Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] i [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | just enough to leave me with a strange sense |
| 2 | If you will be good enough to furnish me with the necessary linen , I will take it upon myself to make Lady Merchiston a degree more comfortable . ’ |
| 3 | It was all to save me from the Fiery Pit . |
| 4 | I ran across one the other day that lifted me up on wings of heady prose , only to plunge me into the deep end of bathos . |
| 5 | The right hand pulling on a not very positive lay-off and the left gripping a tenuous pinch , I moved up , expecting friction on the slab above to take me to a small shelf . |
| 6 | It was up to Geoff now to present me with the detailed documentation in writing . |
| 7 | ‘ I persuaded her once or twice to meet me at the ruined tower . |
| 8 | I read a great deal of poetry , especially the Romantics , learning long passages by heart , and found some solace there to lift me above the sordid realities of everyday life . |
| 9 | I turned to my nearest fellow browser , intending to ask her politely but firmly to lead me to the nearest padded cell , but it came out wrong . |