Example sentences of "to [pron] [subord] i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Come and talk to me while I do the silver . ’ |
| 2 | He came up to me as I shut the door . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've fallen , ’ she said to me as I entered the little porch tacked on to the front of the house . |
| 4 | ‘ Every general manager in the company wanted the job but it was offered to me because I had the greatest European experience , so when the owners sold it , it seemed beyond belief . |
| 5 | The extra bonus — the thing that makes me truly lucky — is that I can go home to the real friends and neighbours whose tales of burst drain-pipes , complicated recipes and domestic dramas sound every bit as interesting to me when I lack the leisure to enjoy them myself . |
| 6 | I 'll point them out to you when I get the chance . ’ |
| 7 | I decided to mention it to him when I got the chance . |
| 8 | But I 'll I 'll have to find out from them , it may be that they do n't want me to send anybody else to it because I made the initial contact with them . |
| 9 | ‘ You 'd better have the afternoon to yourself as I imagine the heat and humidity must be hitting you , ’ she decided , preparing to depart . |