Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] i [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must have said that several times already because Ma fixed me with a glittering stare and exclaimed , ‘ If you say that word once more , Andrew , just once more , I 'll send you to the Science Museum again … with Annabel . ’ |
| 2 | Nour drew me as an English Miss : Ingleesy , prim , uneducated , unsophisticated . |
| 3 | On the day before de Macon sailed on his second voyage , the Ralembergs invited me to a formal supper . |
| 4 | First of all Gyggle tried me on the same sort of rudimentary exercises that I remembered performing as a child . |
| 5 | In response to some implied criticism I made of his treatment of the sub-editor , Porua regarded me in a sneering silence and then said , ‘ Why should I have regard for my fellows ? |
| 6 | With the most impressive efficiency and a phone call to Tucson , the American Express Office in Avenida del Sol issued me with a fresh set after half an hour 's verification : necessary , Ian told me , because there are so many freeloaders who keep on going by selling their cheques and claiming they have been stolen . |
| 7 | ‘ A small part of the fault was mine for not noticing that Eleanor considered me as a great deal more than her employer . |
| 8 | And mention of Ken brings me to a quick word about British gold panners . |
| 9 | Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie . |
| 10 | But my heart was not in insurance , and when Fred Workman recalled me to the editorial offices I rushed back to my old love . |
| 11 | Much to my surprise , Karen greeted me at the front door with a glass of champagne in her hand and , still more unusual , a smile on her face . |
| 12 | When it came to boxing , Reg Witter paired me with a bigger boy called Charlie Featherstone , who happened to be quite a friend of mine . |
| 13 | SEEING THE ARTICLE on the ‘ 109 in the July issue of FlyPast reminded me of the first time I saw it . |
| 14 | However , Will Purser helped me with a few defensive sentences such as , ‘ Please talk slowly , I have only just begun to learn Burmese . ’ |
| 15 | Jesus wants me for a sunbeam , Uncle Philip wants me for a little flower . |
| 16 | The passport office in Liverpool issued me with a new passport , and , though I had made dozens of requests to the army for a vehicle , BBC Radio Manchester succeeded where I had failed . |
| 17 | As we drank our wine , Pumblechook reminded me of the happy times he and I had spent together during my childhood . |
| 18 | as if in a dream , I allowed Mrs Knelle to lead me to the front door . |
| 19 | Uncle Joe subjected me to the same torture and humiliation every time we were alone together — although , thankfully , he never actually went as far as raping me . |
| 20 | ‘ The Ukrainians do n't really know much about Britain , but I 'm going to serve champagne and two kinds of caviar so I expect we 'll have a good time , ’ Gladstone told me over a crackling telephone line shortly before the party began . |
| 21 | ‘ Craig hurt me in the first round , but Robert told me to work harder and it all went well . ’ |
| 22 | Lindsay Kemp : ‘ David Bowie struck me from the very beginning as being very versatile and very ‘ up-front ’ and not in the least bit naîve . |
| 23 | Fiona hugged me as a long-lost brother and said Harry still could n't be quite clear in his mind as he was saying now that he remembered drowning . |
| 24 | McIllvanney favoured me with a jackal-like smile . |
| 25 | Crilly took me to the old town once ; it was a sooty place just north of the city , bordered by cakey cliffs and a greasy sliver of sea and a forlorn lighthouse jutting into the grey Irish sky , flashing blurry and red through the low clouds , omitting a lackadaisical moo only from time to time . |
| 26 | So we went to the locker-room of Portmarnock and Peter introduced me to the great Arnold Palmer . |
| 27 | Returning to the advice that Leo Amery gave me as a young man , I remember reading widely from the great autobiographies and biographies that he recommended , including the works of Lord Milner . |
| 28 | The weather was fine this morning and after a full English breakfast , Kenneth accompanied me on the leisurely stroll to the theatre . |
| 29 | The Old Gang Smelting Mills reminded me of an old deserted coal pit I played around as a child . |
| 30 | Pa sits me on the wooden bench he has built facing the altar , and himself sits down next to me . |