped them carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart .
26 ‘ I was only down here the once , you know , early on when I helped you clean the kiosk up .
27 I told her to throw the lot away .
28 I told her to get the supper ready . ’
29 I told him to lock the car .
30 I told him to come the day before the operation , ’ she says ‘ I thought I 'd still be looking fairly reasonable then . ’
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