Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] i [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The house we sat in was still in chaos , so she led me to the sunny kitchen , where we talked and drank coffee , surrounded by boxes and plants and the smell of paint . |
| 2 | She led me into the pink-and-green chintzy sitting-room where Harry , pale with blue shadows below the eyes , sat in an armchair with his bandaged leg elevated on a large upholstered footstool . |
| 3 | She led me into the front room where , defensively , she picked up the baby . |
| 4 | You helped me in the early days . |
| 5 | You know you you told me about the big boat did n't you ? |
| 6 | When you told me about the American girl , I hoped it meant you 'd got over Pickles . |
| 7 | She was interested to find out that I liked British history ; she told me about the Medieval Circle . |
| 8 | She left her second cup of tea , and she followed me to the front door . |
| 9 | The Fernies got rid of her when I left and she walked me to the front gate . |
| 10 | She had such colour , such brightness , that sometimes she reminded me of the whirling mosaics , except that she was n't fragmented but unusually complete . |
| 11 | Five years ago , you nominated me for the National Executive of the Labour Party . |
| 12 | Padding out as silently as she came , she left me to the early morning quiet . |
| 13 | They remembered me from the previous year too . |
| 14 | They remembered me from the old days . ’ |
| 15 | They had me in the holding cells at headquarters . |
| 16 | they wanted me for the whole day of Friday but I said I 'm sorry I can only do you half day if you 're interested , they were , they were desperate . |
| 17 | The most intriguing matter supplied by Gaitskell was when he consulted me about the constant leakage of the party 's National Executive minutes to the Manchester Guardian . |
| 18 | When I said that I did , he led me up the narrow street to the church and unlocked the ancient door . |
| 19 | He led me through the narrow alleys of the Old City until we came to a lane barely two feet wide . |
| 20 | As he led me through the back door and on to the waste ground he used as an unofficial parking lot , he said : ‘ Good runner , only thirty thousand on the clock . ’ |
| 21 | But I could n't get the door shut to lock him in and he caught me in the other cellar . |
| 22 | He approached me across the marbled swirl of shag carpet , looking like a prelate pumped up with helium , and solemnly intoned , ‘ Now , lad , cup your hands , here comes the anti-chocolate . ’ |
| 23 | He told me about the sheer quantity of submissions that the Review received and regretfully had to reject , and spoke admiringly of much of the material that does come to him . |
| 24 | He told me about the extensive work involved in restoring the area behind the cockpit . |
| 25 | He told me about the Icelandic landscapes , harsh yet wondrous , of the coloured rocks in Landmannalaugar and the emptiness . |
| 26 | And he told me about the increased risk of late miscarriage with amniocentesis as well . ’ |
| 27 | I remember him chuckling when he told me about the big farm men who came to have their teeth extracted . |
| 28 | This is what he told me about the Batty sale . |
| 29 | He threw me across the front seat , and the choir applauded — whether this was for my benefit or to register approval for Quigley 's strong right arm was not clear . |
| 30 | Most of the unexpected visitors were passing girl-friends of Roger 's , so I was surprised when he informed me of the pending arrival of a very special girl-friend . |