Example sentences of "i [verb] [pers pn] [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of course , why do you think I asked him to attend the opening of the store ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I asked him to get the UFO files opened . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I asked him to hand the letter to you . |
| 4 | Well I asked him to bring the dust bins in . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I asked her to clean the place and make our supper , ’ said Mother . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I ran into Trish in the Covered Market one day , and I felt so lonely I asked her to have a coffee . |
| 10 | I asked her to sign a copy of All God 's Children Need Travelling Shoes for me . |
| 11 | If I asked if I asked you to compile a list of advertisers of companies and businesses who you think will advertise in a medical practice booklet you may you may list out twenty five . |
| 12 | Rachel I asked you to take the glasses through . |
| 13 | Just say let's say they also want you to do I want you to do the graph er they wanted this one where it was twenty as well okay . |
| 14 | On the other I sell them to make a living . ’ |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | But as Brown Owl pinned my Promise Badge on me , and said , ‘ I trust you to keep the Promise ’ , the excitement must have been too much for Natalie ! |
| 17 | I expected you to produce the infant out of the basket . |
| 18 | Well I expect him to pay the insurance . |
| 19 | So I expect you to have the things out and . |
| 20 | ‘ I contacted a Chinese professor at Birmingham University who recommended Dr Hao Ri-Fang and I invited her to open a clinic here . ’ |
| 21 | I helped her to choose a dress . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ I want him to reach the stage where he will be talked about for his golf and not for his petulance — we 've had enough . |
| 24 | I want him to do an M S two or three . |
| 25 | I want him to buy a car but |
| 26 | books for Alex and I want to help him and I want him to have an advantage , but I do n't want it to cause problems at school |
| 27 | ‘ I believe I have two more years of top-class rugby in me and I want them to include a return to the England team . ’ |
| 28 | I want them to share the Person who has filled my life with such abundance . |
| 29 | He said of his team : ‘ I want them to win the FA Cup for a start . |
| 30 | But — you see — I want her to marry a Jew . ’ |